To translate any of the text the translator has to follow some steps. These stages are described here, it will be helpful for the students or learner of translation study.

1. STAGES OF TRANSLATION
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2. Six Stages of Translation
 Deciding theText
 Deciding the Strategies
 Decide the form of “Source-Text”
 Consultation with an Expert
 Pre-Testing theTranslation
 Final Drafting

3. Deciding the Text
 Few things which
translator have to
notice:
 Language of the text
 Title of the text
 The text must be
within your are of
knowledge and
interest
 Example:
 If you are translating
“Bible” than you must
have knowledge of
Religion

4. Deciding the Strategies
 After text the next stage is deciding the
strategies of translation
1. GlobalTranslation
2. LocalTranslation
 It is depended on which thing the translator
wants to focus
W0rd for
word
Literal
Semiotic
Adaptation
Free
translation
Idiomatic
translation
Communicative
Translation

5. Deciding the form of “the Source
Text”
 Translator must have knowledge of two
languages
1. Source Language text
2. Target Language text
 So here translator need both languages and
the process is like this:
Source Message Receptor

6. Consultation With An Expert
 The inevitable part of the
translation process
 It involves the meaning of
words with bilingual people
around the table
 Example :
 While translating ‘Five Point
Someone’ by CHETAN
BHAGAT you must consult him
or any other person who has
studied about it

7. Pre-testing the Translation
 It can be done by interviews
or questionnaire
 It helps to know the
weakness and improve it
 Example:
 Interview with an expert can
help to understand weakness
and good points of the
translated work.

8. Final Drafting
 The last part to finalize the
translation
 The translation should keep in
mind –it is clearly appropriate,
neat and according to the
receptor language,
 He must confirmed that it
should covered the whole
concept of ST toTT

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