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关联理论在英语本科翻译教学中的应用

The Application of Relevance Theory to English Undergraduate Translation Teaching

【作者】 李晓东

【导师】 李海平;

【作者基本信息】 吉林大学 , 英语语言文学, 2011, 硕士

【摘要】 在我国,翻译教学研究正在愈来愈多地受到学者们的关注,但翻译教学仍然是我国译学研究的薄弱环节,目前还停留在静态的研究上,即只着重于对翻译结果的研究,忽略了对翻译过程的研究,这对于提高翻译教学质量是十分不利的。1986年法国的Dan Sperber和英国的Deirdre Wilson两位语言学家提出了动态的关联理论,认为最佳关联性是人们自觉遵守的交际原则,而翻译作为一种交际形式是一个明示推理的认知过程。基于此,本文作者试图将动态的关联翻译理论应用于英语本科翻译教学中,并展开了为期18周的教学实验。作者选择了所在工作单位的大三年级的两个班学生作为实验对象,分别采用了传统的翻译教学方法和基于关联理论指导下的翻译教学方法。目的在于验证基于关联理论的翻译教学方法能否提高学生的翻译能力和翻译兴趣,完善学生对翻译过程的理解。实验结束后,本文采用了定量和定性研究的方法,借助“社会科学统计分析软件包”对实验数据进行了统计和详细分析。结果表明,将关联理论运用于翻译教学实践有利于提高学生的翻译能力和翻译兴趣,学生对翻译的认识也更加全面。通过此次教学实验,得出的结论是:强调翻译结果的传统翻译观不利于学生主体性的发挥,师生间的互动性也较差;相反,重视翻译过程的关联翻译观更能促进学生的翻译实践,提高翻译教学效果。本研究不仅为英语翻译教师提供一定的翻译理论参考和实践经验借鉴,同时为翻译教学研究提供一个新的视角。

【Abstract】 In China, translation teaching researches have attracted more and more attention of scholars, but translation teaching is still the weak point in China’s translation researches which still remains at static level. That is to say, they only focus on the products of translation, ignoring the researches on the translation process, which is harmful to the improvement of translation teaching. In 1986, two linguists, Dan Sperber and Deirdre Wilson published a monograph,“Relevance: Communication and Cognition”. In the book, they proposed relevance theory, claiming that the optimal relevance is the best communicative principle of voluntary compliance; and translation, as a form of communication, is in essence a cognitive process of ostensive inference.Based on this situation, the present author intends to apply the dynamic relevance theory to the translation teaching of English undergraduate students by launching an 18-week long teaching experiment. Two junior classes are selected as subjects. Traditional teaching methods and the methods under the guidance of relevance theory are used respectively. Through one semester experiment, we intend to verify whether relevance theoretic approach to translation teaching can stimulate students’interests in translation, improve their translation ability and enhance their understanding of the translation process. After the teaching experiment, the present author employs quantitative and qualitative research methods, with the aid of“social science statistical analysis software package”to collect the experimental data and conduct detailed statistical analyses. The results show that the application of relevance theory to translation teaching can promote students’interests in translation and their translation abilities, and can help them obtain a more comprehensive understanding of the translation process.Through this teaching experiment, it can be seen that the traditional translation teaching method hinders the students’subjectivity and the interaction between teachers and students; on the contrary, relevance-theoretic account of translation, with more stresses put on translation process, improves the teaching effects. The significance of this paper is to provide certain theoretic reference and practical teaching experience for English translation teachers as well as a new perspective for translation teaching studies.

  • 【网络出版投稿人】 吉林大学
  • 【网络出版年期】2011年 08期
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