Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Novosibirsk State University –
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This is an annual Olympiad that is held among students. Faculty of Economics (Eng. Faculty) of NSU. English teachers at the Faculty invite first- and second-year students with the highest level of English proficiency and developed English-to-Russian translation skills. However, all interested Eng. Faculty students who want to test their knowledge and skills are welcome to participate.
"The goal of the event is to increase motivation for learning English in general, and economic English in particular, to identify the most talented students in the field of English-to-Russian translation, to develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills, to develop skills in working with economic and legal texts, and to develop professional language competence," commented Natalia Tyuleneva, Associate Professor of the Department of General Economic Education at the Faculty of Economics and Management at NSU and the Olympiad organizer.
Participants had 60 minutes to translate a text on economic and legal topics from English into Russian. The use of paper dictionaries or dictionaries on laptops and tablets was permitted. The translation must be literary and stylistically correct. Grammatical and lexical difficulties, writing style, and the author's own creative approach were taken into account when evaluating and selecting the winners.
"For example, the sentence 'Today is expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year…' was translated by students as: 'Today is expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year,' 'It is expected that today will be the most popular shopping day of the year,' or 'It is expected that today will be the busiest shopping day of the entire year.' And the phrase 'sales frenzy that is Black Friday' was translated as: 'Black Friday madness,' 'the frenzy of people during Black Friday sales,' 'the sale rush that is Black Friday,' 'a sale as hot as Black Friday,' or 'a discount sale,'" Natalia Tyuleneva explained.
According to the results of the Olympiad among first-year students, the prize places were taken by:
2nd place – Elizaveta Izmailova (group 25708.1) and Anton Ufilin (group 25704.1);
3rd place – Elizaveta Novoselova (group 25710.1) and Sofia Sherstobitova (group 25707.1).
Among 2nd year students:
1st place – Elizaveta Cheremisina (gr. 24704.1);
2nd place – Daria Polkovnikova (group 24702.2);
3rd place – Elizaveta Limanova (group 24704.1).
All winners receive commemorative prizes and certificates. Winners have the opportunity to participate in the city stage of the Translation Olympiad and often take top spots.
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