{"id":47694,"date":"2026-01-27T07:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/?p=47694"},"modified":"2026-01-27T07:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:26:00","slug":"masters-thesis-examines-the-application-of-nords-model-in-translating-political-texts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/2026\/01\/27\/masters-thesis-examines-the-application-of-nords-model-in-translating-political-texts\/","title":{"rendered":"Master\u2019s Thesis Examines the Application of Nord\u2019s Model in Translating Political Texts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">The Department of Translation at the College of Arts held a public defense for a Master\u2019s thesis titled &#8220;The Application of Nord\u2019s Model to Translating English Political Texts into Arabic&#8221; on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The session was attended by the Dean of the College, Professor Dr. Hatem Fahd Al-Tai, the Head of the Department, Dr. Hala Khalid Najim, and several faculty members.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"3\">Research Focus and Objectives<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The study, presented by student Rahma Essam Abdulwahid Ibrahim, explored the application of Christiane Nord\u2019s functionalist model in translating political discourse. Key areas of focus included:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"5\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\">Translation Strategies: Analyzing how functionalism aids in navigating the complexities of political language.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\">Communicative Function: Highlighting Nord\u2019s role in maintaining the original text&#8217;s intent and clarity during the transfer from English to Arabic.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\">Discourse Challenges: Addressing the specific linguistic and cultural hurdles inherent in political rhetoric.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"6\">Discussion Committee<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">The research was evaluated and defended before a specialized committee consisting of:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\">Prof. Dr. Yasser Younis Abdulwahid (College of Arts, University of Mosul) \u2013 Chair<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\">Asst. Prof. Dr. Anfal Qubais Saeed (College of Arts, University of Mosul) \u2013 Member<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\">Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Hammoud (College of Arts, University of Mosul) \u2013 Member<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\">Asst. 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The session was attended by the Dean of the College, Professor Dr. Hatem Fahd Al-Tai, the Head of the Department, Dr. Hala Khalid Najim, and several faculty members. Research Focus and Objectives The study, presented by student Rahma Essam Abdulwahid Ibrahim, explored the application of Christiane Nord\u2019s functionalist model in translating political discourse. Key areas of focus included: Translation Strategies: Analyzing how functionalism aids in navigating <a href=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/2026\/01\/27\/masters-thesis-examines-the-application-of-nords-model-in-translating-political-texts\/\"> [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":47695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-viva"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47694"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47700,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47694\/revisions\/47700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}