LINGUIST List 22.4151 Mon Oct 24 2011 Calls: Translation/ Arab World English Journal (Jrnl) Editor for this issue: Brent Miller <brentlinguistlist.org> LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.     Khairi Al-Zubaidi , Arab World English Journal Message 1: Arab World English Journal Date: 22-Oct-2011 From: Khairi Al-Zubaidi <editorawej.org> Subject: Arab World English Journal E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Arab World English Journal Call Deadline: 30-Dec-2011 Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) welcomes the submission of papers for a special issue on translation. The deadline for manuscript submission is December, 30, 2011. The issue publication date is March, 2012. For more information visit Arab World English Journal on www.awej.org. Before sending your paper, please read the Manuscript Guidelines for AWEJ at http://awej.org/?section=7. Possible topics could include but are not limited to: - Current situation of translation in the Arab world - The role of Arab universities in developing currents teaching programs in translation - The role of Kalima Project (Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage) in developing the movement of translation in the Arab world - Challenges of literary translation - The role of translation in mediating the exchange of knowledge across cultural and linguistic divides - The role of literary translation in challenging or reinforcing cultural difference - Translation studies: development, problems and solutions. - Basic issues in traditional translation research and new perspectives - Translation theory and practice and global changes - Semantic theories in translation and interpreting - The linguistic, cognitive, communicative, cultural, technological dimensions of translation - Contrast between sight interpretation and paper translation, - Syntax differences between target language and source language - Arabic machine translation - Future use of corpora in translation studies - Translation and creativity - New approaches and theories in translation - General translation theory versus specific theories the literary translation - Teaching translation and literature in translation - Foreign language teaching and translation - The role of the translator in the dialogue among civilizations - The role of translation in cross-cultural and multi-cultural communication - The digital age and translation - Toward cultural translation - Globalization and translation Papers may be submitted electronically as e-mail to: editorawej.org Note for Arab authors: Please submit an abstract in Arabic and English. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 24-Oct-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.