The Occupational Status of Translators and Interpreters in Turkey: Perceptions of Professionals and Translation Students
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2020
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Özet
This study aims to investigate the perceptions of professional translators/interpreters andundergraduate translation students enrolled at a state university in Turkey about the occupationalstatus of the translation profession, the curricula of translator-training programmes, and thechallenges of translators/interpreters. The participants were 24 translation and interpretingdepartment students enrolled in the Department of Translation and Interpreting at a stateuniversity located in southern Turkey and 12 professional translators and interpreters working invarious cities in Turkey. Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviewsconducted face-to-face and online with the students and an online survey administered to theprofessional translators and interpreters. Through the lens of professionaltranslators/interpreters and translation students, the study explored a tacit consensus over thestatus of translators, indicating that translation is perceived as a low-status occupation. Bycomparing the responses of the professionals and students, this study underscored the cardinalimportance of translation students’ specialisation during the course of the undergraduate degree.Based on these findings, this study portrays a more inclusive picture of the translation andinterpreting curricula of undergraduate programmes in Turkey and the perceived status oftranslators/interpreters. The study also presents the participants’ views about how to raise the status of translators in society. In line with the results, the study also provided suggestionsregarding the undergraduate translation and interpreting education as well as the potentialsolutions to improve the status of translators and interpreters.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
İletişim, Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları, Kamu Yönetimi, Dil ve Dil Bilim
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Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları
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2020
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