MINISTRY OF FINANCE ACADEMY OF FINANCE Student: Hoàng Ngọc Đại Group: CQ56/51.01 GRADUATION THESIS Topic: A REVISION OF THE METHODS AND PROCEDURES OF TRANSLATION IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AT THORASEN - VINAMA CO., LTD Major: English for Finance and Accounting Student code: 1872202010005 Supervisor : Bui Thi Tuyet Mai (Ms.) Hanoi – 2022 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat123@gmail.com moi nhat Academy of Finance Graduation Thesis MINISTRY OF FINANCE ACADEMY OF FINANCE Student: Hoàng Ngọc Đại Group: CQ56/51.01 GRADUATION THESIS Topic: A REVISION OF THE METHODS AND PROCEDURES OF TRANSLATION IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AT THORASEN - VINAMA CO., LTD Major: English for Finance and Accounting Student code: 1872202010005 Supervisor : Bui Thi Tuyet Mai (Ms.) Hanoi – 2022 ii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat123@gmail.com moi nhat Academy of Finance Graduation Thesis iii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat123@gmail.com moi nhat Academy of Finance Graduation Thesis DECLARATION I, Hoang Ngoc Dai, hereby declare that this thesis was written by myself, that the research presented in it is my own, and that this work has not been submitted to any other degree of qualification. Ha Noi, May 2022 Student Hoàng Ngọc Đại i TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat123@gmail.com moi nhat Academy of Finance Graduation Thesis ABSTRACT This study investigated the factual state of working capital management efficiency at Thorasen-Vinama Ltd from the viewpoint of a fourth-year student of the Faculty of Foreign Language, Academy of Finance. The paper focuses on finding out the deficiencies in the company's translation department and more importantly suggesting the main methods to improve the efficiency of translating in the company. In achieving these goals, the graduation paper surveys the current situation of translation and assesses whether it is effective or not using different methods.
From the received results, the study argues the most practical implications for Thorasen-Vinama Ltd to improve the efficiency of the translation process of the company in the upcoming future. ii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat123@gmail.com moi nhat Academy of Finance Graduation Thesis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my deep gratitude to all those who have given me the possibility to complete this graduation thesis. In preparing this graduation thesis, I have had generous help and advice from my adviser, colleagues, family, and friends. I would like to express my great thanks to all of them.
First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Ms. Bui Thi Tuyet Mai, lecturer at the Academy of Finance, who has given immense help and constant guidance with many careful instructions and comments and valuable advice to me whenever I need. Without her support, I am not able to have a complete thesis. Second, I wish to show my sincere thanks to all my teachers at the Academy of Finance, who have provided me with a great education throughout my 4 years of study.
Moreover, I have furthermore to thank the staff of Thorasen-Vinama Ltd for their valuable support during the internship period. Without their help, it would be impossible for me to finish this work. Last but not least, I would like to send my loving thanks to my family whose love and care in both spirit and health encouraged me to complete the thesis. iii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat123@gmail.com moi nhat Academy of Finance Graduation Thesis LISTS OF ABBREVIATIONS ST: Source Text TT: Target Text SL: Source Language TL: Target Language CBT: culture-bound term SLT: Spoken Language Translation ESP: English for Specific Purpose EAP: English for Academic Purpose EBE: English for Business Economics EOP: English for Occupational Purpose ESBP: English for Specific Business Purpose ESS English for Social Study EST: English for Science and Technology iv TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat123@gmail.com moi nhat Academy of Finance Graduation Thesis LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES List Page Concept, focusing point, and functions of maritime logistics 23 Suffix and prefix-based single terminology in the form of nouns 25 Single terminologies in the form of verbs 25 Maritime Logistics Acronyms 26 Eponyms in maritime logistics 26 Chart 1: General hierarchy of THORESEN - VINAMA CO., LTD 27 Chart 2: Assessment of the translation quality of documents at 32 Thorasen-Vinama Ltd Chart 3: Criteria used to assess translation quality 33 Chart 4: Level of each criterion assessed 33 v TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat123@gmail.com moi nhat Academy of Finance Graduation Thesis TABLE OF CONTENT DECLARATION.iii LISTS OF ABBREVIATIONS.iv TABLE OF CONTENT.
RATIONALE OF THE STUDY. AIM OF THE STUDY. METHODS OF THE STUDY. SCOPE OF THE STUDY.
ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY.- 2 - CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BASIS OF TRANSLATION. Overview of the theory of translation.1 Definition of linguistics.2 Definition of translation.3 Basics of translation.4 Overview of translation methods.1 Principles of translating.3 Difficulties in translating.6 Factors affecting translation.5 ESP in translation.3 Types of ESP.1 Definition of terminology.2 The distinction between term and word.- 21 - CHAPTER 2: THE STUDY.1 Overview of THORASEN-VINAMA Ltd.- 22 - vi TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat123@gmail.com moi nhat Academy of Finance Graduation Thesis 2.1 Introduction of THORASEN-VINAMA Ltd.2 History of formation and development.3 Maritime and logistics. Term construction for maritime logistics. The current situation of translation of documents at THORASEN-VINAMA Ltd.
Overview of service of THORASEN-VINAMA Ltd. The current translation quality of documents at THORASEN-VINAMA Ltd. Factors influencing the translation quality.2 Assessment of current translation quality of documents at Thorasen-Vinama Ltd.3 Mistakes found in documents and emails of the translators.4 Strengths and weaknesses of translation at THORASEN-VINAMA Ltd.- 37 - CHAPTER 3: SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF TRANSLATION IN THORASEN-VINAMA Ltd.1 Solutions for translator.1 Solutions for linguistic problems when translating documents.2 Solutions for non-linguistic problems when translating documents.2 Thorasen-Vinama Ltd future plans.vi vii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat123@gmail.com moi nhat Academy of Finance Graduation Thesis INTRODUCTION 1. RATIONALE OF THE STUDY In the maritime industry, translation plays an essential role to maintain the smooth running of a business.
No business can run successfully without mutual understanding between companies because it is considered the bridge beyond the borders of an enterprise. Companies that have paid a lot of attention to translation and use them efficiently gain a lot of benefits to generate much more working efficiency internally, thereby lowering costs, and improving their performance. This affects the fluidity and smoothness of communication between enterprises and adversely affects the whole working process. Therefore, to get rid of miscommunication and errors, businesses should ask themselves “How to improve the efficiency of translation”.
This is not a simple question, but a hard question that enterprises aren't solving immediately. They should have appropriate, proper, and reasonable methods that can draw different ways to improve the efficiency of the translation process simultaneously focusing on the quality of the translation results to be on time and keep clear communication. To be aware of the importance of translating and be inspired by the necessity of an effective translation process during my intern time at Thorasen-Vinama Ltd, as well as based on the knowledge and practical experiences I got during the internship, I’m going to choose the topic: “A REVISION OF THE METHODS AND PROCEDURES OF TRANSLATION IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AT THORESEN - VINAMA CO., LTD” as my graduate thesis title. AIM OF THE STUDY - To provide the knowledge and information on translation activities at Thorasen- Vinama Ltd - To understand the situation of translation activities at Thorasen-Vinama Ltd - To identify and assess the causes of the deficiencies of Thorasen-Vinama Ltd ‘s translation department.
- To suggest main methods to improve and strengthen the efficiency of translation during work. METHODS OF THE STUDY 1 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat123@gmail.com moi nhat Academy of Finance Graduation Thesis Based on knowledge at the academy, books, and self-accumulation and to achieve these above objectives, several methods of studying the thesis are used as follows: - Figure collection: from websites of Thorasen-Vinama Ltd, books, the internet, and internal information of the corporation. - Translation assessment methods – Document evaluation, judgment, and conclusion. - Method of analyzing, summarizing, and synthesizing materials and books from the theoretical background.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY The study is performed at Logistics Department at Thorasen-Vinama TVA Hai Phong branch, ROOM 432, Thanh Dat 1 Building, No 3 Le Thanh Tong Street, Ngo Quyen District, Hai Phong, Vietnam. The study is based on the data provided by the Logistics Department of the company and the object is the translation of legal documents and emails at the company. ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY Besides the Contents, Introduction, Conclusion, and References, the thesis consists of 3 chapters. Chapter 1: This chapter provides a general overview of translation theory and the importance of improving the quality of translation.
Chapter 2: The main part of the thesis. It gives an overview of the translating process of Thorasen-Vinama Ltd and uses different methods to assess it. Chapter 3: This chapter gives the directions for the future development of Thorasen-Vinama Ltd and provides some practical resolutions to enhance the efficiency of translating in this company. 2 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat123@gmail.com moi nhat Academy of Finance Graduation Thesis CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BASIS OF TRANSLATION 1.
Overview of the theory of translation 1.1 Definition of linguistics The study of language, including how it is put together and how it functions, is known as linguistics. A language is constructed by combining several building elements of varied types and sizes. Sounds are combined, and when this happens, their form can be altered and a variety of fantastic things can happen. Aside from that, words are organized in a specific order, and the beginnings and finishes of words are occasionally modified to alter their meaning.
The speaker's understanding of what the listener will understand, as well as the order of words, can all influence the meaning. Linguistics is stated to be divided into various sub-fields, including phonology, phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. The majority of professional linguists specialize in one or more of these fields. To be more specific, phonology and phonetics, the study of language sound systems, deals with the fundamental utterances in speech.
It can be studied by analyzing which physical properties of the vocal tract (including the lips and tongue) are employed to make various linguistic sounds. The study of the internal structure of words and sentences is referred to as morphology and syntax. Linguists aim to understand the meaning behind words and combinations of words, which is known as semantics, in addition to studying language sound systems, and word and sentence structure. Another subject of semantics is pragmatics, which compares the meanings of various combinations when they interact with contextual information.
It includes not only the study of sound, grammar, and meaning, but also the history of language families, how children and adults learn languages, how language use is processed in the mind, and how race and gender are related to language use. Linguistics complements a wide range of other disciplines, including anthropology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, biology, computer science, health sciences, education, and literature, thanks to its intimate linkages to the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.2 Definition of translation A. Definitions : 3 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat123@gmail.com moi nhat Academy of Finance Graduation Thesis What is the most basic definition of translation? It is the act of converting the meaning of a text from one language into another in the way that the author intended the text to be. It sounds like a fairly simple task.
If one writes well in one language, then it would be fair to assume they can do it in another. As the great novelist, Günter Grass once said: “Translation is that which transforms everything so that nothing changes. The translation is finding the proper equilibrium between conveying the sense and beauty of the initial text and making the target conversion more efficient and effective. The Globalization & Localization Association defines translation as "the transfer of meaning from one language (the source) to another language" (the target).