BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC QUẢN LÝ VÀ CÔNG NGHỆ HẢI PHÒNG ------------------------------- KHÓA LUẬN TỐT NGHIỆP NGÀNH: NGÔN NGỮ ANH Sinh viên: Nguyễn Đăng Huy HẢI PHÒNG – 2024 BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC QUẢN LÝ VÀ CÔNG NGHỆ HẢI PHÒNG ----------------------------------- TRANSLATING MOVIE TITLES FROM ENGLISH INTO VIETNAMESE – A CASE STUDY AT CGV CINEMA KHÓA LUẬN TỐT NGHIỆP ĐẠI HỌC HỆ CHÍNH QUY NGÀNH: NGÔN NGỮ ANH Sinh viên: Nguyễn Đăng Huy Giảng viên hướng dẫn: ThS. Bùi Thị Mai Anh HẢI PHÒNG – 2024 BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC QUẢN LÝ VÀ CÔNG NGHỆ HẢI PHÒNG -------------------------------------- NHIỆM VỤ ĐỀ TÀI TỐT NGHIỆP Sinh viên: Nguyễn Đăng Huy Mã SV: 1912771010 Lớp: NA2301A Ngành: Ngôn ngữ Anh Tên đề tài: Translating movie titles from English into Vietnamese - A case study at CGV cinema NHIỆM VỤ ĐỀ TÀI 1. Nội dung và các yêu cầu cần giải quyết trong nhiệm vụ đề tài tốt nghiệp ………………………………………………………………………………. Các tài liệu, số liệu cần thiết ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 3.
Địa điểm thực tập tốt nghiệp ……………………………………………………………………………… CÁN BỘ HƯỚNG DẪN ĐỀ TÀI TỐT NGHIỆP Họ và tên : Bùi Thị Mai Anh Học hàm, học vị : Thạc sĩ Cơ quan công tác : Trường Đại học Quản lý và Công nghệ Hải Phòng Nội dung hướng dẫn: Translating movie titles from English into Vietnamese - A case study at CGV cinema Đề tài tốt nghiệp được giao ngày 15 tháng 1 năm 2024 Yêu cầu phải hoàn thành xong trước ngày 18 tháng 5 năm 2024 Đã nhận nhiệm vụ ĐTTN Đã giao nhiệm vụ ĐTTN Sinh viên Giảng viên hướng dẫn Nguyễn Đăng Huy ThS. Bùi Thị Mai Anh Hải Phòng, ngày … tháng … năm 2024 XÁC NHẬN CỦA KHOA CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc PHIẾU NHẬN XÉT CỦA GIẢNG VIÊN HƯỚNG DẪN TỐT NGHIỆP Họ và tên giảng viên: Bùi Thị Mai Anh Đơn vị công tác: Trường Đại Học Quản lý và Công nghệ Hải Phòng Họ và tên sinh viên: Nguyễn Đăng Huy Chuyên ngành: Ngôn ngữ Anh Nội dung hướng dẫn: Translating movie titles from English into Vietnamese - A case study at CGV cinema 1. Tinh thần thái độ của sinh viên trong quá trình làm đề tài tốt nghiệp. Đánh giá chất lượng của đồ án/khóa luận (so với nội dung yêu cầu đã đề ra trong nhiệm vụ Đ.N trên các mặt lý luận, thực tiễn, tính toán số liệu…).
Ý kiến của giảng viên hướng dẫn tốt nghiệp Được bảo vệ Không được bảo vệ Điểm hướng dẫn Hải Phòng, ngày … tháng … năm. Giảng viên hướng dẫn (Ký và ghi rõ họ tên) CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc PHIẾU NHẬN XÉT CỦA GIẢNG VIÊN CHẤM PHẢN BIỆN Họ và tên giảng viên:. Đơn vị công tác: Trường Đại học Quản lý và Công nghệ Hải Phòng Họ và tên sinh viên: Nguyễn Đăng Huy Chuyên ngành: Ngôn ngữ Anh Đề tài tốt nghiệp: Translating movie titles from English into Vietnamese - A case study at CGV cinema 1. Phần nhận xét của giáo viên chấm phản biện.
Những mặt còn hạn chế. Ý kiến của giảng viên chấm phản biện Được bảo vệ Không được bảo vệ Điểm hướng dẫn Hải Phòng, ngày … tháng … năm. Giảng viên chấm phản biện (Ký và ghi rõ tên) ABSTRACT Discovering the cultures of English- speaking countries is very useful for English learner. It helps them not only study English better but also have the opportunities to understand the cultures that attach to the language they love.
Watching English movie is one aspect of this culture exploration process. In this research, the methods and strategies for translating English movie titles into Vietnamese are explored, because moves titles can reflect the movie content in the most concise and sophisticated ways. This research aims at: (1) pointing out some outstanding characteristics of English movie titles, (2) drawing some useful principles for translating English movie titles into Vietnamese and (3) drawing some creative methods and strategies for translating English movie titles into Vietnamese more easily and attractively, through the analysis of many English movie titles that were translated into Vietnamese when being shown on TV or at the cinema. In order to carry out this research, the methods used are both qualitative and quantitative (with the combination of information analysis and synthesis and the questionnaires for professional English movie translators in CGV Cinema).
Key words: movie title translation, English, Vietnamese, principles, strategies i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT During the process of doing this graduation paper, I have received many necessary assistances, precious ideas and timely encouragements from my teachers, family and friends. This paper could not have been completed without the help, encouragements and support from everybody. First of all, I would like to express my sincere thanks to my supervisor Ms Bui Thi Mai Anh, M. for her enthusiastic guidance, very helpful ideas and instructions for the preparation and her corrections during the completion of this graduation paper.
Secondly, I would like to express my thanks to all the teachers at Haiphong Management and Technology University for the precious and useful lessons in my study process that helped me a lot of during graduation time. Finally yet importantly, I would like to thank my family members who always stand by my side while the work was in process. Thank you! ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT. ii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .2 Aims of the study .3 Scope of the study.
Research methods used in the study. Overview of the thesis .2 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW .1 Definition and characteristics of movie:. Translating movie title. Movie title and its functions:.
Movie title translation and translators. Characteristics of English movie titles:. Brief and concise:. Containing many proper names:.
Principles of English movie translation:. Faithfulness to the context:. Translated by film genre. Awareness of cultural differences.
Combination of commercial and aesthetic effects: .21 CHAPTER 3: SURVEY AND FINDING. Methodology of study. Description of data collection instruments and procedures. Preliminary results and analysis .25 CHAPTER 4: SUGGESTED TRANSLATION STRATEGIES .1 Keeping the original:.
Providing a new title.52 iv CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale It can’t be denied that English is the most widely spoken language in the world. During the last few decades, the number of people learning English has risen dramatically. As a result, English is used to write a lot of educational materials, news information, and entertainment field. For English learners, it is very important to learn about the culture of famous English countries because language and culture always associated and closely linked.
Knowing and feeling deeply about the cultures of speak English countries makes learning English better because the abundant cultures of those countries will contribute to inspire learners. In the process of learning about those cultures, learners will also gain knowledge and cultural perspectives close to the foreign language they love. Watching English movie is also an important way to learn about this culture. However, have you ever had a steady and earnest look at the title at the very beginning of the movie? Have you ever wondered why the translated title is so strange and different from the original one? And have you ever tried to translate it back into English? If you have, you might define the link between my topic and movies.
I quite like watching movies and am interested in film translation and movie title translation, which reminds me of the translation subject I used to study in school. And an idea suggests itself to me, with this graduation paper, I will have the opportunity to delve deeper into my passion for cinema. Surprisingly, I have also found many papers about movie translation on the internet. Such as “Movie Titles Translated into a Foreign Language and Then Translated Back to English Are Hilarious” by Casey Chan on sploid.com or “Interesting things in the film translation process” – was shared by the former employee who translated movie subtitles at BIHACO Media Company.
This gave me inspiration and urged me to do research on this topic. Hopefully, my work may benefit a large number of 1 people who are interested in a part-time job as translators in general and movie translators in particularly.2 Aims of the study - Providing major principles which are helpful in movie title translation - Giving several strategies to HPU students who are doing part-time job involved film subtitle translation or might be prospective movie translators - Analyzing a large number of translated titles of movies which have been released and shown in Vietnam to draw experience in translation 1.3 Scope of the study For the issue of film translation, the scope of the study maybe very wide, but due to the limited time and limited knowledge and skills of the author, this study will not cover all channels of movies such as internet, television, theaters, etc. Therefore, this study only focuses on translating movie titles in CGV cinema. Research methods used in the study In order to achieve the above-mentioned aims, different research methods are used.
They are: - Quantitative – statistical Analysis (Questionnaires) - Qualitative analysis (spoken- language texts) The questionnaires are designed to find out present situation and the feedbacks of movie watchers at CGV Cinema relating to the movie titles. The discourse features off movie title translation are also explored. Overview of the thesis This study is divided into five main chapters: 1. Chapter one is the introduction containing background of the study, statement of the problem, aims of the study, research methods used in the study and overview of the study.
Chapter two is the literature review with overview of movie, movie title, characteristics of English movie titles and principles of English movie title translation in general and principles of English movie title translation at CGV Cinema in particular. The overview of translating movie title contains translating movie title and functions. Characteristics and principles movie title translation are also discussed. Chapter three presents the study including research method used for the research, description of the subject and the results from the data collection of need analysis.
Suggested translation strategies in chapter four based on the results of target needs and feedbacks of the movie watchers in the previous chapter. Movie title translation is presented in one dimension: where the source language is English. Chapter five is the conclusion including summary, implications for learning and suggestions for further study. 3 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.
Movie • Definition of translation It would be a missing piece if the concept of translation is not referred. What is translation? As stated by Katharine Barnwell in her “Bible translation” (1986), translation is re-telling, as exactly as possible, the meaning of the original message in a way that is natural in the language into which the translation is being made. This concept is shared by Magdy M. Zaky who defined translation is, above all, an activity that aims at conveying meaning or meanings of a given linguistic discourse from one language to another, rather than the words or grammatical structures of the original (2000).
We can see that both of these concepts focus mainly on the meaning can be abstracted from the source language to be conveyed to the target language in the most natural way. On the other hand, Mansella, Thomas G. (2005), who defined translation, is the rendering of written communication across barriers created by different languages and cultures. Obviously, translation is not an easy work because the barriers in terms of language and culture are mentioned.