| This paper is a tentative research which aims at describing two basic research methods, namely, induction and deduction that have been applied in translation studies. The present study is going to take Chinese Translators Journal from 1980 to 2006 as the object of observation and take methodological research as the departure point. The thesis will focus on the case study of translation teaching and try to identify some methodological patterns that can guide us in the study of translation.As translation studies enters a booming development era, methodological research, as a very important part of translation studies, will play an increasingly important role in translation studies. Theories and research methods can not be separated from each other because theoretical innovations and breakthroughs are always accompanied with innovations and breakthroughs of research methods.However, according to the author's preliminary research, systematic study on this topic is rare to be found. Many scholars have mentioned the importance of it either in their papers or in their books, but their discussions drew little attention. The author is confirmed that there is much work to be done and research in this field is necessary, urgent and meaningful. For the convenience of conducting the research, the author chooses inductive method and deductive method to dig into the relevance of methodological research in translation studies and hope that it can shed some light on further studies in this aspect.The thesis is composed of five chapters and a brief conclusion. Chapter one is a general introduction and the last part is a conclusion to the whole thesis. The body part is a detailed analysis of these two methods. |
