Free Download Translation and Interpreting in the 20th Century: Focus on German By Wolfram Wilss
1999 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 9027216320 | PDF | 2 MB
This book provides a historical survey of the unfolding of translation and interpreting (language mediation) in the 20th century with special reference to the German-speaking area. It is based first, on extensive archive research in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, second, on a large number of interviews with experts in the field of language mediation, and third, on the author's observations and experiences in the field of translation practice, translation teaching, and translation studies between 1950-1995. A specific feature of the book is the description of the social role of the language mediator through the prisms of communicative targets and technological developments and to determine his function as that of an indispensable bridge-builder between the members of differing linguistic and cultural communities.Historically, it distinguishes between three main phases, the period from 1900 to 1919 with the dominance of French as lingua franca in international communication, the period from 1919 to 1945, which is characterized by English-French bilingualism, and the period from 1945 to approximately 1990 with its massive trend toward multilingualism and the development of language mediation into a "translation industry." The book continues with chapters on the implications of globalization, specialization and automaticization for international communication and it closes with reflections on future prospects for the profession in a knowledge society, both from a practical and a pedagogical viewpoint.
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Free Download Peter Davies, Andrea Hammel, "Translating Holocaust Lives"
English | 2017 | pages: 265 | ISBN: 1474250289, 1350079855 | PDF | 3,9 mb
For readers in the English-speaking world, almost all Holocaust writing is translated writing. Translation is indispensable for our understanding of the Holocaust because there is a need to tell others what happened in a way that makes events and experiences accessible - if not, perhaps, comprehensible - to other communities.
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Free Download Tracks, Paths and Roads: Infrastructure and Transport in Finland and the Baltic Sea Area from the Viking Age to Medieval Times (800-1500 AD) By Jaakko Masonen
1995 | 42 Pages | ISBN: 9517260652 | PDF | 19 MB
Translation: Sari Hänninen.The study of early road history in Finland is a synthesis based on indirect archeological evidence, retrospective interpretation of historical data, topography, and the general economic and transport history of the entire Baltic Sea.The economic importance of the Baltic Sea area increased in the early 9th century with the opening of the eastern and western navigation routes of the Vikings. Regular trade began, and uninhabited trading and market places, as well as transport routes became established. For Finland, this meant the establishment of land routes between the inland and the regions inhabited by the coastal tribes. Rights of way were defined, and the upkeep of these routes was organized by the tribal parish system. The Viking Age land routes can be outlined on the basis of the links between the centers of production and the analysis of human geography.The trade links of the Baltic changed in the beginning of the 11th century. In the east, Novgorod was interested in expanding its sphere of influence at the cost of the eastern Finnish tribes. The cultural area of the Western Finns had by then gained a more western orientation. In the 12th century, the affinity between the east and the west was turning into a conflict of interests involving trade policy and political ambitions, which was made all the more acute by the struggle for power between the churches. This new stage of development also involved the introduction of the concept of 'ancient towns' or merely trading villages with permanent and regularly used routes between those towns and their spheres of influence.
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Free Download Tracks, Paths and Roads: Infrastructure and Transport in Finland and the Baltic Sea Area from the Viking Age to Medieval Times (800-1500 AD) By Jaakko Masonen
1995 | 42 Pages | ISBN: 9517260652 | PDF | 19 MB
Translation: Sari Hänninen.The study of early road history in Finland is a synthesis based on indirect archeological evidence, retrospective interpretation of historical data, topography, and the general economic and transport history of the entire Baltic Sea.The economic importance of the Baltic Sea area increased in the early 9th century with the opening of the eastern and western navigation routes of the Vikings. Regular trade began, and uninhabited trading and market places, as well as transport routes became established. For Finland, this meant the establishment of land routes between the inland and the regions inhabited by the coastal tribes. Rights of way were defined, and the upkeep of these routes was organized by the tribal parish system. The Viking Age land routes can be outlined on the basis of the links between the centers of production and the analysis of human geography.The trade links of the Baltic changed in the beginning of the 11th century. In the east, Novgorod was interested in expanding its sphere of influence at the cost of the eastern Finnish tribes. The cultural area of the Western Finns had by then gained a more western orientation. In the 12th century, the affinity between the east and the west was turning into a conflict of interests involving trade policy and political ambitions, which was made all the more acute by the struggle for power between the churches. This new stage of development also involved the introduction of the concept of 'ancient towns' or merely trading villages with permanent and regularly used routes between those towns and their spheres of influence.
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Free Download Malinda Miller, "Tomorrow's Teachers: Urban Leadership, Empowering Students, & Improving Lives"
English | 2010 | pages: 66 | ISBN: 1422220443, 1422218236 | PDF | 4,1 mb
The education children and young adults receive in school helps shape their future lives, and teachers shape this education. Teachers not only provide access to intellectual knowledge, but they also foster character development and social skills. At every level of education, teachers provide the tools and the environment for their students to develop into responsible adults. The young adults of today will be the job force of tomorrow, so choosing a career that will best fit with the needs of the changing world will be important to job satisfaction and a successful life. With the vast array of career and job options, it will also be important for young adults to understand which work will be the best match for their interests, talents, goals, and personality types. Certain careers are expected to gain importance within the early decades of the twenty-first century. Teaching occupations are expected to grow faster than the average rate for all occupations. Teaching is a challenging occupation, and it will probably never make you rich, but if you choose to be a teacher, you will be a part of shaping future generations.
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Free Download Camden Flath, "Tomorrow's Enterprising Scientists: Computer Software Designers and Specialists"
English | 2010 | pages: 66 | ISBN: 1422220435, 1422218228 | PDF | 3,7 mb
Computer software helps us communicate with others, entertains us, and assists us in doing work. But who does the work of putting the software together, deciding how it will work and how people use it? Whether checking your e-mail inbox, playing your favorite video game, or writing a paper, you are using computer software that had to be designed and developed by groups of skilled workers. The young adults of today will be the job force of tomorrow, so choosing a career that will best fit with the needs of the changing world will be important to job satisfaction and a successful life. With the vast array of career and job options, it will also be important for young adults to understand which work will be the best match for their interests, talents, goals, and personality types. Certain careers are expected to gain importance within the early decades of the twenty-first century. Jobs related to computer software are on track to grow faster than the average rate for all occupations. Careers in computer software will prove to be a vital part of the coming decades of the twenty-first century, just as they have been in its first decade. Who will companies and organizations turn to when they need advice about communications and computer technology? Who will create tomorrow's software-the next useful tool that will change the world or the newest million-selling game? Could it be you?
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Free Download James Edward Ford III, "Thinking Through Crisis: Depression-Era Black Literature, Theory, and Politics "
English | ISBN: 0823286916 | 2019 | 336 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Winner, 2020 William Sanders Scarborough Prize, Modern Language Association
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Free Download Camden Flath, "Therapy Jobs in Educational Settings: Speech, Physical, Occupational, & Audiology"
English | 2010 | pages: 66 | ISBN: 1422220478, 1422218260 | PDF | 3,9 mb
Therapy Jobs in Educational Settings: Speech, Physical, Occupational, & Audiology (New Careers for the 21st Century: Finding Your Role in the Global Renewal)
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Free Download Thomas Graham, "The recovery of Old English: Anglo-Saxon studies in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries"
English | 2000 | pages: 438 | ISBN: 1580440142 | PDF | 41,9 mb
Eight papers, some of which were presented at the 29th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University in 1994, chart the progress of Old English studies from the earliest work of the mid 16th century through to the heyday of the early 18th century. Subjects include the movement of Anglo-Saxon studies from London to Cambridge and, finally, to Oxford, the influence of Richard Verstegen's engraved depictions of pagan Saxon gods, the early history of printed Anglo-Saxon texts, the evidence of handwritten workbooks, lexicography and a bibliography.
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Free Download The Twentieth-Century Performance Reader By Michael Huxley (editor), Noel Witts (editor)
1996 | 448 Pages | ISBN: 0415116287 | PDF | 65 MB
The Twentieth-Century Performance Reader provides a pioneering introduction to all types of performance (dance, drama, music, theatre and live art) through the writings of forty-two practitioners, critics and theorists which together reaffirm performance as a discipline in its own terms.Organised alphabetically, rather than chronologically or according to art form, this reader invited cross-disciplinary comparisons. Each piece is fully supplemented by a contextual summary, detailed cross-references and suggestions for further reading. The editors' introductory essay provides an invaluable analysis of the field, and the definitive bibliography offers an essential reference source.The reader, which makes it possible to compare major writings on all types of performance in one volume, will be an essential sourcebook for researchers, practitioners and students. It will also be of interest to anyone who enjoys innovative live performance.
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