Approaches to Advanced Japanese Translation (2 Parts)

Alternative title: Advanced Japanese
Synopsis: 1 TRANSLATION: A STRATEGIC APPROACH (1996, 49 minutes). This video demonstrates a strategic approach to translation from Japanese to English, designed to enable intermediate to advanced level students to find their way round a Japanese text with increased confidence. Emphasis is placed on understanding the functions of the ‘landmark’ particles WA, GA, and O, and the role of noun modification. Suitable for students of intermediate and advanced Japanese.

2 ENGLISH TO JAPANESE TRANSLATION (1997, 63 minutes): Concentrates on techniques needed to translate from English to Japanese. Demonstrates an approach to writing in Japanese designed to encourage learners to make the fullest possible use of their existing language and also allows the student to observe the strategies adoped by fellow learners in the classroom.
Language: English
Year of production: 1996 1997
Uses: Students of intermediate and advanced Japanese (part 1); students of advanced Japanese (part 2)
Subjects: Japanese studies
Keywords: Japanese language teaching; language skills

Title: Japanese to English translation: a strategic approach
Synopsis: 1 (1996): Demonstrates a strategic approach to translating Japanese texts into English. Emphasises the understanding the function of the particles 'wa', 'ga' and 'o' and the nature of noun modification.
Title: English to Japanese translation: a stategic approach
Synopsis: 2 (1997): Concentrates on techniques needed to translate from English to Japanese. Demonstrates an approach to writinig in Japanese designed to encourage learners to makke the fullest possible use of their existing language and also allows the student to

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