Roadmap---Introduction to Translation Research Methods

Author: Williams, Chesterman
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book is a series of introductory guides for translation studies, aimed at introducing some basic principles and methods of translation studies to learners who are new to the field (including undergraduates, master's students, and doctoral students). The book is divided into ten chapters. Chapter 1 summarizes twelve research areas in translation studies, aiming to help researchers establish research topics and the problems they need to address. Chapter 2 guides researchers on how to plan their projects, including refining initial ideas, determining research scope, finding materials, conducting critical reading, recording references in detail, and maintaining close communication with supervisors. Chapters 3 to 7 discuss some basic concepts and methods for conducting translation studies, providing detailed introductions to various theoretical models, research types, how to formulate questions, how to present arguments, how to develop hypotheses, how to establish relationships between variables, and how to select and analyze data. Chapters 8 and 9 guide researchers on how to describe their personal research in both oral and written forms. The final chapter introduces the standards commonly used for evaluating translation studies, particularly for thesis evaluation.