Session 1

Translation is rendering a written text into ... language in the way that the author intended the text.

(a)  

Translators are required to undertake assignments, which range from simple items, such as birth certificates and driving licenses, to more ... written material, such as articles in specialized professional journals, business contracts and legal documents.

(a)  

Translation and interpreting may be considered as the most ... accepted solution for surmounting the obstacle

• universally

• universal

• universe

• universing

The first trace of translation dates from ..., during the Egyptian Old Kingdom.

• 3000 B.C

• 300 B.C

• 30 B.C

• 3 B.C

The Luther's Bible translation in 1522 laid the foundations of modern ....

• German

• English

• French

• Spanish

The 20th century has been called the “age of translation”.

• True

• False

The Linguistic Theory of Translation (by Catford, Nida) pays littke attention to finding the equivalence (of meaning, grammar, content...).

• True

• False

Functionalist Theories of Translation (German school) (by K.Reiss, Neubart, Wilses, Vermeer, Skopco) do not pay attention to source texts. Their main aim is what we do with translation.

• True

• False

Translation as Cultural Events Theory (by Mary Snell Hornby) sets up a(n) ... approach to translation.

(a)  

Deconstructionist Theories (by Edwin Gentzler) (USA) forget source texts and regard translation as the second ....

• original

• origin

• originally

• origins