A study of linguistic theories as they apply to translation, which is understood as a translation of ideas, not of words. Topics covered are: lexical structure and polysemy; meaning; structure and polysemy; meaning and "related ideas"; structural linguistics; semantic fields and context. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

A short description of the wide variety in the listing of compound prepositions in most dictionaries. A few suggestions for systematization are made. (AMH)

Examines linguistic and extralinguistic factors involved in ascertaining meaning in the simultaneous interpretation process. Extralinguistic cues include: (1)background information; (2) speaker's goals and attitudes toward subject; and (3) the audience. Personal experiences and observations of student interpreters are used as illustrations.…

Describes a classroom procedure which: (1) applies to translation classes lessons learned from the communicative approach , (2) motivates students to produce learning materials for each other, (3) makes translation the topic of peer discussion, and (4) facilitates discussion of accuracy and appropriateness in natural and target languages. (SED)

Summarizes the contents of George H. Henry's article, "What is the Nature of English Education?" and agrees with Henry's assertion that the "science of supervision" has caused English teachers and English educators to lose sight of the nature of their discipline. (HOD)

Discusses incorporating current events articles from "Pravda" into Russian language classes in the U.S. as a successful means of attracting students to Russian language programs. In addition, the timely and controversial nature of many of these articles promote stimulating conversational exchanges in the classroom. (SL)

Discusses the difficulties of testing listening comprehension in a second language and describes test procedures which try to overcome these difficulties used in a French course taught at the University College in Cardiff. The specific tests are note taking and summary writing, oral translation, and transcription. (SED)

Presents guidelines for counselors who use an interpreter for cross-cultural counseling. Interpreters can be effective when there are language differences, when the client is speech or hearing impaired, or when cultural tradition prohibits the client from speaking directly to the client. (JAC)

Presents theoretical syntactic formulas for translating sentences from one language to another. (KM)

This article discusses the nature of translation as a linguistic phenomenon, and the pros and cons of its application to second language instruction. (CLK)

This article outlines a way of incorporating linguistic theory into translation courses at the university level. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)

Shows that using the German "tust du malen?" to teach the English construction "do you (paint, etc.)?" is wrong; the construction can also mean "are you painting?" So "tust du --?" fits only those English verbs which never use progressive tense forms. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This study examined strategy use in producing lexical collocations among freshman English majors at the Chinese Culture University. Divided into two groups by English writing proficiency, students completed three tasks: a collocation test, an optimal revision task, and a task-based structured questionnaire regarding their actions and mental…

A taxonomy of metadiscourse--defined as discourse that people use not to expand referential material but to help their readers connect, organize, interpret, evaluate, and develop attitudes toward that material--was proposed in "College Composition and Communication" (Vande Kopple, 1985). More surveying and classifying has been done since…

This textbook forms the basis of instruction upon the natural history of animals in the secondary schools of France. The present work treats the subject of natural history in a manner adapted to the needs of secondary schools, using methods found by experience to excite most interest on the part of the pupil. In the translation the plan of the…