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    It's a word isn't it? Language affection as an outcome of language programmes.
    Thieberger, N (School of Languages and Linguistics, 2000)
    Structural linguistics has a particular view of the integrity of language which may be detrimental to the construction of appropriate language maintenance programmes for small indigenous languages. In this paper I outline ways in which ‘affective’ use of language may be the most useful target of language programmes in some situations, based on my experience with Australian indigenous languages. Fluency in a language may not be the achievable outcome of a language course for a number of reasons, not least among them being the enormity of the task perceived by learners of the language. For languages with few or no speakers we should be able to construct language programmes in which the use of a small number of terms in the target language, for purposes of identity, is a sufficient and realistic outcome.
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    The use of translation in international organizations
    Pym, A ; Kittel, H ; Frank, AP ; Greiner, N ; Hermans, T ; Koller, W ; Lambert, J ; Paul, F (WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO, 2004)
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    Translation Studies Should Help Solve Social Problems
    Pym, A ; Androulakis, G (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2003)
    It is proposed that the main tasks of Translation Studies should be to help solve certain social problems. This may provide a model of interdisciplinarity where the definition of problems precedes and orients the many disciplines that may be used to solve them. It is suggested that suitable problems may be recognized in terms of three ethical criteria: 1) the possible solutions should concern linguistic mediation, 2) the aim should be to promote cooperation between cultures, and 3) the problems should proceed from social disagreements. It is hoped that application of these criteria will protect the interdiscipline from excessive instrumentalization.
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    Alternatives to Borders in Translation Theory
    Pym, A ; Petrilli, S (BRILL, 2003-01-01)
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    Innovation and E-learning in Translator Training Reports on Online Symposia
    Pym, A ; Pym, A ; Fallada, C ; Biau, JR ; Orenstein, J (Intercultural Studies Group, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2003)
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    Selling Your Design: Oral Communication Pedagogy in Design Education
    Morton, J ; O'Brien, D (ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2005-01)
    Good design skills are the main focus of assessment practices in design education and are evaluated primarily by drawings and models. In some settings, design studio pedagogy tends to reflect only these content-oriented assessment priorities, with minimal attention paid to the development of oral communication skills. Yet, in many professional contexts, architects need both sets of skills: design competence and the ability to articulate designs for an audience. This paper explores two approaches to oral communication pedagogy in design education - a public speaking approach and a genre-based linguistic approach - and then applies one particular linguistic approach to novice design studio presentations. Based on the findings of this study, we argue that the linguistic, genre-based approach can best offer language-based, discipline-specific description of performance strategies, rhetorical structures, and the linguistic realizations of such structures. Such information can contribute to improved pedagogical practice in the design studio.
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    Introduction
    Pritchard, B ; HEARN, A ; Pritchard, B ; Hearn, A (University of Sydney Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific, 2005)
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    Political Dimensions of International NGO Collaboration with Cuba
    HEARN, A ; Font, M (CUNY Graduate Center, 2004)
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    Missing the point! Misprints, mistranslations, & transformations
    Frank, Helen T. (University of Melbourne Postgraduate Association, 2003)
    The translation of literary works necessitates a process of linguistic and cultural transfer. This paper analyzes French translations of twentieth century Australian children’s fiction and highlights the variety of translational tendencies and interpretive choices at work in moving texts from one culture to another. While ‘mistakes’ in translation represent an undesirable yet inevitable side effect of the translation process, they offer choice moments of insight into constraints of culture and language. These constraints account for the important distinction between simple error, reinterpretation, and the appropriation of cultural content to reflect a preferred set of images.