@article{article_752856, title={A study on general notions about translation among students enrolled in the department of Translation and Interpreting}, journal={RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi}, pages={833–850}, year={2020}, DOI={10.29000/rumelide.752856}, author={İşpınar Akçayoğlu, Duygu}, keywords={Çeviri,eğitim,çevirmen,çeviri hakkindaki genel görüşler}, abstract={The purpose of this longitudinal study was to investigate the Translation and Interpreting Department students’ general notions about translation at the beginning, in the middle, and in the final year of their education. The participants were prep year, second year, and fourth-year students who were enrolled in the Department of Translation and Interpreting at Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University between 2015 and 2020. The data were collected through the General Notions about Translation Questionnaire developed by Orozco (2000) and interviews conducted with randomly chosen students in the department. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and content analysis methods. The data collection tools aimed to explore changes in students’ perceptions about general notions about translation throughout their education. The results showed that the participating students’ general notions about translation indicated changes in several aspects throughout their education in the department. How students defined translation in general, elements that intervene in translation, basic unit of translation, kinds of translation, instruments that can help translators, vocabulary problems, and ideas about a translator’s knowledge and performance were found to have changed according to the class level they were enrolled in. The findings are expected to shed light on the translation education processes and explore changes in students’ notions.}, number={19}, publisher={Yakup YILMAZ}