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Method

This research aimed to investigate translation strategies used in the movie titles of Thai films on the application Netflix, achieved by employing The Skopos Theory.

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The titles were selected from Netflix application by searching a keyword ‘Thai Movies’

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Explored more from the option ‘More Like This,’ showing relevant movies.

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120 Thai movies were randomly selected, but the genre and release period were not specified because of a small number

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The titles in English (target text) were examined with

The Skopos Theory

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Categorized into 11 strategies

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Data was analyzed into frequency and percentage distribution to discuss further

Findings

Translation Strategies from The Skopos Theory Employed in the Translated Movie Titles in Netflix Application

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