This new book introduces students and teachers of translation to the intricacies of the process and demands of the subject. The author shows how theoretical perspectives relate to practical pursuits in translation and interpreting studies and presents relevant research issues and their applications to teaching.

Applied Linguistics in Action SeriesSeries Editors: Christopher N. Candlin, Chair Professor of Applied Linguistics, Centre for English Language Education and Communication Research, City University of Hong KongDavid R. Hall, Head of Linguistics Department, Macquarie University, SydneyTranslating and interpreting studies is a burgeoning discipline which has seen a great deal of research activity and a large number of publications over recent years. Teaching and Researching Translation reports dispassionately on what has been happening in both the theory and practice of translation and interpreting, and introduces students and teachers of translation to the intricacies of the process and the diverse demands of the profession.The field of translation studies is first viewed from above, with the major paradigms being identified. Basic theoretical assumptions are examined and influential modes of thinking about translation are assessed. In section two important research trends in the area are outlined as they have emerged over the years in a variety of professional settings. This includes questions that research has answered and those which are still unanswered. Above all, the various lines of enquiry are scrutinised from the point of view of their relevance to further research and their potential to address a range of practical concerns.The final section offers lists of important resources for the translator, a glossary of terms and useful internet links. This section can also be found on the Teaching and Researching Translation companion web site.Teaching and Researching Translation will be welcomed by translation and interpreting students, teachers and practitioners, and students of Applied Linguistics and advanced TESOL both for its comprehensive, up-to-date coverage and for the new insights it offers into the theory and practice of translation.Basil Hatim is Professor of Translation and Linguistics at Heriot-Watt University of Edinburgh, Scotland (currently Professor of English and Translation, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates). He is a highly respected authority on translation and has written extensively on translation theory and applied translation studies. His publications include the volumes Discourse and the Translator (1990), The Thinking Spanish Translation: A Course in Translation Method - Spanish to English (1997) (both with Ian Mason) and Communication Across Cultures (1997).

Paperback:  256 pages
Language:  English
ISBN:  0582328993
Author/Editor:  Basil Hatimi (2001)

Thinking Translation is a comprehensive and revolutionary 20-week course in translation method offering a challenging and entertaining approach to the acquisition of translation skills. It has been fully and successfully piloted at the University of St.Andrews. Translation is presented as a problem-solving discipline. Discussion, examples and a full range of exercise work enable students to acquire the skills necessary for a broad range of translation problems. Examples are drawn from a wide variety of material from technical and commercial texts to poetry and song. Thinking Translation is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of Spanish. The book will also appeal to a wide range of languages students and tutors through the general discussion of principles, purposes and practice of translation.

Paperback:  240 pages
Language:  English
ISBN:  0415116597
Author/Editor:  Sandor Hervey, Ian Higgins, Louise Haywood (1995)

This is the fourth revised edtion of "A Practical Guide for Translators". It looks at the profession of translator on the basis of developments in the late 20th/early 21st centuries and encourages both practitioners and buyers of translation services to view translation as a highly-qualified, skilled profession and not just a cost-led word mill.

Paperback:  220 pages
Language:  English
ISBN:  1853597295
Author/Editor:  Geoffrey Samuelsson-Brown (2004)

Hans Kelsen is considered to be one of the foremost legal theorists and philosophers of the twentieth century. His writing made an important contribution to many areas, especially those of legal theory and international law. Over a number of decades, he developed an important legal theory which found its first complete exposition in Reine Rechtslehre, or Pure Theory of Law, the first edition of which was published in Vienna in 1934. This is the first English translation of that work. It covers such topics as law and morality, the legal system and its hierarchical structure, the identity of law and state, and international law.

Unknown Binding:  214 pages
Language:  English
ISBN:  0198265654
Author/Editor:  Clarendon Press (1997)