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Ghenet-Hottois, Michele – Francais dans le Monde, 1991
A method used to help translators develop skill in understanding texts uses a grid for organizing information before it is translated into another language. The technique, which can also be used simply for notetaking, is illustrated with a text in French. (MSE)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, French, Interpretive Skills, Notetaking
Attwood, Peter – 1986
An approach to text translation that focuses on understanding the original text and the writer's intentions is outlined. The approach uses a sequence of steps including: studying the text carefully, knowing the writer's background, analyzing the text, understanding the writer's use of words, normalizing the text's grammatical form, composing the…
Descriptors: Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition), Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis
