Tomozeiu, D. and Kumpulainen, M. 2016. Operationalising Intercultural Competence for Translation Pedagogy. Interpreter and Translator Trainer. 10 (3), pp. 268-284. https://doi.org/10.1080/1750399X.2016.1236558
| Title | Operationalising Intercultural Competence for Translation Pedagogy |
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| Authors | Tomozeiu, D. |
| Kumpulainen, M. | |
| Abstract | This article discusses intercultural competence in the context of translator training. It looks at the way this competence is incorporated and defined in the overall translation competence models, moving on to introduce two models that focus on intercultural competence in particular and serve to operationalize the concept for pedagogical purposes. Making this competence more explicit in translator training is considered vital: in the light of results gained from a survey into the current pedagogical practice (PICT 2012), translator trainers’ and translation students’ understanding of the nature and extent of (inter)cultural training do not match. This calls for re-evaluation of teaching practice which, in turn, presupposes a detailed, comprehensive account of the various dimensions of intercultural competence a translator is to possess. This article discusses these dimensions and provides exemplary scenarios on how to address them in translator training. |
| Keywords | intercultural competence, operationalization, translator training, competence model |
| Journal | Interpreter and Translator Trainer |
| Journal citation | 10 (3), pp. 268-284 |
| ISSN | 1750-399X |
| Year | 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Accepted author manuscript | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/1750399X.2016.1236558 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published online | 17 Oct 2016 |
| Published | 17 Oct 2016 |