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    This document discusses translation methods for teaching English. It defines translation as transferring meaning from a source language to a target language. The document outlines several types of translation methods including: 1) Word-for-word translation, which preserves word order but translates words individually without context. 2) Literal translation, which changes grammar to the target language but also translates words individually without context. 3) Adaptation, which is the freest form and changes the source language culture to the target language culture. 4) Free translation, which reproduces the overall message without preserving the original form or context. 5) Idiomatic translation, which reproduces the message but can distort nuances and idioms.

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    This document discusses translation methods for teaching English. It defines translation as transferring meaning from a source language to a target language. The document outlines several types of translation methods including: 1) Word-for-word translation, which preserves word order but translates words individually without context. 2) Literal translation, which changes grammar to the target language but also translates words individually without context. 3) Adaptation, which is the freest form and changes the source language culture to the target language culture. 4) Free translation, which reproduces the overall message without preserving the original form or context. 5) Idiomatic translation, which reproduces the message but can distort nuances and idioms.

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    This document discusses translation methods for teaching English. It defines translation as transferring meaning from a source language to a target language. The document outlines several types of translation methods including: 1) Word-for-word translation, which preserves word order but translates words individually without context. 2) Literal translation, which changes grammar to the target language but also translates words individually without context. 3) Adaptation, which is the freest form and changes the source language culture to the target language culture. 4) Free translation, which reproduces the overall message without preserving the original form or context. 5) Idiomatic translation, which reproduces the message but can distort nuances and idioms.

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    This document discusses translation methods for teaching English. It defines translation as transferring meaning from a source language to a target language. The document outlines several types of translation methods including: 1) Word-for-word translation, which preserves word order but translates words individually without context. 2) Literal translation, which changes grammar to the target language but also translates words individually without context. 3) Adaptation, which is the freest form and changes the source language culture to the target language culture. 4) Free translation, which reproduces the overall message without preserving the original form or context. 5) Idiomatic translation, which reproduces the message but can distort nuances and idioms.

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    Translation Method

    The Definition of Translation


    Translation is one of the skills that should be learned and developed by the students,
    but in reality they still have the same problems in learning it. It is because translation
    involves two languages, source language and target language. In other words, it can be
    said that translation requires a transfer from English to Indonesian language, which is
    different one from the other in many aspects.
    Translation method is a teaching technique which has been used in teaching
    English. Translation consists of changing from one state or from to another, to turn into
    one’s own or another’s language (The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 1974). Furthermore,
    Newmark (1988: 1) claims that translation is a craft consisting in the attempt to replace a
    written message and/or statement in one language by the same message and/or statement
    in another language.

    The Types of Translation Method


    The central problem of translation has always been whether to translate literally or
    freely. Furthermore, Newmark (1988: 45-47) suggests that there are some types of
    translation method which can be used for teaching and learning activity. They are as
    follows:
    1. Word-for-word Translation
    This method is often demonstrated with the target language (TL) immediately below
    the source language (SL) word. The SL word order is preserved and the words
    translated singly by their most common meanings, out of context.
    2. Literal Translation
    The SL grammatical construction are changed to their nearest TL equivalent, but the
    lexical words are again translated singly, out of context.
    3. Adaptation
    It is the ‘freest’ form of translation. It is used mainly for plays (comedies) and poetry.
    The SL culture changed to the TL culture and text rewritten.
    4. Free Translation
    It reproduces the matter without the manner or the context without the form of the
    original. It is usually a paraphrase, much longer than the original.
    5. Idiomatic Translation
    It reproduces the message of the original, but tends to distort nuances of meaning and
    idioms where these do not exist in the original.
    6. Communicative Translation
    It tries to render the exact contextual meaning of the original in such way that both
    content and language are accepted and comprehended by the reader.

    References:
    Webster, Merriam. 1986. Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. Springfield, MA:
    Merriam-Webster, Inc.
    Newmark, Peter. 1988. A Textbook of Translation. London: Prentice-Hall International
    Ltd.

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