Translation Excellence

Assessment, Achievement, Maintenance

Editor

Marilyn Gaddis Rose †

Hardbound – Available

ISBN 9789027231765 | EUR 105.00 | USD 158.00

e-Book –

ISBN 9789027286222 | EUR 105.00 | USD 158.00

This inaugural volume transcends its archival value. Indeed, taken as a whole, the essays pose a provocation for both translation practice and theory. The criteria proposed and the issues examined remain the same. Absolute excellence, however, continues to move beyond the horizon, and changes in technology and taste inevitably change both the implementation of the criteria and the evaluation of the issues. The attendant ambiguities may stem from a parenthesis in the volume: does excellence lie in the "X-factor that elusive quality which renders one translation clearly superior to others"?

[American Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series, I] 1987. vi, 151 pp.

Publishing status: Available

https://doi.org/10.1075/ata.i

Table of Contents

Editor's note: What translation excellence entails Marilyn Gaddis Rose †	1–4
ATA's commitment to excellence Patricia E. Newman	5–8
The perfect translation – Ideal and reality Anna Lilova	9–18
Fidelity in the Hieronymian sense Győrgy Radó	19–20
ATA accreditation and excellence in practice Ben Teague	21–26
Professionalism in academic programs Richard Brod	27–29
The proposed ATA program accreditation Peter W. Krawutschke	30–43
Symposium: Foreign language proficiency criteria in translation Coordinated by Gabriela Mahn	44–45
Establishing project-specific criteria for acceptability of translations Mildred L. Larson	69–76
The recruitment of translators/précis-writers at the United Nations and quality control of translations Françoise Cestac	77–86
Recruitment and retention of staff and freelance translators: Experience at one international agency Eric Norman McMillan	87–92
Languages in the federal government Alice Otis	93–99
Current and future translation trends in aeronautics and astronautics Timothy J. Rowe	100–112
Translation excellence in the private sector Coordinated by Sue Ellen Wright	113–124
The social responsibility of literary translators today Peter Glasgow	125–134
Anthony Kerrigan: The attainment of excellence in translation Michael Scott Doyle	135–141
Contributors	142–143
Call for proposals: Technology as translation strategy Guest-edited by Maria Lucia Vasconcellos	144–145
Corporate members	146–147
Institutional members	149

Cited by

Cited by 2 other publications

Cao, Deborah

1996. Towards a Model of Translation Proficiency. Target. International Journal of Translation Studies 8:2 ► pp. 325 ff.

Prieto, Anita J.

1992. A Method for Translation of Instruments to Other Languages. Adult Education Quarterly 43:1 ► pp. 1 ff.

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Subjects

Translation & Interpreting Studies

Translation Studies

BIC Subject: CFP – Translation & interpretation

BISAC Subject: LAN023000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting