The belief in the unambiguity of specialist texts relies upon a conception of translation limited to purely linguistic levels and a central concept of "stable meanings." From the recognition that specialist texts are, to a great degree, linked to cultural and situational contexts, criteria important for the realization and evaluation of…

Illustrates the design, development, and application of automated design tools on multimedia CD-ROM used for developing a company's integrated performance support systems. Highlights include reduced development costs; timeliness; providing reference, training, and presentation using a single source of content; and enabling translations and updates…

Based on the observation that scale-level methods are sometimes exclusively used to investigate measurement invariance for test translation, describes results of a simulation study investigating whether item-level differential item functioning (DIF) manifests itself in scale-level analyses such as single and multigroup factor analyses and per…

Investigated construct validity of the Spanish translation of the Bracken Basic Concept Scale (BBCS) in Latino children (n=293) including monolingual Spanish-speaking children from Puerto Rico and Venezuela and Spanish-dominant bilingual Latino children from Texas. Results provided support for construct validity of the Spanish version of the…

Compares two approaches to the study of text in a foreign language. The results of the comparison suggest that providing students with a translation of the foreign text and slowly introducing them to reading and appreciating the foreign language text is more beneficial than simply forcing students to translate the foreign language text. (CB)

Discusses a project focusing on the misunderstanding and suspicion that greet the practice of translation, especially in the United States and the United Kingdom. This project suggests that translation is viewed with suspicion partly because it produces far-reaching social effects, including the formation of cultural identities. (four references)…

Discusses issues of ethnocentricity that arise during the process of translation, the concepts of foreignizing and domesticating, editorial intervention in translated works, the proper cultural role of the translator, the Narcissistic Concept as it pertains to translation, American attitudes towards other cultures, and other related topics. (CK)

Discusses Russian translatology after 1950. Introduces in chronological order some of the most important Russian works and discusses their main points. Deals with Russian approaches to key problems in translation such as equivalence, pragmatic relations, audience orientation, and problems of cultural transfer. (SR)

Considers the relevance of translation theory to specific and authentic translation problems. Demonstrates, with passages from an U.S. novel and several translations, that translations can be good in the target language although translators are presented with varied problems of content, allusion, and culture-specific references. Concludes that…

Developed Korean version of Youth Depression Adjective Check List (Y-DACL). Administered state form of Y-DACL to 829 Korean adolescents along with Beck Depression Inventory and Self-Rating Depression Scale. Internal consistency was high, split-half reliability was moderately high, and test-retest reliability was low as expected. Estimates of…

Bilingual students who choose to study their native language in school have unique needs. Once they have been identified and placed in a special class for native speakers, these children must learn to match their familiar verbal language with the less familiar written language. By becoming translators and interpreters for the school, writing for…

Identifies component features which are important for the skill of interpreting. Discusses differences between interpreting and translation and between consecutive and simultaneous interpreting. Provides methods for teaching component skills of interpreting to students. (HB)

Discusses two English translations of an identical passage from "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Considers the different approaches manifested by these two translators. Argues that cultural elements exert great influence on the work of translators and that culture must become central to any theory of translation. (HB)

Discusses the difficulty in rendering culture-specific or language-specific elements in film subtitled translations of dialogue. Indicates the strategies used by subtitlers when confronted by these phenomena. Analyzes four French films rendered in Danish subtitles with regard to these issues. (HB)

Procedures useful in teaching translation are presented, including the following: silent reading, focused rereading, identifying vocabulary, dictionary work, oral translation, written translation, rereading the translation. (three references) (LB)