Professor of translation at Hong Kong Baptist University, Tan Zaixi claims that "the Chinese tradition of translation is an 'externally-oriented' tradition, whereas in the West there is a more 'internally-oriented' one". Traditionally, Chinese translation theories [...]

When interpreting from or into another language, cultural awareness is fundamental, since an interpreter has to avoid both misinterpretation and misunderstanding. It is important to distinguish between these two terms: misinterpretation is the inability of [...]

Kimono is a Japanese traditional outfit for ladies and it literally means a "thing to wear" (ki "wear" and mono "thing"). Japanese experts have to undertake training through 3 separate levels in order to qualify [...]