Thinking Spanish Translation

The new edition of this comprehensive course in Spanish-English translation offers advanced students of Spanish a challenging yet practical approach to the acquisition of translation skills with clear explanations of the theoretical issues involved.A variety of translation issues are addressed including:cultural differencesregister and dialectgrammatical differencesgenre.With a sharper focus clearer definitions and an increased emphasis on up-to-date ‘real world’ translation tasks this second edition features a wealth of relevant illustrative material taken from a wide range of sources both Latin American and Spanish including: technical scientific and legal textsjournalistic and informative texts literary and dramatic texts. Each chapter includes suggestions for classroom discussion and a set of practical exercises designed to explore issues and consolidate skills. Model translations notes and suggestions for teaching and assessment are provided in a Teachers’ Handbook; this is available for free download at //routledge/cw/thinkingtranslation/Thinking Spanish Translation is essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Spanish and translation studies. The book will also appeal to a wide range of language students and tutors through the general discussion of the principles and purposes of translation.