7.1 Equivalence theory vs. Skopos theory

From an undergraduate course given by Anthony Pym at the University of Melbourne: • Introduction to langua...
Recorded March 7, 2018
Tutorial activity:
In your language groups (as much as possible), please translate the following text for one of the purposes listed below (the purpose will be assigned to your group). You are free to seek additional information and consult parallel texts -- you might have to check what an obituary looks like in your language, who is in the photo, or how much your readers might know. Your translation should support the photograph given with the purpose.
Anna Chennault was one of the most influential powerbrokers of the twentieth century. Also known as Chen Xiangmei, she was a stylish fixture on Washington DC's political circuit - but also an unofficial diplomat who skilfully navigated 20th-century politics. She met John F Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Deng Xiaoping, and Chiang Kai-shek. All were reportedly impressed by the woman dubbed by the Washington Post as the "legendary steel butterfly".
Purpose A: An obituary in a major broadsheet newspaper in your language and in one of its countries.
Purpose B: A description underneath a photo in a book of photographs of politicians in the twentieth century
Purpose C: A current history book for young teenagers in your language and in one of its countries
(Each purpose has a different photo with it.)