This aim of this thesis is a suggested translation chapter 04 named: “Your leadership motivation and values” of the book “Discovering the leader in you” by Sara N. King, David G. Altman Robert J. Lee, 2011. I analyzed almost significant problems such as vocabulary, structures in this work. In addition, I realized that there are a lot of requirements that students need to know in order to translate this book correctly.
NGU YEN CON G KIN H– GRA DUA TIO N PAP ER IN ENG LIS H LIN GUI STI CS 2023 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING DUY TAN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGLISH NGUYEN CONG KINH AN ANALYSIS OF THE SUGGESTED TRANSLATION OF CHAPTER 04 FROM THE BOOK “DISCOVERING THE LEADER IN YOU” BY SARA N KING, DAVID G ALTMAN & ROBERT J LEE, 2011 GRADUATION PAPER IN ENGLISH LINGUISTICS DA NANG, 2023 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING DUY TAN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGLISH GRADUATION PAPER AN ANALYSIS OF THE SUGGESTED TRANSLATION OF CHAPTER 04 FROM THE BOOK “DISCOVERING THE LEADER IN YOU” BY SARA N KING, DAVID G ALTMAN & ROBERT J LEE, 2011 Major: English for Translation - Interpretation SUPERVISOR : LUONG KIM THU, M.A STUDENT : NGUYEN CONG KINH CLASS : X26DNG STUDENT CODE: 2629282196 DA NANG, 2023 Student: Nguyen Cong Kinh Code: 2629282196 Graduation Paper i Supervisor: Luong Kim Thu, M.A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The first words in this graduation paper, let me express my deep gratitude to my supervisor, all teachers with your guidance in the Faculty of English, family and friends who have always supported me First of all, I would like to my speacial thanks to my supervisor, Mrs Luong Kim Thu, M.A, who always enthusiastically helped and guided me throughout the process of completing my graduation paper Without her guidance and useful advices, I probaly would not have been able to complete this graduation paper Secondly, I would like to thank all the professors in the Faculty of English who taught me a lot of valuable knowledge and skills during four years of college These are the people who helped create my success today Finally, I thank my family and friends who have always supported and helped me I hope to receive the sympathy of the professors because of the shortcomings of this diploma I wish you all good health and success! Yours sincerely! Student: Nguyen Cong Kinh Code: 2629282196 Graduation Paper ii Supervisor: Luong Kim Thu, M.A STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP Up to now, the chapter in this book has not been translated by any translator and has not been used by any students as a thesis topic I certify that this translation is my work and has not been copied by anyone else I used a few references as described in the next section All the works used are cited in this end of studies thesis Even this graduation thesis was not presented for any research work in other universities Da Nang, February 2023 Nguyen Cong Kinh Student: Nguyen Cong Kinh Code: 2629282196 Graduation Paper iii Supervisor: Luong Kim Thu, M.A ABSTRACT This aim of this thesis is a suggested translation chapter 04 named: “Your leadership motivation and values” of the book “Discovering the leader in you” by Sara N King, David G Altman & Robert J Lee, 2011 I analyzed almost significant problems such as vocabulary, structures in this work In addition, I realized that there are a lot of requirements that students need to know in order to translate this book correctly Student: Nguyen Cong Kinh Code: 2629282196 Graduation Paper iv Supervisor: Luong Kim Thu, M.A ABBREVIATIONS P1/2/3/ : Paragraph 1/2/3/ SL : source language TL : target language Student: Nguyen Cong Kinh Code: 2629282196 Graduation Paper v Supervisor: Luong Kim Thu, M.A TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP ii ABSTRACT iii ABBREVIATIONS iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v CHAPTER INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale: 1.2 Aims and Objectives: 1.3 Scope of the Study: .2 CHAPTER THEORETICAL BACKGROUND .3 2.1 Definition: .3 2.2 Types of Categories: .3 2.2.1 Full vs Partial Translation: 2.2.2 Total vs Restricted Translation: 2.2.3 Phonological Translation: .5 2.2.4 Graphological Translation: 2.3 Methods and Principles: 2.3.1 Methods: 2.3.2 Principles of translation: 2.4 Context in Translating: CHAPTER SUGGESTED TRANSLATION 10 CHAPTER 4: ANALYSIS 65 4.1 Vocabulary 65 4.1.1 Words and phrases with multiple meanings in dictionary 65 4.1.2 Phrasal Verbs 68 4.2 Structure .70 Student: Nguyen Cong Kinh Code: 2629282196 Graduation Paper vi Supervisor: Luong Kim Thu, M.A 4.2.1 Simple Sentence 71 4.2.2 Compound Sentences 71 4.2.3 Complex Sentences 72 4.2.4 Compound – complex sentences 73 4.2.5 Sentences in Passive Voice 73 4.2.6 Empty subject 74 CHAPTER 5: DIFFICULTIES AND SOLUTIONS 75 5.1 Difficulties: 75 5.2 Solutions: .75 CHAPTER CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS .77 6.1 Conclusions: 77 6.2 Suggestions: 77 REFERENCES SUPERVISOR’S COMMENT REVIEWER COUNCIL’S COMMENT Student: Nguyen Cong Kinh Code: 2629282196 Graduation Paper Supervisor: Luong Kim Thu, M.A CHAPTER INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale: As a student of Duy Tan University, I was trained in professional translation skills I have studied translation through genres such as economic reports, international and domestic news, literary works, short stories and poems Now, I want to challenge myself with a topic that I have always loved since I was a child That is the universe The universe has always been a mystery to humans However, people are constantly learning and conquering it Hence, there are dozens of research papers about the universe coming out every year Therefore, understanding them requires a solid linguistic background, grasping technical terms, analyzing sentence structures correctly, and writing phrases or words that best fit the target language I realized that this is an interesting challenge for me At the same time, I can learn and improve my translation skills through this graduation paper Finally, I also finished the translation with all my efforts I hope my translation can bring people a lot of useful and interesting information about the universe 1.2 Aims and Objectives: 1.2.1 Aims: - Showing my skills in translating a document - Having capability to analyze difficult words and structures - Understanding and overcoming language barriers between two countries - Communicating the author's intended message to readers 1.2.2 Objectives: After translating graduation paper, I achieved the following goals: - Applying what I have learned - Translating text smoothly and naturally - Analyzing complicated words, phrases, structures, contexts, etc Student: Nguyen Cong Kinh Code: 2629282196 Graduation Paper Supervisor: Luong Kim Thu, M.A 1.3 Scope of the Study: This graduation paper belongs to chapter 04 named: "Your leadership motivation and values” of the book “Discovering the leader in you” by Sara N King, David G Altman & Robert J Lee, 2011 This chapter will be translated into Vietnamese by me, and I will analyze some important points about grammatical structure and vocabulary During the translation process, I find out some difficulties when I translated such as universal term, the way to use English grammar, and some other problems of language 1.3.1 Text Features: Anyone who wants to learn about their own hidden power, the knowledge, experience to become successful or inspirational people should not miss this fascinating and engaging book The book is divided into seven chapters, but I chose Chapter 04 to translate and analyze for my graduation thesis Many people will realize their strength through reading this book 1.3.2 Text Length: In the graduation thesis, I chose to translate Chapter 04 named: "your leadership motivation and values” The translation is approximately 3500 words long 1.3.3 Text Organization: The text is divided into a lot of small sections Each part is a different feature 1.3.4 Text Sources: This text comes from the book "your leadership motivation and values” of the book “discovering the leader in you” by Sara N King, David G Altman & Robert J Lee, 2011 Student: Nguyen Cong Kinh Code: 2629282196