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AbstractFew would doubt that literary translation, in addition to transferring language, also deals with the problem of transferring aspects of culture. This is far less obvious with respect to the translation of scientific literature, which is held to use a universally valid and objective set of terms. The humanities and social sciences, however, involve just as many cultural ties as do literary works. This raises the question of how one should deal with terms that do not exist within the conceptual range of the target audience, or with concepts whose claim to universality is questionable. This gives rise to the question of whether indigenous concepts are universal or culturally specific. Finally, one must determine whether the use of indigenous concepts does in fact rule out a cross-cultural comparison. These questions are dealt with in this essay in the context of debates on the indigenization of the Chinese social sciences.

This collection of essays explores educational issues confronting educators and researchers from various disciplines. They are grouped into four sections, with the first, "Business Economics and Management", discussing concepts such as contemporary urban theories, multiculturalism and the informal economy. The second section, "Linguistics and Literature", encompasses topics such as Russian-Chinese bilingualism and training in Russian phraseology for foreigners. The third section, "Education" considers issues such as language teaching and use of learning cycle model and the Socratic Seminar Technique. The fourth section, "History and Geography", looks at history education, historical consciousness, and cultural geography. This book will mainly appeal to educators, researchers, and students involved in social sciences.