Becoming a Translator: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Translation

by Douglas Robinson

Book Overview

Fusing theory with advice and information about the practicalities of translating, Becoming a Translator is the essential resource for novice and practicing translators. The book explains how the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415615909
• ISBN13: 9780415615907
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Innovative, original and stimulating

Whether you translate professionally, study or teach translation, or just wonder what it is that translators get up to, this book will give you a fresh and stimulating insight into how we translate and how we can learn to translate faster and more effectively. Innovative exercises and discussion topics are provided for the teacher, many of them related to Suggestopedia or accelerated learning techniques. Warning! This book can change the way you think about translation.