Mundos en palabras Dicho de otro modo: Curso avanzado de traducción del Inglés al Español

Mundos en palabras offers advanced students of Spanish a challenging yet practical course in translation from English into Spanish.The course provides students with a well-structured, step-by-step guide to Spanish translation which will enhance and refine their language skills while introducing them to some of the key concepts and debates in translation theory and practice.Each chapter presents a rich variety of practical tasks, supported by concise, focused discussion of key points relating to a particular translation issue or text type. Shorter targeted activities are combined with lengthier translation practice. Throughout the book, learners will find a wealth of material from a range of genres and text types, including literary, expository, persuasive and audiovisual texts. An answer key to activities, as well as supplementary material and Teachers’ Notes are provided in the companion website.The book covers common areas of difficulty including:*frequent grammatical errors*calques and loan words*denotation and connotation*idioms*linguistic varieties*cultural references*style and registerSuitable both for classroom use and self-study, Mundos en palabras is ideal for advanced undergraduate students of Spanish, and for any advanced learners wishing to acquire translation competence while enhancing their linguistic skills. Mundos en palabras offers advanced students of Spanish a challenging yet practical course in translation from English into Spanish.The course provides students with a well-structured, step-by-step guide to Spanish translation which will enhance and refine their language skills while introducing them to some of the key concepts and debates in translation theory and practice. Each chapter presents a rich variety of practical tasks, supported by concise, focused discussion of key points relating to a particular translation issue or text type. Shorter targeted activities are combined with lengthier translation practice. Throughout the book, learners will find a wealth of material from a range of genres and text types, including literary, expository, persuasive and audiovisual texts. An answer key to activities, as well as supplementary material and Teachers'Notes are provided in the companion website.The book covers common areas of difficulty including: frequent grammatical errors calques and loan words denotation and connotation idioms linguistic varieties cultural references style and register Suitable both for classroom use and self-study, Mundos en palabras is ideal for advanced undergraduate students of Spanish, and for any advanced learners wishing to acquire translation competence while enhancing their linguistic skills. Dicho de Otro Modo offers advanced students of Spanish a challenging yet practical course in translation from English into Spanish. The course offers students a well-structured, step-by-step guide to Spanish translation which will enhance and refine their language skills while introducing them to some of the key concepts and issues surrounding translation. The first two chapters serve to contextualize the practical tasks that follow by introducing students to the nature of translation and the issues that they are likely to encounter. The chapters that follow cover common areas of difficulty including: common grammatical errors calques and loan words denotations and connotations idioms cultural references style and register. Each chapter presents a different translation issue supported by a variety of practical tasks including both shorter targeted activities and lengthier translation practice. A wealth of relevant sample material is presented from a range of text types that undergraduates are likely to encounter, including literary, expository, persuasive and journalistic texts. Dicho de Otro Modo is ideal for all advanced undergraduate students of Spanish who wish to acquire translation competence while enhancing their linguistic skills 'Mundos en palabras' offers advanced students of Spanish a challenging yet practical course in translation from English into Spanish. The course offers students a well-structured, step-by-step guide to Spanish translation which will enhance and refine their language skills while introducing them to some of the key concepts and issues surrounding translation