An Activity Theory approach to translation for a pedagogical purpose.

Translation pedagogy needs to be based on a theory of translation and a theory of ‘translation learning’. Though Kiraly's Activity Theory-based Social Constructivist Approach to translation pedagogy does shed light on to the acquisition and the development of translation competence, it cannot accoun...

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Publicado en:Perspectives: Studies in Translatology Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 291 - 307
Autor principal: Sang, Zhonggang
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2011
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