Books in the Thinking Translation series

This new edition features material from business, law and literary texts. This is Essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of French, the book will also appeal to language students and tutors.

Presents a comprehensive course in Spanish-English translation that offers advanced students of Spanish a practical approach to the acquisition of translation skills, with explanations of the theoretical issues involved. This title addresses such translation issues as: cultural differences register and dialect grammatical differences genre.

A comprehensive and practical course teaching Italian-English translation skills. Focuses on ways of improving translation quality and also gives clear definitions of translation theories. Includes original texts from a range of sources.

Suitable for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of Chinese. "Thinking Chinese Translation", this book explores the ways in which memory, general knowledge, and creativity (summed up as 'schema') contribute to the linguistic ability necessary to create a good translation.

A comprehensive course in translation for advanced students of German, which focuses on improving translation quality, whilst clarifying the theoretical issues involved. This second edition addresses a variety of translation issues such as cultural differences, register, and dialect.

This Tutor's Handbook complements the Thinking Arabic Translation Coursebook for students. It provides invaluable guidance on using the course and includes specimen answers and photocopiable class handouts.