Lost in Translation? Bildung between Ideological Debate and Pragmatism: A Response to Julia Campos

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" Lost in Translation? Bildung between Ideological Debate and Pragmatism: A Response to Julia Campos "
Roche, Jörg

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	926007
Doc. No	:	LA0052h9c2
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Roche, Jörg
Title & Author	:	Lost in Translation? Bildung between Ideological Debate and Pragmatism: A Response to Julia Campos [Article]\ Roche, Jörg
Title of Periodical	:	L2 Journal
Volume/ Issue Number	:	7/4
Date	:	2015
Abstract	:	The term Bildung is notoriously difficult to translate. Though it is often translated as “education,” this does not entirely convey its meaning nor entirely explain its use in a myriad compounds such as Bildungssprache (language of/for education), Bildungsweg (path to education), Allgemeinbildung (general education/knowledge expectations), Ausbildung (education for professional purposes), Halbbildung (semi education). Richard Rorty (2009) attempted to transfer this term into English more fittingly by coining the term “edification” as a portmanteau of education and qualification; other translators have focused on its meaning as a formative process (for an individual’s personality).