NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS DEPARTMENT LUONG THI HONG NHUNG PROBLEMS IN TRANSLATION OF ENGLISH TOURISM TERMINOLOGY INTO VIETNAMESE OF VIETNAM TOURISM ONLINE MAGAZINE INTAKE K61,62 NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS DEPARTMENT LUONG THI HONG NHUNG PROBLEMS IN TRANSLATION OF ENGLISH TOURISM TERMINOLOGY INTO VIETNAMESE OF VIETNAM TOURISM ONLINE MAGAZINE INTAKE K61,62 Supervisor: Le Thuy Linh, M.A Lương Thi Hong Nhung — 11194043 — Business English 61C ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First of all, my special word of thanks would be sent to my dedicated supervisor and teacher, Mrs Le Thuy Linh. In terms of academic support, she annotated my work meticulously, suggested necessary points, followed up my progress constantly and showed me the way to write this report in an academic manner. Importantly, she continuously counseled me to make more determined endeavor and her encouragement made it possible for me to achieve the goal. I would like to extend deeply my sincere thanks to National Economics University for giving me the opportunity to work on this internship report and to Faculty Of Foreign Language for the great time for learning and professional development on English teaching.
This report could not be completed successfully without kind help and assistance from my beloved supervisor, manager, co-workers, and peers and I am so grateful for having chances to meet these people. Thirdly, I want to thank my friends for their help with my research and for responding to my questions. I was fortunate to have access to Vietnam Tourism online magazine, a billingual magazine that helps me gain more knowledge and understanding of the tourism industry. Finally, my heartfelt thanks would go to my colleagues and family who not only extended a great amount of assistance to me to finish this report but also gave relentlessly emotional support.
Lương Thi Hong Nhung — 11194043 — Business English 61C EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Today, as global integration progresses rapidly throughout the world, nations encourage cooperation to advance economic growth. In which case, compared to other industries, tourism is gradually taking the lead in the economy. Many nations around the world are promoting tourist activities. The importance of translation has increased as aresult of global business.
However, translating tourism on magazines can be difficult due to the terminology. An accurate terminology translation requires the right translation techniques and the necessary comprehension of tourism concepts. The goal of this study was to understand the nature and problems of tourism terminology and how it was translated into Vietnamese articles. As a result, some recommendations were made for translators and readers to help them better translate and understand tourism terminology.
The study focused on identifying the problems encountered in translating English tourism terminology into Vietnamese for Vietnam Tourism Online Magazine. The findings showed that there were several challenges faced by translators, including the lack of standardized tourism terminology in Vietnamese, the difficulty in accurately translating idiomatic expressions, and the need for translators to have a thorough understanding of both English and Vietnamese cultures. Additionally, the survey results indicated that many students felt that the translations did not effectively convey the intended meaning and tone of the original English text. Some respondents also expressed a preference for English-language publications, even if they lacked translations.
Overall, the study highlights the need for a more systematic approach to translating tourism terminology in Vietnamese and suggests that efforts to promote English-language proficiency among Vietnamese tourism professionals may be beneficial. Lương Thi Hong Nhung — 11194043 — Business English 61C TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.QQQQQnnn HS nh hờ1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .cc cece ence cence ne ene e nen e ene ene teeta ea enaeeseieeneeeas 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS.QQQQn HH HH nh nh nh kg 11 LIST OF FIGURE. SH TH HE nh ened V LIST OF ABBREVIATION.0 cecc cece eee cene eee ceee eee eneee eens eeeneneeaeneneeaas vi CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION. 0000 e nee e ene eee neneeeenene need 1 1.1 Rationale of the StUỦY.
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33 iv Lương Thi Hong Nhung — 11194043 — Business English 61C LIST OF FIGURE Figure 3.1 The frequency of BES’ encountering tourism terminology on magazines.2 BES’ satisfaction with their tourism terminology .3 The frequency in problems in describing tourism terms of BE Students .4 BES’ problems in translating tourism terms .-- - s- «£+<£<se+se+sxxs 20 Figure 3.5 BES’ lexical difficulties in tourism transÏafIOn.6 BES’ resources for learning tourism terminology .-- + --s+ss+++ss2 26 Lương Thi Hong Nhung — 11194043 — Business English 61C LIST OF ABBREVIATION 1. SL : Source Language 2. TL : Target Language 3. AAA : American Automobile Association 4.
ABA : American Bus Association 5. ACME : Association of Convention Marketing Executives 6. ACTE : Association of Corporate Travel Executives 7. BIC : Business Information Centre 8.
BIN : Business Travel Network 9. WTO : World Trade Organization 10. UNESCO : United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization vi Lương Thi Hong Nhung — 11194043 — Business English 61C CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale of the study Countries are connecting with one another in today's globalized world, where industrialization and international integration are growing, and people travel to different parts of the globe for both leisure and business. As a result, translation becomes necessary and significant as a component of society's growth.
English Vietnamese translation is unavoidably required for Vietnamese tour guides to connect, communicate, and aid in the development of Vietnamese tourism. Translation, particularly in English, the most widely spoken language in the world, is essential for hotels, restaurants, magazines, and newspapers in the area of tourism. There is a high demand for the creation of a vocabulary that represents terms equivalently to those in different languages through translation processes because the translation industry is expanding quickly. As a result, more time and effort is put into creating and standardizing terminology, which is crucial for expressing and exchanging ideas, especially those that are used in specific professional fields.
Effective translation requires highly skilled professionals who not only possess a thorough understanding of the academic field and its specialized vocabulary but also a social understanding of the background or culture of the target listeners. Last but not least, essential techniques to practice as translation professionals, meet the needs of translation to be more and more pragmatic and help Vietnam's tourism industry has played a significant role in economic growth, job creation, and the reduction of poverty. There will be a greater need for reading and knowledge acquisition about tourism as the sector develops. Students, businesspeople, or travel agents tend to look for tourism magazines that are accurately and naturally translated as a result of the growing need to read English-Vietnamese and Vietnamese-English tourism magazines.
Vietnamese news about scenic locations must be written and translated into English for travel agency websites in Vietnam in order to showcase the country's most stunning features to visitors. This calls for both professional and amateur translators to possess a fundamental knowledge of tourism terminology in general as well as the capacity to effectively translate a wide range of technical words and expressions. Obviously, when conveying the source language into the target language, translators may encounter obstacles and challenges both in linguistic and non-linguistic aspects. Being aware of the essence of avoiding and eliminating these typical problems, Lương Thi Hong Nhung — 11194043 — Business English 61C this study was conducted with the title: “Problems in translation of English tourism terminology into Vietnamese of Vietnam tourism online magazine intake K61,62”.2 Aims of the study The goal of this study is to identify the challenges encountered when translating the necessary terms on tourism magazines of 3' and 4 BE students at National Economics University.
Additionally, some practical and efficient solutions are strongly advised in order to help translators avoid and effectively address any potential issues. The glossary, which contains the most accurate translations and explanations of some difficult-to-translate words and terms, is the study's standout feature and will save translators time and effort during the translation process. This glossary will serve as a helpful resource for readers who are both Vietnamese and English or who wish to conduct additional related research.3 Scope of the study English articles and their Vietnamese translations were used on the website https://vietnamtourism.vn/ and _ https://www.vn/en for the research, which focuses on problems of students when translating tourism terminology. From May 2021 to February 2022, these articles are gathered and examined.
And the questionnaire was created to address the research question in the third month of the progress. It is challenging to compile articles within a set time frame because the articles on the site are not arranged chronologically. As a result, the articles are discovered randomly on the website, resulting in a collection of articles that is dispersed over months. Additionally, articles were chosen for analysis because not all of them could be seen on the website and because of the time constraints.4 Research questions The research is carried out to answer these following questions: 1.
What are the most noticeable problems when translating the required English - Vietnamese and Vietnamese - English tourism terminology on magazines of Business English students ? 2. What are solutions to these problems? 1.1 Research methods The researcher initially has a general idea of the study's field. Reading relevant materials, documents, and articles will help you focus your attention and select a 2 Lương Thi Hong Nhung — 11194043 — Business English 61C potential research topic that has enough data and information to support your analysis. Additionally, the research paper is constrained by the researcher's skills and time constraints.
Second, the researcher drafts a proposal, a theoretical framework, and an outline for the study. Thirdly, in the third month of the project, a survey was conducted in the form of paper sheets with 90 third- and fourth-year business students at NEU campus, in business classes, and on social media sites like Facebook in order to gather information and data about the challenges of translating English tourism terminology. Finally, the analyzed data are used to make tables and figures, write the thesis, and offer suggestions.2 Data collection instrument To accomplish the research objectives and respond to the research questions, both questionnaire and documentary analysis methods are used in the research. Data is gathered from articles on tourism that have been translated from Vietnamese and published in English on the tourism online magazine.
Data from the tourism articles is described and analyzed to address the research questions.