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Vol. 12:2 (2000) ► pp.283–295

The Concept of Text Type and Its Relevance to Translator Training

| Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain)
The aim of this paper is to show the relevance that a correct interpretation of text types in the mother tongue has for the correct development of the translating activity by translator trainees. This paper briefly analyzes the results of a classroom activity in which students were asked to identify the text-type ascription of two texts. They were first-year students in the Translation and Interpreting program at the Jaume I University in Castellón (Spain). The results confirm, on the one hand, existing differences in the comprehension and interpretation of text types and, on the other hand, that the confusion that exists in practice between the concepts of text type and genre (Hatim and Mason 1990) may also be observed in the case of these students.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Quantitative Analysis of Data
  • 3.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 4 May 2001
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