Role of Discourse Analysis for Translation and Translator Training

Christina Schäffner is a senior lecturer in the School of Languages and European Studies at Aston University (Birmingham, UK), Co-ordinator of the Institute for the Study of Language and Society, and Secretary General of the European Society for Translation Studies. Her main research interests are translation studies, political discourse, textlinguistics, and metaphors. Her most recent publications include Annotated Texts for Translation: English-German  (with U. Wiesemann, 2001), Translation in the Global Village (ed., 2000), Developing Translation Competence (co-ed. with B. Adab), Translation and Norms (ed., 1999), Translation and Quality (ed., 1997).

• Christina Schäffner: EditorialAnna Trosborg: Discourse Analysis as Part of Translator TrainingDebateBeverly Adab: Discourse Analysis as Part of Translator Training: Does It Work? How Do We Set About It? A Response to Anna TrosborgRodica Dimitriu: A Few Remarks on some Key Factors in Analysing Source Texts: A Response to Anna Trosborg Carmen Millán-Varela: On Models, Visibility and Translation Pedagogy: A Response to Anna TrosborgPeter Newmark: The Deficiencies of Skopos Theory: A Response to Anna Trosborg Palma Zlateva: Text Analysis as a Tool in Translation Training: Why, How and to What Extent? A Response to Anna Trosborg Anna Trosborg: Getting the Balance Right: Some Concluding Comments on the Responses