Essays about: "textbook adaptation"

Found 3 essays containing the words textbook adaptation.

1. 1. Science-fiction neologisms in translation : A case study of neologisms in Douglas Adam’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and its Japanese translation

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Tamara Zaitseva; [2022]
   Keywords : neologism translation; The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; science fiction translation; author’s neologisms; neologisms in fiction;

   Abstract : This study aims to discover how author’s neologisms in Douglas Adams’s science fiction novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy were translated in its only existing official Japanese translation by Kazumi Yasuhara. It also tries to answer the question of whether the type of a neologism influenced the translator’s choices when translating it. READ MORE

3. 2. The Textbook - Servant or Master? : A Study of the Role of Textbooks in English Second Language Learning in Swedish High Schools

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : André Simu; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Textbooks are considered an integral part of language teaching-learning. The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between textbooks and teachers as well as students. READ MORE

4. 3. Analysis of a Medical Translation : Terminology and cultural aspects

   University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Nina Rask; [2008]
   Keywords : cultural adaptation; dementia; medical translation; terminology;

   Abstract : This analysis deals with the difficulties in translating a medical text from English into Swedish. As primary source, I have used a British textbook about geriatrics called Nursing Older People which is aimed at university students of nursing. READ MORE