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Kelly, Dorothy. 2000. Text selection for developing translator competence: why texts from the tourist sector constitute suitable material. In Schäffner, Christina and Beverly Adab, eds. Developing translation competence (Benjamins Translation Library 38). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. pp. 157–167.
Publication type
Article in jnl/bk
Publication language
English

Abstract

In this paper, the author sets out to discuss criteria for text selection in the learning process, illustrated with text types of the tourist sector. She relates the demands of the professional environment, especially the need for a high-quality finished product and the imposition of time constraints, to the actual learning process.
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