Anny Eweka
I am a maths and physics teacher.
Location I live in Lome, Togo
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Very enjoyable course also simple and clear. Enlightening as well.
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I have gained à lot that will help me in my interpreting job. It was great.
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Thank you so much. It was interesting from start to finish. The quizzes were very helpful and challenging.
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Reading takes the reader on a "voyage" into the world of the author. As such, in translating a text I think it is just right to have the flavour of the target language in the translatiion .
Foreignising’ will make the translated material interesting and real.
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"....translation is simply about re-packaging the content in another language..."
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I will use professional encyclopedia or dictionary like the medical encyclopedia. I'll also may be use a search engine. In the latter I'll pay very close attention to the final work for accuracy.
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I am not even a novice in translation or interpretation but I cant see MT replacing the human translator/interpreter.
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Now I understand. There are church hymns in my native Ewe language, in English and then in French. The same song is translated slightly differently and I used to query that. I have translated songs from English into my native language. It didn't quite flow but I taught it is better to remain"faithful" to the source text.
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1. You must have a sound knowledge of the issues involved in your interpretation/ translation.
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Type: must be a person who is passionate and knowledgeable in arts.
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The English text is the source text because:
1. The organising association is English I guess- 'BEYOND BORDERS'
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The name Gacaca is derived from the Kinyarwanda word umucaca meaning “a plant so soft to sit on that people prefer to gather on it”. Originally, Gacaca gatherings were meant to restore order and harmony within communities by acknowledging wrongs and having jusftice restored to those who were victims.
Google/Wikipedia
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Self-translation is s very effective way of working. From my experience, im the church meetings where at times we have to deal with 3 different languages: English, French, and Ewe, I just move from one to another and back and forth. It is faster, more efficient and sure too.
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I taught multilingual classes several times. Fortunately I speak English and French fluently still we moved at a very slow pace and it was frustrating to both the students and me.
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1. Translation is the key that opens the thoughts, sentiments and feelings of an author to a foreign reader
2. Translation is the light that shows the way in the dark tunnels of a strange culture and world.
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Gender, sexuality and all these terms are human 'fabrications' that tend to influence everything around us. Language has no gender or sex so it should not be tagged. Unfortunately translation we now see is also under this man made prejudices.
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Here, in Togo we have French as the official language then Ewe in the south and Kabye in the North. In the South where I live Ewe and French are therefore used mostly in hospitals, in places of worships and in the national daily newspapers. We have them also in the markets and hotels.
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I am touched by Rushdie's excellent description of migrants situation. The words used in describing linguistics landscape are so amazing. You see these things everyday but makes nothing out of them.
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Well it didn't mean much to me in the sense that it is not my "genre". Having said that music is music.
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Awesome. Language is not just the spoken word or the written word. It is a whole package.
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Multilinguals like us are not professionalls. We just speak different languages and when the need arises make use of same.
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CATL(Conseil Européen ses Associations de Traducteurs Littéraires)
CATL Hexalogue:
Code of good practice
The Six Commandments of ‘fair-play’ in literary translation, adopted by CEATL’s General Assembly on 14 May, 2011.
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No at all. There is no correspondence. Time plays a key role here.Understanding and professionalism.
I truly admire it and also wonder how for instance someone sat down months and even years to translate a book, a novel. Because when you translate it's like going into the other person's mind, thoughts, heart, and feeling. -
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I am so enlightened about the differences and similarities between translators and interpreters.
But when you listen to the news on the radio, we have an interpretation whereby the interpreter mimics the voice of the speaker and also speaks simultaneously as the speaker. The story is very often pre-recorded. How do we classify this. -
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During the colonial era courts translators were semi gods, lords. They played very negative roles in that they were extremely corrupt. They tore communities apart.
They themselves had very little knowledge of the "white" man's language. At times they just tratransed word to word and this was always a disaster.
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Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the first to translate the Bible into Yoruba.
In office 1864–1891
Personal details
Born c. 1809 in Osogun
Died December 31, 1891 in Lagos
Education : St Mary's Church; Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone.
Samuel was a linguist and the first African Anglican bishop in Nigeria. Born in Osogun (in what is now Iseyin Local... -
Localisation is like bringing the message " home" to the people. In the developed world, where a very high percentage of the audience has some level of formal education, localisation is a little bit "straightforward".
If that same message were to be localised in Africa there will be a multiple work to be done. The translation will consider audiences with as... -
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This issue of culture in translation is better understood when you translate from a western language into a local African language. While some African languages are highly developed with rich vocabulary and syntaxes adequately in place, my local language isn't that developed. Also we have a lot of taboos, so that you are even ashamed to utter some words....
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The word "tissu" in English us exactly the same in English.
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In Africa we don't have that culture. What you will hear is let's go for a drink and you can spend hours talking. Definitely, you will not spend an hour.
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This is more a question than a comment.
When we talk about interlingual where do we place things like, Canadian French versus French in France, ancient Greek and modern Greek languages and so on?
Also, in my native language a simple change in intonation changes the meaning of an entire sentence. Can we regard this as intersemiotic -
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I have not come across a manga in my life. Will look it up online.
Translation is deeper, broader, more technical than I thought.
It is not just this is language, speak. Language is an integral part of a people's culture. So translation can't be done in isolation of same.
It is true, for instance in French there's what we call "singulier de politesse" . It... -
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This is amazing.
Recently I read an article on TV5 Monde where they talked about some words in French who don't have translation.
For instance, "bon appetit" doesn't have an English meaning. What about this? -
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1. Definition:
Translation means different things in different languages depending on where you are speaking from. It is an art of conveying the mind and thoughts of a speaker (it can be written) as accurately as possible and in neutrality as working conditions permit it.2. Images- on padlet
3. Not at all. My own understanding of translation is far...
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I have never thought about this aspect of translation. Every profession has its codes and ethics. It is humanly difficult to be neutral.
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This is classic. Unlike what I struggled with, when I am translating at conferences, that is always wanting to give it back exactly the way it is in the original language isn't the right way.
Translation is just conveying the meaning. Right?
No wonder that at times you can't even get the right word. For instance when I am translating from French/English into... -
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This is hard. I'll try.
issaqqaram ana ummišu -
Is a car ram Anna... -
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Interesting!
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I must confess that my concept about translation has tremendously changed. The main reason why I chose the course us to brush up what very little I already do with regards to translation/interpretation.
I speak 4 languages fluently: English, French, Yoruba, and Ewe. Then a little Fon. So I translate mostly from English into French or Ewe or vice versa. -
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Bonjour, my name is Anny Eweka. I am a Togolese and I live in Lome. I am also partly Nigerian so I speak English as well.
I translate (verbal/written) at mostly Christian conferences in Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire.
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Hi, this is my 5th course in Futurelearn. Don't want to be addicted to it though I enjoy each if the courses I've taken thus far.
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Anny Eweka replied to Marc Brik
Thank you. I now understand.
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Anny Eweka replied to Anny Eweka
It's fine thank you
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Mr. Dix
Thank you so much. It was highly educative, enriching, straight forward, simple, practical, realistic, short, and entertaining.
There is this last question:
7. Calmly step through negative consequences giving take up time every time.
Please, can anyone explain this to me?
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I feel that she is too passive. She doesn't have any control over her class. How can anybody teach/learn in that chaos? She is not assertive.
She should have rules posted in strategic places. May be she should ask for an assistant. She dismissed they children without resolving their problem.
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Hi Jane,
Do we have different approaches to different levels of students? Nursery, primary, and secondary?
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Anny Eweka replied to Hiroko Murakami
From my experience this has often be the case. They react to our actions.
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I like all the rules and I believe that they aren't arranged in any particular order. I remember when I announced to my colleagues that I resigned from the school, the newest member among us said, "this is serious. We will have the problem of discipline in the school. Please for the sake of the students reconsider your decision"
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Nothing is as important as follow up. Never say:"well they should be responsible for themselves". When you do they just say "we've finally gotten rid of her".
Follow up relentlessly. I learnt this from my experience first with my son and the student in my previous school that I've spoken about already. -
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Like I said somewhere before, the rules in the school were I taught were not consistent. Everything depended on who did what. We have rules written down but management never enforced any where it did it was with some bias. For these same reasons we made rules we could not enforce.
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Frankly punishment is outdated but it has become rooted in some of us.
This was what finally happened with my "friend". Thinking back now I have the feeling that probably I expected too fast a result than I was getting. I am not a patient person. -
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I had this very nasty student in my math class in grade 10. He was always out to break all the rules. He was sent away from all his former schools. Somehow, the owner of my school believed that since his parents have got some money to pay we could do the magic. As a matter of fact it got to a point, even my director couldn't handle him. Then I got a letter...
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I look forward to having a very wonderful last week.
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This was another great lessons.
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Anny Eweka replied to Natalie Jane
They do that! It's like they "tease' you at times.
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Anny Eweka replied to Okyere Christian Inkum
I am not teaching right now but hope to start again very soon. Can't wait to practice all that I am learning here.
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Everything was about to explode- the entire class was at a point of ebullition.
Her calm and consistency paid off.
From the student's point of view, from the way he spoke the incident will make a lifetime impact on him:
"She was nice about it though, she didn't go shouting it across the class... I appreciated the fact that she didn't advertise me like I do... -
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She was calmly insistent to the end. The behaviour, not the person.
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I need to practice this again and again because when I open my mouth once I can't stop.
Can you tell me why you have to force yourself to act contrary to what I know you to be? At this point I will hand in the script. -
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Is there a difference between the way we should relate to our children and the way we should relate to our students? Should there be a difference? Why and why not?
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Saves you from being emotionally "worn ou". You need not even talk.
"You suddenly decided not to join your assigned group. It is a team work and no individual score. I've just made you a group leader. Don't choose to loose the position" -
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Diversions:
1. Use humour...
2. Tactically ignore and change the subject(but don't forget the behaviour)
3. Divert attention by referring back to a different part the day/week- how was lunch?...Diffusers:
1. End a request with "thank you"-expecting the task to be done.
2. “Take a minute to think about how you can improve your behaviour then we can... -
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Some of our statements are somehow to categorical. Things are not often as straight forward as we are putting them.
Not every child comes to school because he/she loves it. They are forced to come. A student told me repeatedly that he didn't need education and that they are forcing him to learn. The teachers are always at the receiving end. From parents,... -
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These things make so much sense and are very practical. If all other parameters in the environment and work space are in harmony with the stated rules here. For instance, culture influences to a great extent our approach to issues. The social culture of the home, the culture of the school itself.
In Africa unquestionable obedience to adults is a must do.... -
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I have always said that if my anger could be controlled nit just my teaching, but everything will be in order.
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Some of these things we do them without even knowing what they are?
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What I know am not is being passive or pleading.
Passive: "please do it when you think it's suitable for you. It doesn't matter"
Hostile: "Listen to me very clearly. I decide what happens here, and just get the job done or else"Assertive: I know you are doing this for the first time, but that is the best way to learn.
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"If rewards do not work, what does? I recommend that employers pay workers well and fairly and
then do everything possible to help them forget about money. A preoccupation with money distracts
everyone — employers and employees — from the issues that really matter."1. In the strictest sense salaries are rewards of some sort.
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I am sorry but it is the school rule that the assistant should phone pstents?
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The teacher was not forceful. She used "thank you" a lot and avoided complicating the situation. She went step by step. What impressed me the most was the way she made her pull her coat. Then she has an encouraging word for each one.
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I had this group of students in my class, who were sponsored by the director of the school. There were 3 boys and 1 girl. They were the kinds of kids who would never have dreamed of having such a lifetime privilege. I heard their story from older colleagues and it was all negative but the story was also true. Those kids were rude and nasty in their attitudes....
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If names should not be removed from the board and at the same time the board has to be refreshed daily or weekly, how is that? I am not quite clear on this point.
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"Different students need reinforcement at different frequencies and intensities"
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I have never used this before. Where I worked we used a point system and we rewarded any good behaviour including punctuality. it was done at the end of each marking period that is at the end of 6 weeks of classes after the tests.
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reward shouuld not just be awarded but be awarded properly to produce the desired outcome on the part of students
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Even though I don't teach right now, I want to try to arrange the rewards in this order:
1. Praise postcard or letter home to parents.
2. Fun experiment or other exciting activity (relating to your subject) at the end of the week
3. Responsibility/job in the lab/teaching spaceMention in assembly
4.Stars on a chart for a weekly award
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In the samples, some of the cards are addressed to parents. Are they not meant for the students?
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I used to write my statement of recognition on the students homework script on a daily basis as they handed them in. I was particular about this young girl who had a "phobia" for anything that has to do with STEM, in any form. So I made sure I rewarded any little effort she made. She really improved. She participated in the lesson unlike when she first came....
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This must be really nice and parents will also be glad indeed. We can customise the cards with student names.
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Unfortunately, I missed the Q&A section.
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This is practical and simple
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Group leaders submit assignments.
Group secretaries read out questions raised while working.
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Am impressed!
1. She was very calm
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Can somebody please tell me the difference between rules and orders?
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Follow up is very important. Once students notice you don't follow up , they don't respect your rules.
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Group Work:
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At times we tend to think that they more rules we make the better. When we 'stuff' students with rules they will be able to learn in a safe environment. I now see that this is not always the case.
I noticed that we've been speaking about rules, routines as they apply to students. From my experience at times changes are so frequent on the part of the... -
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This is good. Very detailed especially the audio.
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I am sorry I am not in school right now. Having said that where I taught the general school rules meant nothing to the students. The school head was never consistent. For instance, rules applied depending on which student was involved. There was a bias in the application of these rules. Some students came late and she insisted they be allowed into the school...
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The number 2 routine is clear but we can merge the 1st and 3rd together. For instance, item 2 of 1 and item 1 of 3 can be merged.
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This is great.
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The best way to do this as far as I am concerned, is may be paste these rules in strategic places in the lab or in the class.
In the school where I taught, we had some informal rules pasted on the walls in the stairs, toilets, hallways and so on. We didn't have that before until a new teacher came in to introduce this. At first, most of us the old teachers... -
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This is great, especially in a math class. I greet the students but I always have a business-like face and what usually followed was:
"Your homework!!!"
Oh, no! No! No! No! No wonder, some of them avoided my class. Or they looked at me anxiously.
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1. My former head of school through her behaviour has encouraged students many times to be unruly.
For instance, my maths class used to start at 8.15 and I allowed 10-15 minutes for students to still coming. She just opened the door and push them in!
How do you react in a situation like this one?2. Without any prior discussion with students, parents,...
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I like the phrase "I need you to". I will also change the way I send my students off.
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Her tonal language was not good. She could have emphasised any good behaviour of the student that she knows or joke about him not being able to sit still if he is finding a lesson a bit difficult. The last thing she should have done was shout this gives room for confrontation.
She could say something like:
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Letter 3
My dear, you should not have walked away without saying a thing. Labeling should never be encouraged for many reasons. When during staff room gossips we begin to call students names we look for signs to confirm what we say they are. These signs trigger responses. We should avoid stereotypes about children. Tell the teacher involved not to shy away...
