Revisiting News Translation in Translation Studies and Translation Training

Year 2020, Volume: 37 Issue: 1, 59 - 69, 30.06.2020

Nihal Yetkin Karakoç

https://doi.org/10.32600/huefd.519750

Cited By: 2

Abstract

The printed/online political texts, comprising declarations as well as news texts are known to have a key role in politics, diplomacy and international relations. However, translation studies dealing with news translation having such great significance date back to a recent past, and revolves around ideological manipulations. However, little research is devoted to the conformity of news translation realities with translation training at university level. The study tries to fill this gap, with the following research questions: 1.What are the features distinguishing news translation from the classical translation act? 2.Given the embeddedness of news translation in editing, what can be added to the syllabus of media and communication translation course? The study indicates that the distinguishing features of news translation include the lack of a single source text and the varying translator identity. The radical features of news translation concerning source text, target text and the translator’s stance, being the fundamental elements of translation act compel one to revisit the definition of role, identity and intervention of the translator. The study also tries to help grow an awareness in what problems could be faced in case of a training breaking with news translation realities, and to form a bridge between the two fields, suggests that the interconnection of news translation and editing be included in translation training. With the aim of enabling the students to be better prepared for such a career in psychological and professional terms, the study emphasizes the need to extend the scope of syllabus beyond the development of linguistic and subject-specific skills so as to cover in-class activities for growing awareness in the field, as well as to include activities of writing and translating news through interaction and simulation through teamwork and internships.

Keywords

News translation, translator role, translator identity, translation studies, translation training

Basındaki Haber Çevirilerine Çeviribilim ve Çeviri Eğitimi Açısından Bir Bakış

Abstract

Basılı ve çevrimiçi olarak karşımıza çıkan ve açıklama ve haber metinlerinden oluşan yazılı siyasi metinlerin siyaset, diplomasi ve uluslararası ilişkiler alanında kilit bir role sahip olduğu bilinmektedir. Öte yandan böylesine önemli bir yere sahip olan haber çevirisine ait çeviribilim araştırmaları yakın bir geçmişe uzanmaktadır ve alanyazında genel olarak ideolojik yönlendirmeler çerçevesinde tartışılagelmiştir. Ancak haber çevirisinin doğasının lisans düzeyindeki çeviri eğitimiyle uyuşup uyuşmadığı konusuna pek değinilmemiştir. Bu çalışma, şu araştırma soruları ile bu boşluğu doldurmayı amaçlamıştır. 1. Haber çevirisinin geleneksel çeviri eylemi ve öğelerinden ayrılan özellikleri nelerdir? 2. Haber çevirisinde çeviri ve editörlüğün birlikteliği düşünüldüğünde, lisans düzeyindeki basın çevirisi ders programına neler eklenebilir? Çalışma, haber çevirisinin geleneksel çeviri eylemi ve öğelerinden ayrılan özellikleri tek kaynak metnin olmaması ve çevirmenin kimliği olarak tesbit etmiştir. Çeviri eyleminin temel unsurları olarak bilinen kaynak, erek metin ve çevirmenin bunlara bakışı konusunda haber çevirisi alanının ezberbozan özellikleri bizi “çevirmen rolü, kimliği ve müdahalesi” tanımı üzerinde yeniden düşünmeye itmektedir. Çalışma, ayrıca, haber çevirisinin gerçeklerinden kopuk bir eğitimin ilgili kariyerde sorunlar getirebileceği yönünde farkındalık yaratmayı amaçlamakta, saha ile akademi arasında bir köprü kurma gayreti içinde, haber çevirisi ve editörlük eyleminin birlikteliğinin çeviri eğitiminde de yerini alması gerektiğini vurgulamaktadır. Bu amaçla, psikolojik ve mesleki yönden öğrenciyi bu alandaki bir kariyere daha iyi hazırlamaya yönelik olarak, dilsel beceri kazandırma çalışmalarının yanısıra, alan için farkındalık kazandırmaya, etkileşimli olarak ve simulasyonlar ile hem haber çevirisi hem de haber yazımına dönük çalışmalar ve ekip çalışmaları ve stajlarla simulasyonlar ders içeriğine eklenebilir.

Keywords

çevirmen kimliği, Haber çevirisi, çevirmen rolü, çeviribilim, çeviri eğitimi

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