Archive for May 5th, 2008

Translation Methods

INTRODUCTION –
According to Peter in this passage, our life in the flesh is temporary and fleeting — all the glory of man is compared to the flower of grass, which shall wither and fall away with the passing of time. Contrasted to this is the enduring nature of the Word of God. [...]

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SECOND-LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS

Below is a description of the basic principles and procedures of the most recognized methods for teaching a second or foreign language.
For a survey of the history of second or foreign language teaching click here.
Click here for L2 teaching methods described below:
Grammar-Translation Approach
Direct [...]

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GRAMMAR-TRANSLATION (Indirect) Method

Application of methods used in Latin and Greek to teaching of modern languages. Rules of grammar, not the language itself, are all important. Verb declensions are set out tables, vocabulary lists to be learned, [...]

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Translation Methods

Translation Theory and Methods

Against the Theory of ‘Dynamic Equivalence’ by Michael Marlowe
Was the Bible Written in ‘Street Language’? by Michael Marlowe
Language and Thought. The history and current status of the idea that language shapes the way we think.

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