These are the useful links for the listening practice.
http://www.personal.rdg.ac.uk/~wcl8/sacll/lectures.php
There are many lectures recorded by lecturers who have various background. And it is very helpful because there is transcript for each lecture.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith/
Jim and Steve have already shown us this website.
It's also helpful to find many kinds of lectures.
http://www.llas.ac.uk/materialsbank/mb062/Unit3/li_spinal/page_01.htm
We can experience the academic lectures (based on undergraduate lecture) here.
http://www.llas.ac.uk/materialsbank/mb063/eap/04/du4s50404.htm
It is useful and effective because there are many excercises and we can check to what extent we can understand.
http://www.llas.ac.uk/materialsbank/mb063/eap/03/cdu2s30103.htm
It shows how to do the note taking effectively.
Friday, 22 August 2008
Thursday, 21 August 2008
Summary of the sentences about fair trade
A. The drawback of the fair trade is that the high prices are charged for the products by some buyers and sometimes the wage is not paid fairly to the farmaers(Lee, R2002, Is Fair Trade Really Fair?, Oxford University Press).
B.It's too early to judge whether the fair trade is effective or not because there are both aspects of advantages and disadvantages and we have not seen the consequences of the fair trade moving(Montgomery, J & Smith, M2007, Fair trade matters, Penguin).
C.The fair trade brings many benefits, which higher price and profit for producers result in the improvement of the product for consumers.These are so called 'win-win situation'(Schofield, PH2008, 'Fair trade: a win win situation', Rural Studies(Elsevier), vol.2, June).
B.It's too early to judge whether the fair trade is effective or not because there are both aspects of advantages and disadvantages and we have not seen the consequences of the fair trade moving(Montgomery, J & Smith, M2007, Fair trade matters, Penguin).
C.The fair trade brings many benefits, which higher price and profit for producers result in the improvement of the product for consumers.These are so called 'win-win situation'(Schofield, PH2008, 'Fair trade: a win win situation', Rural Studies(Elsevier), vol.2, June).
Useful website for the essay of globalisation
I found some useful links for my essay.
1.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6738603.stm
It is written about the argument whether the translation should be decreased or not. And also it is metioned that the increase in translation means the growth of globalisation.
I should think about pros and cons of this statement.
2.http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/csgr/research/workingpapers/2005/wp16305.pdf
I am not sure this article is reliable or not...but this essay shows the relation between translation and globalisation exactly. It is worth reading it.
1.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6738603.stm
It is written about the argument whether the translation should be decreased or not. And also it is metioned that the increase in translation means the growth of globalisation.
I should think about pros and cons of this statement.
2.http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/csgr/research/workingpapers/2005/wp16305.pdf
I am not sure this article is reliable or not...but this essay shows the relation between translation and globalisation exactly. It is worth reading it.
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Collocations
I read the case-study of Unilever's global business.
And find the collocations by Gap maker, so I tried to write the sentence connected to my subject by using that collocations.
Collocations list
1.manufacturing facilities
2.a central pillar of the economy
3.construct economic policy
4.corporate strategy
5.economic management team
6.investment intentions
7.government policy
8.impact on -'s business
9.major businesses
10.national priorities
11.national capacity
12.indigenous capacity
13.an almost exclusively Ghanaian management
14.contributors of tax revenue
Example sentence
-The translations in the area of patent application will be the major businesses in the translation agency.
-The development of the translation tools had a strong impact on the applied translation business.
-It is important to know the corporate strategy when we translate the business documents.
And find the collocations by Gap maker, so I tried to write the sentence connected to my subject by using that collocations.
Collocations list
1.manufacturing facilities
2.a central pillar of the economy
3.construct economic policy
4.corporate strategy
5.economic management team
6.investment intentions
7.government policy
8.impact on -'s business
9.major businesses
10.national priorities
11.national capacity
12.indigenous capacity
13.an almost exclusively Ghanaian management
14.contributors of tax revenue
Example sentence
-The translations in the area of patent application will be the major businesses in the translation agency.
-The development of the translation tools had a strong impact on the applied translation business.
-It is important to know the corporate strategy when we translate the business documents.
Friday, 8 August 2008
Practising concession and examples in paragraph
Topic: Shopping in supermarket
It is widely believed that shopping in supermarkets is convenient for everyone, especially the housewives. There are many choices of products and the prices of those are quite reasonable in recent days. However, there is another argument that smaller, local shops might go out of business. This is examplified by the TESCO in Holloway RD. The opening of a branch of supermarket chain, TESCO in Holloway RD, has put pressure on small shops in the area.
It is widely believed that shopping in supermarkets is convenient for everyone, especially the housewives. There are many choices of products and the prices of those are quite reasonable in recent days. However, there is another argument that smaller, local shops might go out of business. This is examplified by the TESCO in Holloway RD. The opening of a branch of supermarket chain, TESCO in Holloway RD, has put pressure on small shops in the area.
Thursday, 7 August 2008
Reading 'Translation Studies'
My subject librarian recomended the book which related to my area.
I could finish reading only chapter1, but it is useful for me to know the introduction of my study area. I'll keep on reading it.
Summary of the chapter1
Translation studies is a new discipline which has been expanding in recent years. It has two main aims, one is 'Pure' and the other is 'Applied'. Pure areas of studies are divided into discriptive translation and theoretical translation. Applied includes 'translator training' , ' translation aids' and ' translation criticism'. These structured much recent research and positioned between the theory and practice of translation.
I could finish reading only chapter1, but it is useful for me to know the introduction of my study area. I'll keep on reading it.
Summary of the chapter1
Translation studies is a new discipline which has been expanding in recent years. It has two main aims, one is 'Pure' and the other is 'Applied'. Pure areas of studies are divided into discriptive translation and theoretical translation. Applied includes 'translator training' , ' translation aids' and ' translation criticism'. These structured much recent research and positioned between the theory and practice of translation.
Listening practice
I listened to the lecture from BBC.
The title is 'Englis lessons'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2008/index.shtml
Summary
The relationship between China and Western countries ,espsccially Enland and the United States are not easy. However, this interconnection has been developping the language exchange and understandings of each countries. In 1620, foreign contact with China began through the traders. At this time, the trading was controlled by the governmnt, so it was full of violence and misunderstandings. Although British people tried to learn Chinese to do the effective trade, they were forbidden from lerning it because Chinese government protected their languages. After this period, the trading language was developped. It besed on Chinese grammar and some essences of English, Portuguese, and Indian. In fact, the first English translation into Chinese was the Bible. Missionaries tried to understand Chinese way of life. After the long history of war, the relationship between China and Western countries were broken, but some Chinese still continued the relationship and keep trading. They came to Britain(sometimes illegaly). It is the origin of the people who works and live in Britain now.
The title is 'Englis lessons'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2008/index.shtml
Summary
The relationship between China and Western countries ,espsccially Enland and the United States are not easy. However, this interconnection has been developping the language exchange and understandings of each countries. In 1620, foreign contact with China began through the traders. At this time, the trading was controlled by the governmnt, so it was full of violence and misunderstandings. Although British people tried to learn Chinese to do the effective trade, they were forbidden from lerning it because Chinese government protected their languages. After this period, the trading language was developped. It besed on Chinese grammar and some essences of English, Portuguese, and Indian. In fact, the first English translation into Chinese was the Bible. Missionaries tried to understand Chinese way of life. After the long history of war, the relationship between China and Western countries were broken, but some Chinese still continued the relationship and keep trading. They came to Britain(sometimes illegaly). It is the origin of the people who works and live in Britain now.
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