R u m e l i D E D i l v e E d e b i y a t A r a ş t ı r m a l a r ı D e r g i s i 2 0 1 9 . Ö 5 ( A ğ u s t o s ) / 4 0 1 Geçmişin çeviri yoluyla anlatısında güç mücadeleleri / H. Öztürk Baydere (401-412. s.)
The purpose of this study is to scrutinize the implications that The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling (2009) by Peter Ackroyd and its Turkish translation hold for Translation Studies. The study will focus on the translation concepts of 'retelling,' 'intralingual translation,' 'indirect translation,' and 'retranslation.' The motivation for this study stems from the manner in which the books were introduced into the English and Turkish literary systems. The Turkish translation entitled Geoffrey Chaucer'ın Canterbury Hikâyeleri (Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury tales) (2017) designates Peter Ackroyd as the 'author,' and is presented as a "translat[ion] from the English original" (Ackroyd 2017, 5). In the English edition, on the other hand, Ackroyd appears as the 'translator' of this "original," with Chaucer named as the 'author.' Another noteworthy point is that Geoffrey Chaucer'ın Canterbury Hikâyeleri was preceded by other translations of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales in Turkish. The current study explores how to conceptualize the translational statuses of The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling and Geoffrey Chaucer'ın Canterbury Hikâyeleri through discussing the existing definitions of 'retelling,' 'intralingual translation,' 'indirect translation,' and 'retranslation.' This study argues that the English work is, in fact, an 'intralingual (re)translation,' and the Turkish work can be called both an 'indirect translation' and a 'retranslation through indirect translation,' where 'indirect' refers to the process. Along with this, it also offers two new categories for the typology of "intervening texts" in retranslation (Alvstad and Rosa 2015): 'single intralingual retranslation' and 'compilative inter-and intralingual retranslation through indirect retranslation.' The study ends with a discussion of the implications of the English and Turkish works in question with regard to the ideas of 'originality' and 'authorship.'
This study readdresses translator competence in light of the transformation in the translation profession, with a particular focus on Türkiye's "National Occupational Standard: Translator/Interpreter-Level 6" ("NOST/IL6"). Motivated by the need to readdress translator competence given the technologyinduced transformation in the translation profession, the study argues that embracing 'entrepreneurship competence'-which is versatile, unstable, and based on 'adaptive expertise' and 'lifelong learning'-in translator competence is crucial for translators to provide value-added products and services. The study suggests that incorporating entrepreneurship competence into translator education may bridge the alleged 'skill gap' between industry demands and translator education and contribute to a demand-oriented, functional, and added value-focused education prioritizing innovation, value creation, and entrepreneurship. In this regard, the study also analyzes the "NOST/IL6"reported to display, as a standard, the required translation-related knowledge, skills, and attitudes and reflect the current needs and future trends in the translation market on the education system in Türkiye-with a focus on entrepreneurship competence. The analysis results indicate that the document underrepresents entrepreneurship competence and may not suffice to address what is brought by automation and digitalization, not attributing a proactive stance to translators. Hence, the study concludes that a reconsideration of the standard document, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship competence and considering the evolving roles and areas, could instigate a pivotal mindset shift. "In a new turning point where new questions come to the fore" (Bengi-Öner 1997, 8), such a transformation could help view technology-induced uncertainties as opportunities rather than threats, potentially restoring 'human' at the core of translation-a field increasingly perceived as 'dehumanized' due to growing technological domination-and significantly contribute to building a strong professional self-concept among translators for them to enjoy the opportunities that are likely to arise in the unpredictable and unclear future.
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