Translating and interpreting are unpredictable social practices framed by historical, ethical, and political constraints. Using the concepts of situatedness and performativity as anchors, the authors examine translation practices from the perspectives of identity performance, cultural mediation, historical reframing, and professional training. As such, the chapters focus on enacted events and conditioned practices by exploring production processes and the social, historical, and cultural cond...

This is a user-friendly and comprehensive beginner Indonesian book and a great way to learn Indonesian. Divided into 28 graded lessons, Basic Indonesian provides fill-in-the-blank exercises, quizzes, word puzzles and question-and-answer practices to reinforce Indonesian language learning. Extensive cultural notes are provided along with detailed tips on etiquette and appropriate cultural behavior in the world's largest Islamic society.

It has been made to fill the need for a one-volume Indone...

The Ruslan 1 course book (176 pages, full colour) tells the story of Ivan, Lyudmila, Peter and Vadim in Moscow, as well as the "typical foreigner" whose escapades show up some of the misunderstandings that can occur when travelling in Russia. In the reading sections Igor is in Saint Petersburg.

There are 10 lessons with lively, humorous dialogues, clear grammar explanations, reading, listening and writing exercises, songs and poems for learners and language games for the classroom. Ruslan 1 ...

Книга является практическим пособием по русскому языку и может быть использована как дополнительный материал к любому начальному курсу русского языка. Состоит из двух частей: вводной, где закрепляются начальные сведения по грамматике русского языка, и основной, где рас...

Authorized by Hanban, HSK Standard Course is developed under the joint efforts of Beijing Language and Culture University Press and Chinese Testing International (CTI). With HSK test papers as its primary source, HSK Standard Course is characterized by a humorous style, familiar topics and a scientific course design. Matching the HSK test in all aspects, from the content, form to the levels, it is a series of new-type course books embodying the idea of ""combining testing and teaching, and pr...

Ruslan Russian 3 is a continuation of the Ruslan course to advanced level. The action takes place in Irkutsk and around Lake Baikal. Lyudmila and Ruslan go to visit Uncle Kolya, a pensioner in Irkutsk. Lyudmila meets up with her former husband Igor Abramovich, who is director of a factory in Baikalsk, Vadim is shooting a documentary film about pollution in the lake, and Ivan is helping Peter to test a new English cream for mosquitos.

This is a 10 lesson course incorporating the necessary con...