The Grammar-Translation Method As “modern” languages began to enter the curriculum of European schools in the eighteenth century‚ they were taught using the same basic procedures that were used for teaching Latin. Textbooks consisted of statements of abstract grammar rules‚ lists of vocabulary‚ and sentences for translation. Speaking the foreign language was not the goal‚ and oral practice was limited to students reading aloud the sentences they had translated. These sentences were constructed to
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Criteria Scientific prose style Oratorical sub-style Publicistic styles Pragmatic aim to prove a hypothesis‚ to create new concepts‚ to disclose the internal laws of existence‚ development‚ relations between different phenomena. is to exert influence on public opinion‚ to convince the listener that the interpretation given by the speaker is the only correct one and to cause him to accept the point of view expressed in the speech not merely by logical argumentation‚ but by emotional appeal as well
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AUDIOVISUAL TRANSLATION DEFINITION Since ancient times humans have developed their own languages in many ways. Oral‚ written‚ sign languages have helped us to communicate all over the world. But because the difference of our nations‚ people approached the idea to create separate languages in every land or country. Therefore‚ they had to accomplish a new task – translate one language into another. When this goal was reached‚ audiovisual translation emerged. The aim in this essay is to define
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Explain how and why the Functional Perspective is the legitimating rationale (explanation or justification) for a Capitalist economy‚ and give examples of this justification through race‚ religion‚ class‚ gender‚ and educational level. Then‚ critique the Functionalist ideology from the Conflict Perspective and describe how the stratification system produces deviants (not criminals‚ but rather those who fall outside the expectations in actions‚ thoughts‚ appearance‚ credit-score‚ etc) and the result
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GRAMMAR TRANSLATION METHOD History The Grammar Translation Method is an old method which was originally used to teach dead languages which explains why it focuses mainly on the written form at the expense of the oral form. It was designed according to the faculty psychology approach which was very popular during the 18th and 19th century. It contended that ” mental discipline was essential for strengthening the powers of the mind”. The way to do this was through learning classical literature
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Evaluate a range of ways to embed elements of Functional Skills in your specialist area. Functional skills are new qualifications developed to allow people to conduct themselves in a confident and independent manner in life. They are practical skills in literacy‚ numeracy and information communication technology that provide essential knowledge and understanding. The language courses - in my case Italian - are aimed at widening the knowledge of different people cultures and their ways of expression
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INTRODUCTION Translation used to be considered an inter-language transfer of meaning‚ which is the point of departure for research and study. Many earlier definitions demonstrate this‚ using source language and target language as their technical terms. Moreover‚ translation theories strictly confined themselves within the sphere of linguistics. For many years the popular trend in the translation circles had been perfect faithfulness to the original both in content and in form and it had been regarded
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methods of teaching. A new approach to the process of teaching and learning is‚ therefore‚ required if the world is to meet the needs of today and tomorrow. Georgi Lozanov‚ Suggestology and Outlines of Suggestopedy (1971) The study of translation and the training of professional translators is without question an integral part of the explosion of both intercultural relations and the transmission of scientific and technological knowledge; the need for a new approach to the process of teaching
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Translation Theory By T. David Gordon‚ 1985. While not everyone who drives an automobile needs to understand the theory behind the internal combustion engine‚ someone does need to know this theory. I may be able to drive my Pontiac without any knowledge of internal combustion engines‚ until the Pontiac breaks down. Then‚ I must find someone (presumably a mechanic) who does in fact know enough theory to get the Pontiac running again. The same is true of translation theory. It is not necessary for
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someone looking into a mirror. The mirror is reflecting the persons face back and the image is the same as the original‚ which would be the girl looking in to the mirror. Translation: A translation is a transformation of the plane that slides every point of a figure the same distance in the same direction. A translation is an transformation‚ where the original figure and the image are congruent. When
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