Reading response: ISMLL 295-311

I never realized the importance of "translation" until my sister joined the law enforcement field, and after reading this text i learned why translation practices are so crucially important. It is also sad to learn that although translation practices are very important little research has been conducted about the topic, "This situation is partly due to partly to the global dominance of English, to its status as the language that is the most translated worldwide but relatively little translated into" (ISMLL). I am a non native speaker of English, and from experience i can say that, yes, this the above statement holds validity; I always find myself translating English to my parents, interestingly yet quite obviously, i never find myself translating my native language into English. What we have here is a major linguistic issue, and yes more research must be conducted to add fuel/feel to this "translation practice" conversation. Correct English is the dominant language, its the "lingua Franca" and this is why its never translated into; when forighners come to the USA they feel obligated to speak English, now isn't that sad? I would hate to state the obvious, but i feel that there is nothing wrong with English being translated rather than English being translated into. Its most translated because its accepted and most spoken worldwide, whats wrong with that? I'm not missing the point; i realize this upsets many people, but if we really want to do something about this then lets make a change....lets research more about here in the USA, and not so much only in isolated courses, creative writing departments, or even in Europe or Asia (ISMLL 294). We should drag this translation issue into "our universities" into "our English departments" this is a good option to push for change.
Aristotle's topoi: This reading was very worthy and advantageous mainly because it touched on the issue that never really occurred to me as "odd." Its a worthy/advantageous text because it contains great information, and really pressures the reader to think.