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Peer reviewedStibbard, Richard – Perspectives: Studies in Translatology, 1994
Evaluates the use of oral translation as a second-language teaching activity. Shows that, with a proper regard for the principles of translation theory, translation can play a valuable role in second-language teaching and that translation should be an integral part of the language learning program. (HB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interpreters, Interpretive Skills, Language Research
Peer reviewedWilliams, Sarah – Perspectives: Studies in Translatology, 1994
Considers the relationship between the native language of interpreters and the second language acquired by them after childhood. Discusses differences between first- and second-language acquisition, storage, and usage. Indicates areas of second-language acquisition research calling for additional research. (HB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interpreters, Interpretive Skills, Language Research
Peer reviewedFarghal, Mohammed; Shakir, Abdullah – Perspectives: Studies in Translatology, 1994
Studies student interpreters in the Master's Translation Program at Yarmouk University in Jordan. Analyzes the difficulties of these students, particularly regarding lexical competence, when interpreting from Arabic to English, emphasizing the need to teach lexicon all through interpreting programs. (HB)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interpreters
Download full textGuevel, Zelie, Ed.; Clerc, Isabelle, Ed. – 1999
Essays, all in French, address issues in language teacher and translator training. They include: "Les competences linguistiques et discursives du redacteur professionel: un ensemble a circonscrire" ("Linguistic and Discourse Competencies of the Professional Editor: A Unity To Define") (Celine Beaudet); "Les composantes d'un enseignement systemique…
Descriptors: Editing, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interpreters
Peer reviewedPym, Anthony – Perspectives: Studies in Translatology, 1994
Argues that the importance of student exchange programs is often overlooked in the planning of translator training. Applies basic economic principles to show that such programs present excellent possibilities for translator training. (HB)
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Higher Education, Interpreters, Interpretive Skills
Grunwell, Pamela, Ed. – 1988
A selection of papers from the 1987 meeting of the applied linguistics association includes the following: "Applied Linguistics in Society" (John Trim); "European Developments in Applied Linguistics" (Theo van Els); "Translation and Interpretation: Retrospect and Prospect" (Peter Newmark); "Clinical Linguistics:…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Techniques, Dialog Journals, English (Second Language)
Laberge, Diane, Ed.; And Others – 1992
Papers on French linguistics, most in French, address the following topics: micro structural treatment of regionalisms in three French dictionaries; effects of the use of Quebec French on the intelligibility of synthesized speech; reading comprehension as a constructive process; acoustic markers of the utterance in Quebec French; constraints and…
Descriptors: Basque, Black Dialects, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Consonants
