The Importance of Thematic Structure
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The Importance of Thematic Structure in Teaching Translation
The Importance of Thematic Structure in Teaching Translation

Author(s): Claudia Elena Stoian
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Syntax, Language acquisition, Translation Studies
Published by: Editura Politehnica
Keywords: Thematic structure; Theme-Rheme; Thematic progression; translation; foreign language teaching; discourse analysis

Summary/Abstract: The present paper intends to raise awareness of the relationship between Thematic structure and translation and proposes ways to integrate it in class. It presents briefly the theory on Theme-Rheme within the Systemic Functional Framework. Then, it puts forward a class activity focusing on the application of the theory on text production. Not restricted only to translation students, this type of activity may help language students become better and more conscious text producers in any language.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 35-44
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English