Lost in translation: case study of interpreting American SBUs by Russian EFL learners majoring in linguistics
The paper investigates difficulties Russian EFL learners have in interpreting American situation-bound utterances (SBUs). A case study involving 75 linguistics students translating SBUs is described. Their acceptable translations and mistakes in the interpretation of SBUs are analyzed and recommenda...
Published in: | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences Vol. 200 : The XXVI Annual International Academic Conference, Language and Culture, 27-30 October 2015. P. 243-247 |
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Main Author: | Klassen, Elena V. |
Corporate Authors: | Томский государственный университет Факультет иностранных языков Кафедра английской филологии, Томский государственный университет Факультет иностранных языков Кафедра английского языка естественнонаучных и физико-математических факультетов |
Other Authors: | Obdalova, Olga A., Averina, Svetlana Yu |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: | http://vital.lib.tsu.ru/vital/access/manager/Repository/vtls:000529658 Перейти в каталог НБ ТГУ |
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