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HA NOI OPEN UNIVERSITY Centre For E-learning ---ASSIGNMENT ON TRANSLATION TOURISM Supervisor : NGUYEN THE HOA, M.A Date of birth : May 25th, 1990 HO CHI MINH CITY, 2020 CODE:... There ar

HA NOI OPEN UNIVERSITY Centre For E-learning -

ASSIGNMENT ON TRANSLATION

TOURISM

Supervisor : NGUYEN THE HOA, M.A

Date of birth : May 25th, 1990

HO CHI MINH CITY, 2020

CODE:

Title: TRANSLATION IN TOURISM

I declare that this thesis has been composed solely by myself under strictmonitoring from my supervisor

Ho Chi Minh City, 8th December, 2020

Student Supervisor

This internship would not be successful without the help and support ofmany people I am thankful for their enthusiastic guidance, invaluablecriticism and meaningful advices which together become a great advantage for

me to overcome the hardships in accomplishing this challenging opportunity.First and foremost, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to theSchool Board as well as the Centre for E-learning of Hanoi Open Universityfor providing me such a good chance to study and finish my internship

Moreover, I would like to express the deepest appreciation to my lecturersupervisor, Mr Nguyen The Hoa, MA, who has provided me with continuedguidance, support, encouragement and patient while I was in the process ofdoing this internship Without his guidance and persistent help, this workwould be impossible to be finished

Last but not least, I am really grateful to my family members, lecturers atHanoi Open University and my intern fellows at Sai Gon HolidaysInternational Co.,Ltd who have been encouraging and giving me the privilege

to follow my dream work

Ho Chi Minh City, December 2020

Le Van Thang

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION 2

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3

PART A: INTRODUCTION 6

1 Rationale 6

2 Aims and Purposes of the assignment 6

3 Scope of the assignment 7

4 Methods of the assignment 8

5 Design of the assignment 8

6 Description of internship location 11

6.1 Introduction 11

6.2 About the company 11

6.2.1 Company’s organization 11

6.2.2 Scope of work 12

6.2.3 Partnership network 12

6.2.4 Vision and mission 12

PART B: DEVELOPMENT 13

CHAPTER 1: DEFINITION 13

CHAPTER 2: THE TRANSLATED TEXTS 15

2.1 The translated texts of the two articles (From English into

Vietnamese) 15

2.1.1 Article 1: 15

2.1.2 Article 2: 22

2.2 The translated texts of the two articles (From Vietnamese into English) 29

2.2.1 Article 3: 29

2.2.2 Article 4: 33

CHAPTER 3: COMMENT ON TRANSLATION 39

3.1 Genre of texts 39

3.2 The difficulties and convenience met during the translation 39

3.2.1 Convenience 39

3.2.2 Difficulty 40

PART C: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 41

REFERENCES 43

PART A: INTRODUCTION

1 Rationale

According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation,tourism entails the movement of people to countries or places outsidetheir usual environment The purpose of their trip can be for business,leisure or personal reasons, other than to be employed by a residententity in the country or place visited

There are three basic forms of tourism: domestic tourism, inboundtourism, and outbound tourism:

- Domestic tourism refers to activities of a visitor within theircountry of residence and outside of their home

- Inbound tourism refers to the activities of a visitor from outside

of country of residence

- Outbound tourism refers to the activities of a resident visitoroutside of their country of residence

Tourism is vital for many countries, due to the income generated

by the consumption of goods and services by tourists, the taxes levied

on businesses in the tourism industry, and the opportunity foremployment and economic advancement by working in the industry Forthese reasons NGOs and government agencies may sometimes promote

a specific region as a tourist destination, and support the development of

a tourism industry in that area

In this assignment, I am going to carry out the topic of

“Tourism”.

2 Aims and Purposes of the assignment

Hanoi Open University with the E-leaning program has providedstudents with a great amount of in-depth knowledge However, simplyhaving a good academic standing was not enough to qualify you for adecent job When it comes to securing employment, most companieswant to make sure the employees can put what they learned to practice.Thus, internship is considered to be a crucial module which every final-year students have to finish to graduate During this whole practicalperiod, no matter how excellent the students are, there are still a widevariety of opportunities for them to practice their major skills and to gethands on experiences which are advantageous for them in the future jobs.

At the end of the internship period, students will be willing to seek fortheir desire professions as they are trained and consulted valuableadvices from the company staff

To help students complete the internship as perfect as possible, theadministration of Hanoi Open University has created the best conditionsfor students to work in the best companies

Following this plan, our group has trained in Sai Gon HolidaysInternational Co.,Ltd The internship in Sai Gon Holidays InternationalCo.,Ltd not only provided us a professional environment to experienceand reinforce translating and interpreting skills but also created and built

up their relationships which might help to get higher promotion in thefuture

3 Scope of the assignment

Due to limited time and knowledge, the thesis predominantlyconcentrates on the detail works assigned to the students during the

internship at the company such as: updating the latest information in thefield of tourism through newspapers and magazines, translatingspecialized documents and doing some other assigned office works.

4 Methods of the assignment

The first method to be employed is information finding Theinformation related to the topic of tourism are gathered, analised andcarefully chosen to collect the most suitable articles for the work oftranslation

Next, when the articles are chosen, the methods to translate areadopted to finish the assignment Some common stages involved in theprocess of translation have been suggested by several authors (Beaton,Bombardier, Guillemin, & Ferraz, 2002; United States Census Bureau,2001; Weeks, Swerissen, & Belfrage, 2007):

• determination of the relevance or context,

• forward-translation of the research instruments (i.e topic guides),

• backward-translation,

• examination of the translated meaning in both source and targetlanguages, and then finally

• revisiting the whole process to get similar interpretations

5 Design of the assignment

1 - Learn about general

information and rules of

- Visit the whole company

- Learn about the daily

works at the company

- Observe the work of all

company staff to gain

experience about the work

- Search for information

and documents on

newspaper and magazines

to work on marketing and

advertising tasks of the

- To know in details how to do thework of a staff in the company

3

- Work as translate

contracts and documents

as the company required

- Participate in the

preparation and

organization of some tours

for customers of the

to cooperate with other staff the most effectively

- To learn how to organize a tour for customers

- Build a closer relationship with the board, staff and customers ofthe company

4 - Work as translate - To become familiar with the

contracts and documents

as the company required

- Participate in the

preparation and

organization of some tours

for customers of the

5

- Work as translate

contracts and documents

as the company required

- Participate in the

preparation and

organization of some tours

for customers of the

to cooperate with other staff the most effectively

- To learn how to organize a tour for customers

Build a closer relationship with the board, staff and customers ofthe company

experience gained during the period of internship

6 Description of internship location

6.1 Introduction

• Address: 588-590 Street 7, Quarter 9, Tan Tao Ward, Binh Tan District,

Ho Chi Minh City

• Phone: 84 90 533 55 16

• E-mail: info@sgh.com.vn

• Website: http://www.saigonholiday.vn/

• Director: Pham Van Muon

6.2 About the company

6.2.1 Company’s organization

The company has different departments to conduct works in different fields and categories:

1 International Travel Department (Outbound Dep): Specializing

in exploiting Vietnamese tourists traveling abroad

2 Domestic Travel Department (Domestic Dep): Exploiting

Vietnamese tourists to travel inside Vietnam

3 Inbound Travel Department: Organizing for delegations of

foreign firms to send tourism in Vietnam

4 Travel operating services: Including groups in charge of airline

tickets, visa - passports, transportation, car rental and translation

6.2.2 Scope of work

• Organizing domestic tours and foreign tours

• Organizing trip for research studies, market research surveys in Europe,Australia, America, Africa, Australia, etc

• Passport consulting, Visa, immigration procedures

• Domestic and international hotel and resort booking services

• Air ticket and train ticket booking agent delivery at home

• 4 to 45-seat car rental

6.2.3 Partnership network:

Sai Gon Holidays International Co.,Ltd has developed closerelationships with more than 1,500 domestic and foreign partners.Moreover, the company is an official member of the:

• International Tourism Association

• Vietnam Tourism Association (VTA)

• Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association (HTA)

• International Aviation Association (IATA)

6.2.4 Vision and mission

Sai Gon Holidays International Co.,Ltd always strive to maintain itsposition as a big travel company in Ho Chi Minh city in terms of size,quality and prestige with abundant resources, experience and prestige inthe field of travel services, strong relationships with major partnersaround the world, dynamic and professional staff

PART B: DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 1: DEFINITION

• Concepts of tourism

According to Wikipedia, Tourism is travel for pleasure or

business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business ofattracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business

of operating tours Tourism may be international, or within the

traveller's country The World Tourism Organization defines tourismmore generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception oftourism as being limited to holiday activity only", as people

"traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment fornot more than one consecutive year for leisure and not less than 24hours, business and other purposes"

• Significance of tourism

The tourism industry has become an important source ofincome for many countries The Manila Declaration on WorldTourism of 1980 recognized its importance as "an activity essential tothe life of nations because of its direct effects on the social, cultural,educational, and economic sectors of national societies, and on theirinternational relations."

Tourism brings large amounts of income into a local economy

in the form of payment for goods and services needed by tourists Italso generates opportunities for employment in the service sector ofthe economy associated with tourism

On the flip-side, tourism can degrade people and sourrelationships between host and guest

CHAPTER 2: THE TRANSLATED TEXTS

2.1 The translated texts of the two articles (From English into

Khách du lịch có thể tự do đi lang thang Istanbul trong khi người dân địa

phương đóng cửa

While Istanbul locals were

forced to stay inside between 9 p.m

Friday and 5 a.m Monday,

international tourists were able to

freely walk around the city

The New York Times reports

that most museums stayed open for

visitors Hotel restaurants were

allowed to remain open, but only to

hotel guests

The lockdown was monitored by

police, according to the New York

Times, who checked IDs to make sure

locals, besides essential workers,

stayed home Anyone found breaking

the lockdown was fined around 3,150

Turkish lira, or the equivalent of $400

at today's conversion rates

April, a 27-year-old financial

Trong khi người dân địa phươngIstanbul buộc phải ở trong nhà từ 9giờ tối Thứ Sáu và 5 giờ sáng ThứHai, khách du lịch quốc tế đã có thể

tự do dạo quanh thành phố

New York Times báo cáo rằnghầu hết các bảo tàng vẫn mở cửa cho

du khách Các nhà hàng khách sạnvẫn được phép mở cửa, nhưng chỉphục vụ khách của khách sạn

Theo New York Times, việckhóa cửa được giám sát bởi cảnh sát,người đã kiểm tra giấy tờ tùy thân đểđảm bảo rằng người dân địa phương,ngoài những công nhân cần thiết, ởnhà Bất kỳ ai bị phát hiện phá khóa

sẽ bị phạt khoảng 3.150 lira Thổ Nhĩ

Kỳ, hoặc tương đương 400 đô la theo

tỷ giá quy đổi ngày nay

April, một nhà phân tích tài

analyst, spent three days in Istanbul

on her way home to Singapore She

previously spent some time in

London and Finland, where her

boyfriend lives

Direct flights between Istanbul

and Singapore and no quarantine or

testing requirements made this an

easier layover, though she said she

had booked it long before the surging

coronavirus cases

"At the beginning, I was a little

fearful, but I decided that I would

probably regret not taking this

opportunity when it is available to

me, hence I decided to just go for it,"

she told Insider, adding that she took

every available precaution to stay

safe

She added that since so much

was closed during the lockdown, she

didn't feel like tourists really enjoyed

chính 27 tuổi, đã dành ba ngày ởIstanbul trên đường về Singapore.Trước đây, cô đã có một thời gian ởLondon và Phần Lan, nơi bạn trai của

cô sống

Các chuyến bay thẳng giữaIstanbul và Singapore và không cóyêu cầu kiểm dịch hay xét nghiệmkhiến việc này trở thành một việc dễdàng, mặc dù cô cho biết cô đã đặt vé

từ lâu trước khi các ca coronavirusgia tăng

"Lúc đầu, tôi có một chút sợ hãi,nhưng tôi quyết định rằng tôi có thể

sẽ hối hận vì đã không nắm lấy cơ hộinày khi nó có sẵn cho tôi, do đó tôiquyết định chỉ tham gia", cô nói vớiInsider và nói thêm rằng cô đã tậndụng mọi cơ hội có sẵn đề phòng đểgiữ an toàn

Cô ấy nói thêm rằng vì rất nhiềunơi đóng cửa trong thời gian đóngcửa, cô ấy không cảm thấy như khách

many special advantages She also

said that in her experience, most

locals did not seem resentful of

tourists, and seemed supportive of the

government's actions

A few locals Insider spoke to did

say it was important to keep the

struggling tourism sector afloat:

according to the World Travel &

Tourism Council, 9.4% of Turkey's

total employment is tourism-related

"The streets were quite empty

and it could be a little scary to be out

alone at night, especially as a solo

female traveler," she said of the

weekend lockdown, but added that

the locals were friendly and she

enjoyed visiting the Hagia Sophia

with what she assumed was only a

fraction of the usual crowds

du lịch thực sự được hưởng nhiều lợithế đặc biệt Cô cũng nói rằng theokinh nghiệm của mình, hầu hết ngườidân địa phương không hề tỏ ra bựcbội với khách du lịch và có vẻ ủng hộhành động của chính phủ

Một số người dân địa phương

mà Insider nói chuyện cho biết điềuquan trọng là phải giữ cho ngành dulịch đang gặp khó khăn tiếp tục pháttriển: theo Hội đồng Du lịch & Lữhành Thế giới, 9,4% tổng số việc làmcủa Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ là liên quan đến dulịch

"Đường phố khá vắng và có thểhơi đáng sợ khi ở ngoài một mình vàoban đêm, đặc biệt là với tư cách làmột nữ du khách một mình", cô nói

về việc khóa cửa cuối tuần, nhưng nóithêm rằng người dân địa phương rấtthân thiện và cô thích đến thăm nhàHagia Sophia cùng những gì cô chorằng chỉ là một phần nhỏ so với đámđông thông thường

She advised tourists to carry

their passports with them, because of

the frequent checkpoints she

encountered

"As to whether my decision is

worth it, I personally believe that life

is all about weighing the risks and

making the appropriate choices [ ]

While it seems to many that I have

taken unnecessary risk during such a

period, I believe that my experiences

have been worth it," she said

Alexandré Worthington, a

28-year-old realtor from Gainesville,

Florida, chose Istanbul because it's

one of few destinations that allow

Americans to enter and doesn't

require a quarantine

He told Insider he had an amazing

time, as everything during the week

Cô khuyên khách du lịch nênmang theo hộ chiếu vì những trạmkiểm soát cô thường xuyên gặp phải

"Về việc liệu quyết định của tôi

có xứng đáng hay không, cá nhân tôitin rằng cuộc sống là để cân nhắcnhững rủi ro và đưa ra những lựachọn phù hợp [ ] Trong khi dườngnhư nhiều người cho rằng tôi đã chấpnhận rủi ro không cần thiết trongkhoảng thời gian như vậy, nhưng tôitin rằng kinh nghiệm của tôi rất đánggiá, "cô nói

Alexandré Worthington, một nhàmôi giới 28 tuổi đến từ Gainesville,Florida, đã chọn Istanbul vì đây làmột trong số ít các điểm đến cho phépngười Mỹ nhập cảnh và không yêucầu kiểm dịch

Anh ấy nói với Insider rằng anh ấy đã

có một khoảng thời gian tuyệt vời, vì

was opened and business as usual

(besides restaurants, which are

take-out only) On the weekend, during the

lockdown, he said the streets were a

lot less busy, though "there was still a

lot of movement," and that while

most local shops and restaurants were

closed many "tourist type" venues

were still open, though he said that

police wouldn't allow locals in

mọi thứ trong tuần đều mở cửa vàhoạt động kinh doanh như bìnhthường (ngoài các nhà hàng chỉ mangđi) Vào cuối tuần, trong thời gianđóng cửa, ông cho biết các đường phố

đã bớt nhộn nhịp hơn rất nhiều, mặc

dù "vẫn còn rất nhiều chuyển động"

và trong khi hầu hết các cửa hàng vànhà hàng địa phương đã đóng cửa thìnhiều địa điểm "loại hình du lịch" vẫn

mở cửa anh ta nói rằng cảnh sátkhông cho phép người dân địaphương vào

- Grammatical Analysis

• The passive structure is used flexibly here

Example:

“He told Insider he had an amazing time, as everything during the week

was opened and business as usual (besides restaurants, which are take-out

only).”

• The reported speech

Example:

“On the weekend, during the lockdown, he said the streets were a lot less

busy, though "there was still a lot of movement," and that while most local shops and restaurants were closed many "tourist type" venues were still open,

though he said that police wouldn't allow locals in.”

- Cohesion Analysis

• Anaphoric reference

“while most local shops and restaurants were closed many "tourist type"

venues were still open, though he said that police wouldn't allow locals in.