Chinese News Discourse: From Perspectives of Communication, Linguistics and Pedagogy

Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Figures
Tables
Contributors
Introduction
	Four Perspectives to Study News Discourse
		The Sociological Perspective
		The Constructivist Perspective: CDA
		The Sociolinguistic Perspective
		The Interactive Perspective
	News Discourse in China
	About this volume
	References
Part I Generating News in China
	1 Sustaining State Legitimacy in the Punch of Political Scandals: A Case Study of Local Newspapers in China
		Introduction
		News Media Control, Censorship and State Legitimacy
		Safeguarding Sate Legitimacy and Maintaining the Image of Local Governments
		Methods and Data
		Local News Organizations Under Both Local and central Government Control
		Before the Dismissal
		After the Dismissal
		Further Discussion and Conclusion
		Acknowledgement
		References
	2 Public Diplomacy Strategies Represented Domestically Through Ports Along the Twenty-First Century Maritime Silk Road: ...
		Introduction
		Public Diplomacy in Present China and Xi Thought
		Xi Thought Represented at the Macro Level
		Meso-level Analysis of Ningbo Zhoushan Port
			Meso-level Analysis
			Constructing Corporate Identity
			Establishing Company’s Credentials
			Demonstrating Readiness for Service Provision
		Micro Level Analysis On the General Public
		Discussion and Conclusion
		Note
		References
	3 A Survey of Chinese Photojournalists: Identities, Work Conditions and attitudes in the Digital Age
		Introduction
		Previous Studies On Photojournalists
		Journalistic Field, Capital and Habitus
		Methods
		Survey Results
			Demographics
			Working Conditions
			Attitudes
		Discussion
			Demographics/gender
			Working Conditions
			Perceptions/attitudes
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Part II Chinese News Discourse
	4 Recontextualizing Political Metaphor in News Discourse: A Case Study of the Chinese President’s Metaphors in English Reports
		Introduction
		(Re)contextualization of Political Metaphor in News and Translation
		Recontextualizing Political Metaphor: An Analytical Model
		Recontextualizing the Chinese President’s Metaphor
			Data
		Analysis
			Presence: Transformation and Representation of Metaphor
			Abstraction: Quotation of Metaphor
			Addition: Reporting Verbs and Authorial Voices
			Arrangement: Sequence of News Events and Allocation of the Metaphor
				President Salutes Nepal, Warns Separatists (China Daily, 14 October 2019)
				Hong Kong Leader, Carrie Lam, Gets Jeered, Tainting Annual address (NYT, 16 October 2019)
		Discussion: Findings and Implications
			Findings
			Presence of Metaphor With Literal Translation: Distorting Images
			Abstraction of Metaphor in Direct Quotation: Misrepresenting Intentions
			Addition of Reporting Verbs and Authorial Evaluations: repositioning Readers
			Arrangement of News Events to Frame Metaphor: Constructing “Realities”
			Possible Factors for the Variation in Recontextualization
			Linguistic Difference: Connotation and Images
			Social Differences
			Ideological Differences
		Implications
		Conclusion
		Acknowledgement
		Note
		References
	5 What Newspapers and People say About #China70: News Discourse and Framing Through Social Media
		Introduction
		Encounters With and Representation of China Across History
		Recent Portrayals of the New China and News Framing
		Data Collection for News Discourse Comparison
		Looking Through Prism: One China and Its Many Faces
		Repeating Themes, Different Frames
		Conflict Frame and China Threat: Your Glory, My Threat
		Twitter: a Neglected Conflict Zone
		Looking Into the Future: a More Complex and Transforming China?
		Note
		References
	6 China Daily Infographics: Metaphor, Multimodality and the multi-Layering of News Discourse
		Introduction
		Background
		Overview of Infographics – Types and Functions
		Visual and Multimodal Metaphors
		Data Collection, Methodology and Analysis
		Multimodal Metaphor
		Discussion and Implications
		Future Research Directions
		Conclusion
		Icon Attributions
		References
Part III News Translation Pedagogy
	7 News Translation Strategies Adopted by Novice and Expert Translators: Implications for Translation Pedagogy
		Introduction
		Research Questions
		Participants
		Data Collection and Analysis
		Different Translation Strategies Between Novice and Expert News Translator
			Perceptions of Translating Vocabularies
			Perceptions of Translating Sentences and Paragraphs
			Perceptions of the Translation Quality
		Individual Differences in Translating Business News
			The Relationship Between Prior Learning/work Experience and Translation Strategy Choice
			The Role of Subject Area Knowledge in the Translating Process
			The Impact of Practical Translation Experience On the choices of Translation Strategy
		Conclusion
		Acknowledgements
		Notes
		Appendix 7.1
		Appendix 7.2
		References
	8 A Social Constructivist Approach to Acquiring International News Translation Norms in China: Empowering Students in a ...
		Introduction
		International News Translation Norms in China
		The Social-Constructivist Approach
			The Key Principles
			A Socio-Constructivist Class Design and Procedures
		Methodology
			Action Research
			The Teacher–researcher, Students and the Course
		Data Collection
		Planning and Implementing the Classroom Teaching of news Translation Norms
			Planning the Action Research
		Implementing the Action Research
		Findings
			Empowerment Through Situated Learning With Multiple realities and Multiple Perspectives
			Empowerment Through Genuine Collaborative Learning
			Empowerment Through Seeking Viability
			Empowerment Through Scaffolding
		Reflections and Implications
		References
	9 Developing Translation Competence: A Curricular Study of Teaching of News Translation
		Introduction
		Background
			Translation Competence
			Teaching News Translation
			Curriculum Design
		Methodology
			Research Questions
			Research Design
			Research Subjects
		Data Collection and Analysis
		Results and Comparison
			Comparison in Learning Objectives
		Comparison in Teaching and Learning Activities
			Course A: Teaching and Learning Activities
			Course B: Teaching and Learning Activities
			Comparison in Assessment
		Discussion and Implications
			An Integrated Competence Model for a Qualified News Translator
		Possible Explanations for Differences in Curriculum Design
			Sociocultural Background
			Institutional Context
			Trainers’ Perspectives
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Index