It does not teach grammar or reading, but is designed to be used as an aid to language learning programs. Level Two expanding the vocabulary with new expressions, and Level Three offering advanced vocabulary and more complex expressions. Available for Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. German Translation is a comprehensive and revolutionary 20-week course in translation method, offering a challenging and entertaining approach to the acquisition of translation skills. It has been fully and successfully piloted at the University of St. Andrews.
Translation is presented as a problem-solving discipline.
Discussion, examples, and a full range of exercise work enable students to acquire the skills necessary for a broad range of translation problems. Examples are drawn from a wide variety of material, from technical and commercial texts to poetry and song. Thinking German Translations is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of German. The book will also appeal to a wide range of language students and tutors through the general discussion of principles, purposes and practice of translation. Seandeer Hervey is Reader in Linguistics, Ian Higgins is Senior Lecturer in French, Michael Loughridge is Lecturer in German at the University of St. Andrews.