Introduction to Spanish Translation

by Jack Child

Overview

Introduction to Spanish Translation is designed for a third or fourth year college Spanish course. It presents the history, theory and practice of Spanish-to-English translation (with some consideration of English-to-Spanish translation). The very successful first edition of the text evolved from the author's experiences in two decades of teaching translation in the Department of Language and Foreign Studies of The American University. The emphasis is on general material to be found in current journals and newspapers, although there is also some specialized material from the fields of business, the social sciences, and literature. The twenty-four lessons in the text form the basis for a fourteen-week semester course.

This newly revised edition contains an index, a glossary, examples of cognates and partial cognates, and translation exercises for each lesson.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761848981
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	07/10/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Dr. Jack Child is a professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at American University and coordinates the Spanish translation program. Though of American parentage, he grew up in Argentina and lived in South America for eighteen years. After graduating from Yale, he began a first career as a Latin American specialist in the U.S. Army; among his duties were translation and interpretation, including some work involving chiefs of state. In his second career, he has taught a variety of courses dealing with Latin America and translation. He is accredited by the American Translators Association as a Spanish-English and English-Spanish translator.
Jack Child is a professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at American University and coordinates the Spanish translation program. Though of American parentage, he grew up in Argentina and lived in South America for eighteen years. After graduating from Yale, he began a first career as a Latin American specialist in the U.S. Army; among his duties were translation and interpretation, including some work involving chiefs of state. In his second career, he has taught a variety of courses dealing with Latin America and translation. He is accredited by the American Translators Association as a Spanish-English and English-Spanish translator.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Lesson 1 (Introduction)
Chapter 3 Lesson 2
Chapter 4 Lesson 3
Chapter 5 Lesson 4
Chapter 6 Lesson 5
Chapter 7 Lesson 6
Chapter 8 Lesson 7
Chapter 9 Lesson 8
Chapter 10 Lesson 9
Chapter 11 Lesson 10
Chapter 12 Lesson 11
Chapter 13 Lesson 12
Chapter 14 Lesson 13
Chapter 15 Lesson 14
Chapter 16 Lesson 15
Chapter 17 Lesson 16
Chapter 18 Lesson 17
Chapter 19 Lesson 18
Chapter 20 Lesson 19
Chapter 21 Lesson 20
Chapter 22 Lesson 21
Chapter 23 Lesson 22
Chapter 24 Lesson 23
Chapter 25 Lesson 24
Chapter 26 Notes
Chapter 27 Selected Bibliography
Chapter 28 Glossary
Chapter 29 Index
Chapter 30 Exercises
Chapter 31 About the Author