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A Mixed Approach to the Contrastive Analysis of C-E and E-C Translation Unit

Received: 10 April 2019     Accepted: 31 May 2019     Published: 12 August 2019
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Abstract

Translation unit research can be divided into the process-oriented and the product-oriented perspective The current research belongs to the former one. With 7 juniors of English majors as participants, the current research probes into student translators’ translation process through TAM based on a mixed analysis of TAPs. Research question is: What similarities and differences can be found between C-E and E-C translation unit? It is hoped that research findings can shed some light on the translation unit research and education of student translators’ translation competence.

Published in International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation (Volume 5, Issue 3)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijalt.20190503.11
Page(s) 36-40
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Keywords

Translation Unit, Student Translator, Translation Competence

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  • Faculty of International Studies, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang City, China

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