What is the teleology of translation?

The three principles of teleology are teleology, coherence and faithfulness.

Translation is not a process of code conversion, but a concrete form of human action. Every action has a purpose, so translation is also dominated by the purpose. Before any translation action begins, we must first find out what the purpose is, otherwise the translation cannot be carried out. That is, the purpose principle of translation. In addition to the principle of teleology, teleology has two important principles, namely, the principle of coherence and the principle of loyalty. The principle of coherence means that it must meet the standard of intralingual coherence. The principle of faithfulness means that there should be interlingual coherence between the translated text and the original text.

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The teaching mode of business English translation in most universities in China still belongs to the bottom-up mode. This teaching mode is relatively rigid, and it only aims at knowledge points. The application in business English teaching is reflected in the teacher's extension from the explanation of sub-units such as words and letters to the teaching of basic knowledge such as grammar and translation. Teachers' teaching activities focus more on teaching basic translation methods and learning strategies. As a result, students cannot master the semantics and context of the translation skillfully, and it is difficult to effectively improve their translation practice and application ability.

Business English translation teaching from the perspective of functional skopos theory requires cultivating students' macro-translation guiding theory, so that translators can fully understand clients' translation purposes and cross-cultural differences, and finally realize the seamless connection between source language and target language. Business English is a professional and practical subject, which often requires students to master knowledge points in the practical application process.

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