Functional theories of translation

Munday, Jeremy N.; Pinto, Sara Ramos; Blakesley, Jacob

doi:10.4324/9780429352461-6

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“…Translation activity changed over the past decade (Deng, 2016; Gümüş, 2017; Robinson et al , 2017; Munday, 2016). The development of Technology adds various methods that aid in the translation training, translation workflow and conduction of translation research.…”

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Faculty perception of teaching translation courses online during Covid-19

Almahasees

Qassem

2021

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Purpose The spread of Covid-19 has led to the closure of educational institutions worldwide, forcing academic institutions to find online platforms. The purpose of this paper is to accelerate the development of the online learning (OL) environments within those institutions. The Covid-19 pandemic has unfolded the extent of the academic institutions' readiness to deal with such a crisis. Design/methodology/approach In this vein, the study aimed to identify the perception of translation instructors in teaching translation courses online during Covid-19, using a questionnaire to explore the strategies and challenges of teaching and assessing students' performance. The analysis revealed instructors' reliance on Zoom and Microsoft Teams in offering virtual classes and WhatsApp in communication with students outside the class. Findings The findings revealed the relative effectiveness of online education, but its efficacy is less than face-to-face learning according to the respondents' views. It was also found that students faced difficulties in OL, which lie in adapting to the online environment, lack of interaction and motivation and the deficiency of data connections. Even though online education could work as an aid during Covid-19, but it could not replace face-to-face instruction. Based on the findings, the study recommended blended learning. Combining online education with face-to-face instruction, i.e. face-to-face plus synchronous and asynchronous, would result in a rigorous OL environment. Originality/value The research is genuine and there is no conflict of interest.

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Faculty perception of teaching translation courses online during Covid-19

Almahasees

Qassem

2021

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“…The English term “translation” can be traced back to around 1340, which was derived either from Old French translation or the Latin translatio (“transporting”), itself coming from the participle of the verb transferre (“to carry over”) (Munday 2016, 8). To translate is to transport something to where it was not, either physically or metaphorically (Freeman 2009).…”

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Transfer or Translation? Rethinking Traveling Technologies from the Global South

Miao

Qiu

2022

Science, Technology, & Human Values

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Technology flows are becoming increasingly diverse in the twenty-first century, calling for an update of concepts and frameworks. Reflecting on the inherent tensions of technology transfer, including its technocratic dreams, insensitivity to technological materiality, and narrow focus on certain human actors, we propose technology translation as a complementary conceptual framework to understand traveling technologies. Taking a socio-technical approach, technology translation views artifacts as socially shaped with distributed agency, which makes technology flows unstable and unpredictable. In so doing, we develop a typology to explain five technology flow scenarios, shedding new light on the mechanisms of technology traveling by foregrounding the role of translators. Last, we discuss the politics of translation and elaborate how technology translation opens new space to engage with the complexity and uncertainty of technology flows, especially in the Global South.

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“…Importantly, because machine translated texts are imperfect, machine translation literacy is essential (Bowker 2021 ). Universities can develop cross-disciplinary courses to teach and enact the practice of scientific translation, which is itself part of a vast field of study (Munday 2016 ). Universities can make machine translation literacy training part of a standard STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) curriculum, so that new researchers are acquainted with the strengths and limitations of translation technologies (Bowker 2021 ).…”

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Overcoming Language Barriers in Academia: Machine Translation Tools and a Vision for a Multilingual Future

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Having a central scientific language remains crucial for advancing and globally sharing science. Nevertheless, maintaining one dominant language also creates barriers to accessing scientific careers and knowledge. From an interdisciplinary perspective, we describe how, when, and why to make scientific literature more readily available in multiple languages through the practice of translation. We broadly review the advantages and limitations of neural machine translation systems and propose that translation can serve as both a short- and a long-term solution for making science more resilient, accessible, globally representative, and impactful beyond the academy. We outline actions that individuals and institutions can take to support multilingual science and scientists, including structural changes that encourage and value translating scientific literature. In the long term, improvements to machine translation technologies and collective efforts to change academic norms can transform a monolingual scientific hub into a multilingual scientific network. Translations are available in the supplemental material.

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Functional theories of translation

Cited by 60 publications

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Faculty perception of teaching translation courses online during Covid-19

Faculty perception of teaching translation courses online during Covid-19

Transfer or Translation? Rethinking Traveling Technologies from the Global South

Overcoming Language Barriers in Academia: Machine Translation Tools and a Vision for a Multilingual Future

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