1st Set WORKSHEET IN TRANSLATION AND EDITING OF TEXTS

NOTE: Answering ANY/ALL of the items in this Worksheet requires comprehensive and
intensive further research on various related references both print and non-print.
Hence, you must integrate your ideas anchored on the lessons discussed.

Worksheet 1
Overview of Translation

I. Direction: Provide at least 5 theoretical facts about translation. Answers must be

complete sentences. (5 points each)
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II. Direction: Choose 5 general purposes of translation and provide a brief but
substantial explanation for each. (5 points each)

1. ____________________________________

2. ____________________________________

3. ____________________________________

4. ____________________________________

5. ____________________________________
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Worksheet 2
Translation and Interpretation

I. Direction: Provide a brief but substantial answer to the following statement.

1. What is the difference between translation and interpretation? Cite examples to support your
answer. (30 points)

2. How important is translation in studying a particular literary text? (10 points)

3. In general, what is the role of interpreter or translator? (10 points)

Worksheet 3
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Types of Translation

I. Direction: Provide a brief but substantial discussion on the three kinds of mode of
translation using the table below Give at least 2 examples of text for
each of the types of translation. (30 points)

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II. Direction: Provide a brief but substantial answer to the following question. (20
points)

“What do you think is the advantage or disadvantage of literal translation? Cite examples to
support your answer.
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Worksheet 4
Practice on Translation

I. Directions: Translate the following English essay into Filipino language. (50 points)

Happiness
Mark Hortaleza

Lot of people say that happiness depends not on what a man has, but on what he is. They say that it
is not materials which bring happiness to man. Rather, it is what a man does. They are correct. If a man is
always doing something that makes other people happy, then this man would completely feel the
happiness. For example, giving a food to a little girl in a shabby clothes and seeing her smile is already
considered as happiness. It [happiness] can already be seen and felt even in just a small act of kindness. It
can be felt by anyone.
Happiness, definitely, is like a perfume which a man can’t pour on someone without getting some
on himself. Happiness is one of the best things that is ought to be shared, given, offered, and imparted to
others. On the contrary, happiness is not something earned. It is a product of attitude—an attitude toward
others. An attitude that reaches out to give, not to receive; to serve, not to be served; to care, not to be
cared. So, to feel completely happy, anyone must start his day with a smile. Anyone will never complete a
perfect day that did not start right.
In addition, happiness, at its best, is based upon relationships and not upon positions. It is based
upon one’s choice he or she makes. It depends on the character of one’s thoughts. It can be felt, in one’s
meditation, not for an hour or a day, but round the circle of all his years. Happiness, therefore, is something
that is present to anyone, unless it is not freed and valued.