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Libraries in the Arab world only have few books on translation that may instigate the thinking of students and even expert translators. A book of this kind may act as a guide to adopt a practical approach to translation in term of problems and solutions Therefore, the book carries out the important and crucial task to prepare and provide students, researchers and translators with a book which deals with the translation of many different kind of English and Arabic texts.
The layout of the material in this book is an outcome of the author´s interest in translation which originates from his time as a student at Sudan University of Science of Technology. His long experience as a teacher and a translator and recently as an assistant professor of English language and literature has enriched his thinking, sharpened his pen and provided him with chances to have further insight in the field of translation .
Teachers of translators can use this book for lesson on theory or translation applications. The practice texts provide vehicles for assignments and homework. The texts can be translated into English and vice versa and can be compared with the other versions then.
Last but not least, this book is a way into the fascinating world of linguistics and translation.

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Ali Albashir Mohammed Al-Haj was born in Sudan/ Berber in 1966. He graduated from Yemen University in 1995 with his bachelor´s degree in English. He then continued his studies at the University of Khartoum, where he obtained his postgraduate diploma in 2000 and his PhD in English literature in 2003. In 2014 he finished his second PhD in translation at Omdurman Islamic University.
Now the author is working as an associate professor at Jazan University/Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has published 20 books and 15 Articles in national and international journals. Furthermore, he is a member of the Editing Board of Marco Institute Journals, the International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature, and scholarlink journals. He is also the supervisor of four PhD theses written in English.

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