Thinking Italian Translation

Thinking Italian Translation is an indispensable course for students who want to develop their Italian to English translation skills. This new edition includes: up-to-date examples and new source texts from a variety of genres, from journalistic to technical. a brand new section on professionalism and the translation market The course is practical, addressing key issues for translators such as cultural differences, genre, and revision and editing. At the same time, it clearly defines translation theories. Thinking Italian Translation is key reading for advanced students wishing to perfect their language skills or considering a career in translation.

A comprehensive and practical course teaching Italian-English translation skills, this text focuses on ways of improving translation quality and also gives clear definitions of translation theories. The book also includes original texts from a range of sources.

This is a comprehensive and practical course teaching Italian-English translation skills. The text focuses on ways of improving translation quality and also gives clear definitions of translation theories.

Thinking Italian Translation is a comprehensive and practical translation course. It focuses on improving translation quality and gives clear definitions of translation theories. Texts are taken from sources including journalism, technical texts and screenplays. Translation issues addressed include cultural differences, genre, and revision and editing. Adapted from the successful French-based Thinking Translation (1992), the course has been piloted and refined at the Universities of St Andrews and Glasgow. A Tutor's Handbook is available, which contains invaluable guidance on using the course.

Thinking German Translation is a comprehensive and revolutionary 20-week course in translation method offering a challenging and entertaining approach to the acquisition of translation skills. It has been fully and successfully piloted at the University of St.Andrews. Translation is presented as a problem-solving discipline. Discussion, examples and a full range of exercise work enable students to acquire the skills necessary for a broad range of translation problems. Examples are drawn from a wide variety of material from technical and commercial texts to poetry and song. Thinking German Translation is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of German. The book will also appeal to a wide range of languages students and tutors through the general discussion of principles, purposes and practice of translation.

Thinking Translation is a comprehensive and revolutionary 20-week course in translation method. It has been fully and successfully piloted at the University of St. Andrews. The course offers a challenging and entertaining approach to the acquisition of translation skills. Translation is presented as a problem-solving discipline. Discussion, examples and a full range of exercise work allows students to acquire the skills necessary for a broad range of translation problems. Thinking Translation draws on a wide range of material from technical texts to poetry and song.

Think in Italian is a little introduction to the Italian language directly in Italian. As you will notice, by using this book, there are not translations of the sentences in English...Why? Because the goal of this book is to let you Think in Italian as much as possible. Besides, if you understand everything is written thanks to pictures, what do you need translations for? Consider Think in Italian mostly like a collection of flash cards in Italian. There are fifty. Each of them includes words, expressions and sentences commonly used in the Italian language. How can you use these cards? Go and download the FREE audio at the provided link. The first time, listen to the audio as you read and look at the cards.In each card there's a question. Make an intelligent guess before looking at the answer after the symbol . Answer as fast as you can. Doing this will activate the right part of your brain, the one in charge for automatic responses. This way the acquiring of the language will be easier. At this point check the answer. Practise as often as you can and for brief periods. Take your book with you and use Think in Italian every time you have the chance to. Remember that the idea is to Think in Italian and to avoid your mother tongue. Have fun with Think in Italian!