ABSTRACT

Cultivating talents for ethnic groups, ethnic colleges and universities are important institutions of higher education. Under the environment of rapid economic development, the level of opening up has been continuously improving, and cultural exchanges at home and abroad have been closer. There have been wide range co-operations between the Chinese higher education institutions and their foreign counterparts. Hence the Chinese ethnic colleges and universities require English versions for the effective communication, the ethnic colleges and universities have been standing under the spotlight for promoting ethnic cultures like customs, traditions and languages.

Based on the theory of functional translation, this paper analyzes the English translation of national colleges and universities from the perspectives of structure name, vocabulary selection, domestication and foreignization, especially on the translation of the word "民族". And finally propose suggestions for the further studies.

Key Words：ethnic colleges and universities; English translation;

college names; translation theory

CONTENTS

摘要

ABSTRACT

1. Introduction-1

1.1 Current Status Home and Abroad-1

1.2 Significance of the Paper-1

1.3 Structure of the Paper-2

2. Theoretical Framework-3

2.1 Overview of Chinese Colleges and Universities for Nationalities-3

2.2 Structure of Names of University for Nationalities-4

2.3 Skopos Theory-5

2.3.1 Definition of Skopos Theory-5

2.3.2 Principles of Skopos Theory-6

3. Strategies of Names of University for Nationalities-8

3.1 Domestication and Foreignization-8

3.1.1 General Observations of Domestication and Foreignization-8

3.1.2 Balanced Translation of Domestication and Foreignization-9

3.2 The English Translation of "民族"-10

3.2.1 Different Translations of "民族"-11

3.2.2 Analysis of Different Translations-11

3.2.3 Whether "Minzu" More Confident-15

3.3 College or University-17

4. Conclusion-20

References-21

Acknowledgments-22