Translation knowledge and translation decisions of translator trainees
Abstract
Translation
competence has been one of the favourite research areas in the field of
translator training. Several scholars have put forward their models of
translation competence - the majority of which consist of several
sub-competences. This study aims to assess one of the sub-competences forming
the translation competence- the translation knowledge sub-competence and the
decision-making ability of senior students enrolled in the Translation Studies
Departments. To find answers to the research question “how do translation
trainees approach translation tasks?” we replicated the research done by PACTE
but for another purpose: to assess the translation knowledge sub-competence and
the decision-making ability. Data was collected through a translation knowledge
questionnaire developed by PACTE and through a translated text. The results
indicate that although the mean of questions reflecting the dynamic view of
translation is slightly higher than those reflecting static view, the majority
of the students were stuck in the middle of these 2 opposite views and students
were not coherent in their approach to translation. Although when asked
directly, they tended to favour target-oriented approaches, in practice they
applied literal solutions. It was also found that students were apt to solve
textual problems but failed when faced with intentionality problems. Finally,
research showed that the translation knowledge sub-competence and
decision-making ability were not related whereas coherence and decision-making
ability were positively correlated which means that the more coherent students
are in their approach to translation, the more likely they are to make
acceptable translation decisions.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Linguistics
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Ayşe İşık Akdağ
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0000-0003-4338-9071
Türkiye
Publication Date
March 21, 2019
Submission Date
January 24, 2019
Acceptance Date
March 8, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Number: 14