Three Problem Areas in Teaching Translating to Native Arabic Literates

In response to criticism of attempts to teach native Arabic speakers to produce English translations of Arabic texts, this paper presents (1) an overview of the translation situation of Arab universities, (2) an overview of the morphologised Arabic linkage system and its relevance to Arabic-English...

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Published in:Anthropological linguistics 1987-01, Vol.29 (2), p.181-193
Main Author: Sa'adeddin, Mohammed Akram A. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College instruction
Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods
Educational sciences
Language
Language translation
Linguistic anthropology
Modern language
Punctuation
Reading instruction
Surface texture
Teaching methods
War
Words
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Summary:In response to criticism of attempts to teach native Arabic speakers to produce English translations of Arabic texts, this paper presents (1) an overview of the translation situation of Arab universities, (2) an overview of the morphologised Arabic linkage system and its relevance to Arabic-English translation, and (3) an overview of the relationship between translation and the suppositions which underlie the ability of the target audience to understand and appreciate the experience intended in the source text.
ISSN:0003-5483
1944-6527