Overview

The Routledge Course in Arabic Business Translation: Arabic-English-Arabic is an essential coursebook for university students wishing to develop their skills in translating different types of business texts between English and Arabic. Practical in its approach, the book introduces translation students to the concept of translation and equivalence in the context of business texts, business translators, and the linguistic and syntactic features of business texts. It also highlights translation tools and technology in addition to the translation strategies which can be adopted to render business texts between English and Arabic. Key features in the book include: • Six comprehensive chapters covering (after the Introduction) the areas of economics, management, production, finance, and marketing in the translation industry; • Detailed explanation of the lexical and syntactic features of business texts; • Practical English and Arabic business translation texts featuring a vast business vocabulary bank; • Authentic business texts extracted from English and Arabic books containing economic, management, production, finance, and marketing texts; • Great range of English and Arabic translation exercises to enable students to practice their familiarity with business vocabulary they learned throughout the book; and • Glossaries following all English and Arabic business texts containing the translation of main vocabulary items. The practicality of the approach adopted in this book makes it an essential business translation coursebook for translation students. In addition, the carefully designed content helps students to easily explore different types of business texts, familiarize themselves with main words, and do translation exercises. University instructors working on English and Arabic business translations will find this book highly useful.

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Author:   Mahmoud Altarabin
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780367773335

ISBN 10:   0367773333
Pages:   186
Publication Date:   16 September 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents List of tables Foreword Acknowledgment Introduction 1 Business Translation: Basic Concepts 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Translation and equivalence 1.3 Business Translators 1.4 Features of business texts 1.4.1 Lexical features 1.4.2 Syntactic features 1.5 Translation tools and technology 1.6 Translation strategies 1.6.1 Literal translation 1.6.2 Calque 1.6.3 Borrowing 1.6.4 Varied equivalents 2 Translating Economic Texts 2.1 Business cycle Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 2.2 Employment Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 2.3 Corporate social responsibility Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 2.4 International trade Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 3 Translating Management Texts 3.1 Management Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 3.2 Company & organization structure Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 4 Translating Production Texts 4.1 Economy sectors Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 4.2 Production Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 4.3 Logistics Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 4.4 Quality Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 5 Translating Finance Texts 5.1 Accounting and financial statements Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 5.2 Banking Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 5.3 Islamic banking & finance Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 5.4 Corporate financing & bonds Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 5.5 Futures & Derivatives Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 5.6 Market competition Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 5.7 Microfinance Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 6 Translating Marketing Texts 6.1 Products & brands Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 6.2 Marketing Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 6.3 Advertising Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English 6.4 E-commerce Section 1: English into Arabic Section 2: Arabic into English References Index

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Mahmoud Altarabin is an assistant professor of translation and linguistics at the Islamic University, Gaza, where he teaches different translation courses to undergraduates and postgraduates. He authored The Routledge Course on Media, Legal and Technical Translation, On Translating Arabic and English Media Texts, and Basics of Translation: A Textbook for Arab University Students.

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