En otras palabras: Perfeccionamiento del español por medio de la traducción

by Patricia V. Lunn, Ernest J. Lunsford

An invigorating introduction to Spanish translation for advanced learners—now in its third edition

En otras palabras provides advanced learners of Spanish with hands-on manipulation of grammatical, lexical, and cultural detail through the practice of translation (traducción). This challenging and enjoyable textbook—now in its third edition with updated texts, new exercises that reinforce concepts found in previous chapters, and additional partner and group activities—presents students with incisive grammar explanation, relevant lexical information, and a wide variety of translation texts and exercises in order to increase mastery of the Spanish language.

The two-part structure of the book allows students to work with grammatical concepts, the building blocks of texts, in the first half before moving on to a series of chapters on specialized usage, from sports and advertising to medicine. En otras palabras contains texts for Spanish-to-English translation as well as English-to-Spanish translation. Learning how to translate also provides students with invaluable experience of the inseparability of language and culture. Featured texts include authentic materials such as folktales, news articles, and legal documents that allow students to wrestle with the challenges of translation and learn to correct common errors.

Designed for a semester-long course, En otras palabras will provide advanced students with an invigorating linguistic workout and serve as an effective introduction to the practice of translation.

An online Instructor’s Manual is provided free of charge to those who adopt the text in their classrooms.

Genres: Spanish Literature, Textbooks, Read For School

144 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2003

Reviews

[Malola · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tiene buenos ejemplos, y recomendaciones para traducir. No es un libro académico, así que se lee rápido. Los autores tienen el suficiente input como para saber distinguir cuestiones básicas de los diferentes dialectos del español.
Recién lo acabo porque había partes que no había terminado, pero me tocó empezar a leerlo para una clase de traducción que encontré de lo más inútil y aburrídisma con una profesora, que es de lo más charlatana (y encima orgullosa de serlo)... al menos el libro fue bastante ameno y tuvo un tono agradable.

[BJ Dee · Rating 4 out of 5]

¡Me encanta este libro! Es perfecto para los traductore, los estudiantes de español o de inglés y los escritores. Es muy interesante porque introduce diferentes temas sobre que normalmente una persona no reflexiona cuando aprende un idioma.

[Janessa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ugh, thank the Lord that I'm done with this.

Honestly, if I wasn't assigned to do ALL of the exercises in this book, I might've enjoyed it more.

But there were just just so many gosh darn exercises to complete! And no professor to talk to.

[Valerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the textbook we used for a college practicum of translation from English to Spanish. This book is presented in clear language. I found it fairly easy to read as a learner of Spanish. The grammar explanations are practical and easy to follow. The exercises work well in a classroom setting or for individual practice. The text gives an overview of translation practices and the challenges of translation, without pretending to be an exhaustive preparatory manual. In fact, this is a great text for someone who may be thinking of entering English-Spanish or Spanish-English translation, since it gives a basic introduction while also alerting the reader to how complex the work of translation really is, so that the practices in the book are merely something of a starting point. Great resource for an anglophone interested in refining their Spanish usage.