An anthropological point of view: exploring the Chinese and Japanese issues of translation about teaching resources

Abstract The aim of this study is to advance understading teachers’ and researchers’ work, in particular its cultural specificities, from a resource perspective by exploring the issues challenges faced during translation theoretical framework, Documentational Approach Didactics (DAD), Western (English French) East Asian languages (Chinese Japanese). A basic assumption that encountered while translating are driven linguistic differences exist between West East. Adopting Anthropological Theory Didactic (ATD), we frame work as transposition process research praxeology (a model practices knowledge) an Eastern institution. We investigate identify elements at different levels (school, society, civilization, etc.) using ATD framework. After DAD article into Chinese Japanese separately, then worked collaboratively similar or diverse investigated their origins. Consequently, results revealed considerable difference East, ample similarities China Japan, especially terms relationship with work.