Assignment+one

Assignment 1: Understanding "domestication" and "foreignization"

"Domestication" and "foreignization" are two strategies translators used to negotiate cultural differences between source culture/language and target culture/language.

1. Read articles on the following websites: [] [] []

And read the following articles:
 * Liu, Yingkai. Domestication : a wrong track in translation . //Modern Foreign Languages//1987(2). in Yang, Zijian (eds.). New Essays on Translation 1988-1922.Wuhan：Hubei Education Press 1994.
 * Xu, Jianping & Zhang, Rongxi. Foreignization andDomestication in intercultural translation . //Chinese Translators Journal// 2002(5).
 * Guo, Jianzhong. A cultural approach to translation. //Foreign Languages//1998(2).

2. Produce a 400-word write-up about "domestication" and "foreignization"

3. Include the following in your write-up:
 * What are "domestication" and "foreignization"?
 * What are the losses and gains of employing "domestication" and "foreignization" in translating cultural-loaded texts?
 * What are translators' orientations in using these two strategies?

4. Paste your write-up at your student page by 3/14.