Topics in Translation Studies

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Suggested topics in Translation Studies

• A Brief Analysis of Bell's Translation Process Model and Schema Theory
• A Brief Analysis of Translation Strategies for Chinese and English Proverbs
• A Brief Introduction to the Translation Theories of Catford and Eugene Nida
• A Communicative Translation Approach to Idioms Translation in Volume One of A Dream of Red Mansions--A Case Study of Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang’s Version
• A Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Feminist Translation Theories-- a case study of Simon and Eileen Chang's translation Theories
• A Comparative Study of Functional Equivalence - Theory and Skopostheorie
• A Comparative Study of Translation Theory between Bell and Liu Zhongde
• A Comparative Study on Functional Equivalence and Faithfulness, Expressiveness and Elegance
• A Comparative Study on Nida’s Functional Equivalence and Skopos Theory
• A Comparative Study on the Translation History in Western Countries and China
• A comparative study on the translation theory of Eugene. A. Nida and J. C. Catford
• A Comparison between Chinese and Western translation theories—based on A brief history of Western countries and The draft of Chinese translation theories
• A Comparison between the Translation Systems Proposed by Tan Zaixi and Yi Jing
• A Cultural Critique of Foreignization and Domestication
• A Review and Reflection of Holmes and Toury’s Descriptive Translation Studies
• A Simple Comparison between Catford and Nida’s Translation Theory of Equivalence
• A Study of English Translation of Chinese Cultural Classics from the Perspective of Communication
• A study of Functional Equivalence in Translating the Prose——A Case Study on Cong Cong
• A study of translation of movie titles in the light of Venuti’s and Nida’s theories
• A Study on a History of Translation Theory
• A Study on the Division of Western Translation Theories
• A Study on the Four Levels of Translation Based on Newmark’s Theory
• A Study on the History of Interpretation and the Prospect of Interpretation in China
• A Study on Translatability and Untranslatability of English and Chinese Puns and Corresponding Strategies of Translation
• Aesthetic Representation of Two English Versions of Wang Wei's Niao Ming Jian from the Perspective of Translation Aesthetics
• An Analysis of Main Factors Influencing the Choice of Translation Strategies, the example of Hongloumeng
• An Analysis of Translator’s Subjectivity from the Western Metaphorical Perception of Translation
• An Analysis of Untranslatability and Equivalence from the Perspectives of Catford, Nida and Newmark’s Translation Theories
• An Interpretation of the Translation Methods of Metaphors in Five Spice Street
• Analysis of Liu Miqing’s Metaphor Translation Strategy
• Analysis of Skills Strategies in Interpretation: Starting from The Interpretive Theory of Translation (ITT)
• Analysis on the Key problems in Chinese-English Translation and Corresponding Solutions ----- Based on Contrastive English-Chinese Studies and Chinese-English Translation
• Appreciation of Translation from the Stylistic Perspective - Use Walden as a Case Study
• Big Data
• Characteristics of Cultural Differences in Interpreting and Corresponding
• Chinese-English Translation of News Headlines From the Perspective of Skopos Theory
• Comparative Study of Nida’s Reader’s Response Theory and Venuti’s Foreignizing Translation
• Comparative Study on Modes of Expression and Ways of Thinking between English and Chinese Language in Cultural Perspective
• Comparison of two books “Translation the basics” and A Contrastive Study of English and Chinese and English Translation
• Comparison Between Domestication and Foreignizing Translation
• Comparison between Nida’s Dynamic Equivalence and Formal Equivalence and Hans J. Vermeer’s Skopos Theory
• Comparison between the History of Chinese and Western Translation
• Comparison Nida - Newmark
• Comparison of Nida's and Newmark's Translation Theories——Taking "2017 APEC Speech" as sample
• Comparison of Translation Theories by Eugene Nida and Susan Bassnett
• Comparison Of Translation Theory Between Yan Fu And Tytler
• Comparison of two books “Translation and Translating: Theory and Practice” by ROGER T. BELL and “Descriptive Translation Studies and Beyond by Gideon Toury
• Comparisons of Translation in China and Western Countries from Different Historical Perspectives
• Contrast between Literal Translation and Free Translation
• Critical Thinking of Applying Nida’s Functional Equivalence to Poetry Translation —A Study Based on English Versions of Lu Zhai by Wang Wei
• Cultural differences on English interpretation and the coping strategies
• Descriptive Translation Studies and Beyond（Gideon Toury）；The Name and Nature of Translation Studies(James Holmes)
• Discussion about translation / interpretation and translator / interpreter based on comparing and contrasting the two books "The Translator’s Invisibility: A history of translation" by Roger T. Bell and “Introducing Interpreting Studies” by Franz Pöchhacker
• Domestication and Foreignization in the Course of Translation Under the Direction of Skopostheorie
• Examine the display of translators’ subjectivity in literary translation from the translation outlook of cognitive linguistics
• Exploration of Translation Studies and Comparison Between Skopos Theory and Nida’s Functional Theory
• Foreignizing Translation and National Culture Development
• Functional Equivalence in the Translation of Ken Liu
• Functional Equivalence Theory and Functional Translation Theory in Translation Studies
• How to Keep “Chineseness” in Idiom Translation from Chinese to English
• Introduction to Translation Theories
• Lexical Gap Between English and Chinese and Its Translation Strategies
• My Understanding of Translation Equivalence
• On Domesticating and Foreignizing Translation
• On E-C Translation of Newspapers from the Perspective of Verities and Translation
• On Evan King’s Written Ending of Luotuo Xiangzi from Vermeer’s Skopos Theory
• On Form and Spirit in Translation
• On functional equivalence and formal equivalence and their application in translation
• On Lefevere’s Manipulation Theory
• On Metaphors
• On the C-E Translation of Chinese Dish Names: From a Functional Equivalence Perspective
• On the concept of equivalence in translation
• On the Differences of Nida’s and Newmark’s Theory
• On the Influence of Linguistics on the Construction of Translatology
• On the Practical Application of Translation Theories
• On the Relationships among Literal translation, Free Translation, Domestication and Foreignization
• On the Study and Analysis of Three Kinds of Beauty and Transformation in the Mid-autumn Festival, Prelude to Water Melody under the Guidance of Functional Equivalence
• On Translation Criticism-based on back-translation
• On Translation of Official Documents
• On Translation Strategies of Different Style, Taking English Journalistic Style and English Literary Style as an Example
• On Untranslatability and Compensations
• passive and hypotaxis - Chinese Culture and CE translation
• Peter Newmark’s Improved Views on Literal Translation and Free Translation
• Polysystem Theory and Cultural Turn
• Quality evaluation of translation
• Reflection on the Learning of Translation Studies in China
• Reflections on the Development of Chinese Cultural Self-confidence in Translation from the Perspective of Chinese Translation History
• Reflections on Translation Theory Books
• Rethink Literal and Free Translation
• Roger T.Bell’s Special Outlook on Translation Studies
• Study of Application of Interpretive Theory in Escort Interpretation
• Study of Domestication and foreignization in Cross-cultural Translation
• Study of English Translation from the Perspective of Error Analysis Theory
• Study on the English Translation of Hunan Scenic Spots Names from the View of Culture Translation
• Study on the English Translation of Hunan Scenic Spots Names from the View of Culture Translation
• The Analysis of Translation Methods and Their Application
• The Application of Domestication and Foreignization in Howard Goldblatt’s Translation of Mo Yan’s Works
• The Application of Functional Equivalence to Translation of Rhetorical Devices in The Nightingale and the Rose
• The Art and Science of Translation --Take the Literary Translation as an Example
• The Breakthrough and Innovation of Dong Qiusi’s Translation Thoughts
• The development and future trend of translation Theory
• The Development of Translation in Chinese Buddhist Scriptures and Western Biblical Scriptures
• The Discussion of Literal and Free Translation from the Perspective of Linguistic Value
• The Implications of Luther's Translation Principles amid Renaissance for Modern Literature Translation
• The influence of cultural differences on translation methods
• The Influence of Eugene Nida’s Translation Theory on Chinese Translation Development
• The Origins and Development Amid China And the West on “Name” And “Reality” in Terms of Translation Theory
• The Skopos Theory Becomes Stronger When Translation Equivalence is Failing
• The Study on the Translation Strategies, Translation Methods and Translation Techniques in Seeking Happiness for People: 70 Years of Progress on Human Rights in China from the Perspective of Skopos Theory
• The theory and development of translation
• The Translation of English and Chinese Idioms from the Perspective of Cultural Differences
• The Translation Process and Methods of Translating English Long Sentences
• The Translator’s Invisibility vs Translation Studies
• The Untranslatability and Loss of Meaning in Chinese Dish Names Translation
• The Visible Images and Invisible Hands: An Analysis of Lefevere’s ManipulationTheory and Venuti’s Deconstruction of The Translator’s Invisibility
• Translation Manipulated by Ideology
• Translation of Cultural Words Based on Interpretive Theory
• Translation Strategies for Words under the Guidance of Translation Methodology
• Translation Strategies from Contrastive English-Chinese Studies and Chinese-English Translation and Interpretation
• Translation Thoughts and Theories in China
• Translation, History and Culture and Introducing Interpreting Studies
• Translation, History and Culture: A Sourcebook VS Comparative study on Chinese and Western translation
• Translation, Translating and Interpreting
• Will Machine Translation Replace Human Translation or not?
• Yan Fu from descriptive translation studies