This response to an article on the effect of recent developments (particularly globalization and advances in technology) on the production and perception of language focuses on several issues concerning the evolving role of the translator in today's society. Provides examples from the experiences of a university teacher-researcher and freelance…

This response to an article on the effect of recent developments (particularly globalization and advances in technology) on the production and perception of language argues that the two opposing directions of globalization and tribalism can be equally related to what is going on within the discipline of translation studies. (Author/VWL)

This study conducted a crosslanguage analysis of conceptual alteration in medical translation between English and Chinese, focusing on the original and translated concepts in article titles from two English medical journals and two Chinese medical journals. Findings provide insights into future studies on crosslanguage information retrieval via…

Argues that recent translations of works into Spanish are a great way to engage Spanish-speaking adolescents in the reading process. Offers brief descriptions of 16 such books that offer appeal for reluctant readers, accessible adventures, books about trendy subjects of interest to adolescents, and engrossing renditions of classics by world…

Argues that interviewers' communication with interviewees while conducting cross-cultural and bilingual research too often depersonalizes and disempowers their subjects. The authors describe a better approach that stresses the comprehensibility and accuracy of translation and the need to pay attention to cultural and linguistic identity of the…

Responds to Trosborg's (2000) discussion on a new process-oriented approach to textual analysis and translator training, examining whether this new approach works. (Author/VWL)

Responds to Trosborg's (2000) discussion on a new process-oriented approach to textual analysis and translator training. (Author/VWL)

Responds to Trosborg's (2000) discussion on a new process-oriented approach to textual analysis and translator training. (Author/VWL)

Responds to Trosborg's (2000) discussion on a new process-oriented approach to textual analysis and translator training. (Author/VWL)

Responds to Trosborg's (2000) discussion on a new process-oriented approach to textual analysis and translator training. (Author/VWL)

Reacts to five responses provided by peers on a discussion carried out by the author on a new process-oriented approach to textual analysis and translator training. (Author/VWL)

Describes two experiments that examined the acquisition of second language lexical fluency. Considers the implications of these results for models of the developing lexicon. (Author/VWL)

Evaluates the equivalence of translated achievement tests administered to 4,400 English- and French-speaking sixth-graders. Items displaying differential item functioning were flagged using three statistical methods; results were relatively consistent across methods, but not identical. Substantive review of French items via back-translation to…

Explores topicalization in the Chinese-English translation classroom. Examines translation in language teaching, Advocates translation as a useful skill and discusses it as a means of mastering a foreign language--in this case, English. (Author/VWL)

Describes a study comparing the translation of cognates from French into English by more-and less skilled bilinguals. More-skilled bilinguals experienced significantly greater translation intervals than less-skilled bilinguals, suggesting that a new model unique to the cognate must be considered. (Author/VWL)