商务英语笔译试题设计研究

论文摘要

在国际商务活动中,笔译是一项非常重要的能力。然而,关于笔译测试的研究较少,关于商务英语笔译测试的研究则更是寥寥无几。测试理论和翻译理论的发展为本研究提供了坚实的理论基础。要研究笔译测试,首先要将笔译能力分解成可以评估的诸因素。本文基于中外学者对翻译能力的分类,结合一定的实证研究,将商务英语笔译能力进行分类。同时,根据交际性测试理论和商务英语的特点并结合商务活动中的实际使用体裁情况,给出笔译测试的选材的原则和可用于商务英语笔译测试的有效题型。最后,笔者简要的给出一些评分建议和效度分析。

论文目录

• 中文摘要
• Abstract
• Chapter One Introduction
• 1.1 Research Background
• 1.2 Research Purpose and Significance
• 1.3 Research Questions and Assumptions
• 1.4 Theoretical Framework
• 1.5 Organization of the Thesis
• Chapter Two Literature Review
• 2.1 Approaches to Language Testing
• 2.1.1 The Essay-translation Approach
• 2.1.2 The Structuralist Approach
• 2.1.3 The Integrative Approach
• 2.1.4 The Communicative Approach
• 2.2 Classification of Language Testing
• 2.3 Testing of Language for Specific Purpose
• 2.3.1 The Definition and Characteristics of English for Specific Purposes
• 2.3.2 The Definition and Characteristics of Business English
• 2.3.3 Testing of Language for Specific Purposes
• 2.3.4 Authenticity
• 2.4 Translator Competence
• 2.4.1 Wilss' View
• 2.4.2 Nida's View
• 2.4.3 Bell's View
• 2.4.4 Liu Miqing's View
• 2.4.5 PACTE's View
• 2.4.6 Pym's View
• 2.5 The Current Research on Translation Testing
• 2.6 Summary
• Chapter Three Business English Translation Competence
• 3.1 Competence Hypothesis
• 3.1.1 Competence Analysis
• 3.1.2 Competence Hypothesis
• 3.2 Needs Analysis
• 3.2.1 Questionnaire
• 3.2.2 Research Subjects
• 3.2.3 Research Purpose and Method
• 3.2.4 Research Process
• 3.2.5 Results
• 3.2.6 Discussion
• 3.3 Refined Competence
• 3.4 Summary
• Chapter Four Testing Items Design
• 4.1 Current Translation Testing Items
• 4.1.1 Translation as One Item of an Examination
• 4.1.2 Specialized Translation Examinations
• 4.1.3 Summary
• 4.2 Testing Contents
• 4.2.1 The Principle of Genre-selecting
• 4.2.2 The Principle of Material-selecting
• 4.3 Item Types
• 4.4 Construction Framework for the Design of Business English Translation Test Items
• 4.5 Suggestions for Scoring
• 4.5.1 Current Scoring Criteria
• 4.5.2 Some Suggestion for Business Translation Testing Scoring
• 4.6 Face Validity
• 4.7 Summary
• Chapter Five Conclusion
• Appendix Ⅰ
• Appendix Ⅱ
• References
• Acknowledgements