The Hard Work–Entertainment Continuum: Teaching Asian languages in Australia
Edited by Andy Kirkpatrick, Yong Zhong and Helen Kirkpatrick
[Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. Series S, 12] 1995. vii, 283 pp.
Yong Zhong
List of John Benjamins publications for which Yong Zhong plays a role.
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Subjects Applied linguistics | Language acquisition | Language teaching
2018 Translate live to generate new knowledge: A case study of an activist translation project Exploring the Situational Interface of Translation and Cognition, Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen and Birgitta Englund Dimitrova (eds.), pp. 37–56 | Article
2016 Translate live to generate new knowledge: A case study of an activist translation project Cognitive space: Exploring the situational interface, Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen and Birgitta Englund Dimitrova (eds.), pp. 38–58 | Article
This paper discusses findings of an investigation into the real-life practice of Yuan Tianpeng, a new-generation translator whose work, based on Robert’s Rules of Order, involved translating live as well as publishing a translation. This investigation adopted a qualitative method and analyzed both… read more
2014 Questioning translation readers: Investigating the impact of foreignization and domestication in three Chinese-speaking locales Translation and Interpreting Studies 9:2, pp. 257–273 | Article
Many claims have been made in translation studies regarding foreignization and domestication, but few empirical studies have been conducted to test those claims. Against this background, a survey was conducted to investigate the impact of foreignized and domesticated translations on three groups… read more
2008 Locating users of interpretation in the court: An impact analysis of literal and meaningful renditions in a mock court situation Babel 54:4, pp. 327–342 | Article
The paper discusses the procedure and findings of a research project that studied the perceived impact of literal vs. meaningful renditions in a mock court situation involving Chinese migrants residing in Sydney. We will begin with a description of a research procedure known in linguistics as… read more
1998 Death of the Translator and Birth of the Interpreter Babel 44:4, pp. 336–347 | Article
Abstract In the spirit of the post-structuralist announcement of "the death of the author", this article discusses the rhetorical "death" of the translator and birth of the interpreter from three angles. I shall start with a discussion of the fluidity of meaning which results from the "death" of… read more
1995 Foreword The Hard Work–Entertainment Continuum: Teaching Asian languages in Australia, Kirkpatrick, Andy, Yong Zhong and Helen Kirkpatrick (eds.), pp. i–iii | To be specified
1995 Multiple instructions in communicative language teaching The Hard Work–Entertainment Continuum: Teaching Asian languages in Australia, Kirkpatrick, Andy, Yong Zhong and Helen Kirkpatrick (eds.), pp. 250–267 | Article
Chinese language teaching in Australia is characterised by the communicative approach emphasising interactive activities like role-plays. However, we observed that communicative learning is not always practised to the desired extent. Based on Strauss and Corbin’s (1990) grounded theory model of… read more