Andrew Jameson's profile

Affiliation: ex. Lancaster University, UK
Address: 6 Gilbert Road - Malvern WR14 3RQ - Worcestershire - U.K.
Tel.: +44 1684 572466
E-mail: a.jameson2@dsl.pipex.com

 

Main scientific activities

• Member, British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (BASEES)
• Andrew Jameson had a career as Lecturer in Russian Language and Linguistics until "rationalisation" forced the closure of Russian at Lancaster University. His scientific interests include Russian semantics and sociolinguistics, language course development and the practicalities of the translation process. He has a special interest in the origins of sub-standard varieties of Russian. He now works freelance as a translator and lecturer in Russian language and culture.

Main recent articles

• “Recent developments in translation theory applied to a practical approach to teaching Russian-English translation” in Rusistika, the Journal for Teachers and Learners of Russian, published by the Association for Language Learning (ALL) No. 25, Spring 2002, pp. 5-11
• “A general theory of practical translation?” in ITI Bulletin, the Journal of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, September-October 2008, pp. 18-20

Projects

• Together with the Society for Cooperation in Russian and Soviet Studies (SCRSS), London; and Dr. Emily Lygo, University of Exeter. Joint project on the early history of the SCR (Society for Cultural Relations with the USSR), 1924-1945. The SCRSS is the successor organisation to the SCR and holds the SCR's archives and libraries.