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Employing Criticism Approaches in Teaching the Translation of Short Stories

Whaj Muneer Esmail

Volume: 12 Issue: 2 2022

Abstract:

Criticism plays a pivotal role through the pros and cons of translation levels, and this outstandingly can be achieved via applying critical analysis for the translated texts. This can be regarded as examples boosting students’ knowledge in translation activities. This paper tries to explore approaches of translation criticism and their applications in teaching translation to students of translation departments. Thus, a translation of a short story has been taken into account as a key tool for applying a critical analysis. The study focuses on analyzing the story of Hamid Al-Rubaie (A woman of water) and its translation by the translator Abdul-Sahib Al-Butaihi, and demonstrating its translational and stylistic lapses, if any, as well as showing its positive aspects, which makes this critical study an analytical approach to develop students' ability to translate short stories.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v12i02.041

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