Cross- Linguistic and Cultural Analysis in a Foreign Language Targeted at Background Knowledge Sampling
Journal: The Journal of Social Sciences Research (Vol.4, No. 1)Publication Date: 2018-11-15
Authors : Anna D. Mukhtarova; Svetlana S. Bodnar;
Page : 333-336
Keywords : Background knowledge; Linguistics; Linguistic; Cultural approach;
Abstract
The paper deals with the role of background knowledge in building the translating/interpreting competence of the students majoring in Linguistics. Methods/analyses: the leading approach used by the authors is observation, collecting and analyzing the data received via the experiment. The authors mark the main problems: lack of attention to background knowledge in teaching methodology of translation in academic major of linguistics. The article is provided by the experiment carried out with the second-year students of the Kazan Federal University. The authors come to the conclusion that background knowledge is crucial for future translators/interpreters and provide recommendations and tools to improve the academic background knowledge acquisition process for the sake of better understanding between communication agents.
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