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Thinking German Translation (1995)

Thinking German Translation (1995)

Ian Higgins, Sándor G. J. Hervey, Michael Loughridge

Year: 1995
Authors: Ian Higgins, Sándor G. J. Hervey, Michael Loughridge
Publishers: Psychology Press
Pages: 215
Print type: BOOK

Description:

Thinking German Translationis 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 German Translationis essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of German. 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.