Interpreting as a Postmodern Profession

Gentile, Paola

doi:10.4324/9781315621531-3

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“…However, PD as a post-qualification or post-certification activity is identified by two informants only, where unspecified courses together with PD are mentioned as a substitute for one practitioner's lack of university training (p. 371), while another identifies PD as key attribute of performance and standing, "… more wide-scale and periodical professional development training courses would largely improve the quality of interpreting and the status of PSI [public service interpreting]" (p. 393). From her other sample of 805 conference interpreters, Gentile (2015) does not report any informants making mention of professional development.…”

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Translators’ and interpreters’ engagement with professional development in Australia: An analysis of key factors

Hlavac,

Tobias,

Sundin

et al. 2024

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Professional development aims to facilitate the maintenance, improvement and broadening of knowledge and skills, and has become a standard or even compulsory component of professional practice for many occupational groups. This paper traces the uptake of professional development amongst certified translators and interpreters in Australia, where in 2014 it was introduced as a requirement for newly-certified practitioners only, and in 2019 for all holders of translation or interpreting certification from the national certifying authority. Based on responses gained from a sample of 3,268 practitioners, we report high uptake overall with little variation according to level of qualifications. Slightly lower uptake rates are recorded only amongst ‘newcomers’ with less experience while for all others, it is consistently high. Lower uptake rates are recorded amongst those who work 1-10 hours per week and those earning up to A$10,000 per year compared to others working more hours and those earning more. A desire for more work does not co-occur with elevated levels of PD uptake. The data presented reflects the reported experiences of those who had already been required to engage with PD, those for whom this requirement was new with a three-year time window to undertake PD, as well as those for whom it still remains optional. These findings contribute to our understanding of PD uptake amongst a professional group whose engagement with post-certification training has been under-studied. Findings may inform relevant stakeholders in other countries considering measures to arrest atrophy and extend the skill sets of practising translators and interpreters.

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Translators’ and interpreters’ engagement with professional development in Australia: An analysis of key factors

Hlavac,

Tobias,

Sundin

et al. 2024

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“…Nevertheless, in order to understand the current profession of conference interpreter, it is essential to go back to "the primary sources of the function of interpreting", to use Baigorri-Jalón's words (2015: 11). For the purpose of this section, it is not my intention to conduct a socio-historical analysis of the conference interpreting profession-a task undertaken elsewhere (see Gentile 2017, Zwischenberger 2017) -but rather to focus on how culture and intercultural mediation have been conceived in connection with the interpreters' role and the shaping of the profession.…”

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“…This situation is due to the traditional identification of conference interpreters with the simultaneous mode (Diriker 2015: 79). Notwithstanding the general trend, the sociological turn did make its way to the study of conference interpreters: there is a significant body of research focusing on agents, and exploring themes such as norms, role perception, ethics, ideology, and professionalism (Beaton 2010, Dam 2017, Dam/ Zethsen 2013, Diriker 2004Gentile 2013Gentile , 2017Monacelli 2009, Seeber/Zegler 2007, Zwischenberger 2017, to name a few). However, the issues of culture and intercultural mediation, which are closely related to the discussion on the interpreter's role (Torikai 2010: 86), appear generally to be disregarded.…”

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The (Inter)cultural Missing Link in Conference Interpreting

Lobato¹

2019

HJLCB

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The second half of the twentieth century brought about increased international contacts between people from different origins, which led to changes in the translation studies landscape, impacting conference interpreters as well. Although interpreting scholars acknowledge that interpreters are both linguistic and intercultural mediators, at first glance, culture and intercultural mediation appear to be neglected in the domain of conference interpreting, unlike the domains of community and sign language interpreting. In this paper, I conduct an analysis on how the established professional discourse and the scholarly literature have portrayed culture and intercultural mediation in conference interpreting. The analysis reveals various conceptualizations of culture and different stances regarding intercultural mediation. Amongst them, reductionist conceptualizations of culture seem to dominate; conceptualizations that have informed the conference interpreting pedagogy. However, this state of affairs contrasts sharply with the current culturally diverse interpreting landscape, what might have an impact on practice and professional identity.

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The (re)presentation of interpreters in the Turkish media: a diachronic and cross-setting analysis

Diriker

2022

The Translator

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Interpreting as a Postmodern Profession

Cited by 4 publications

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Translators’ and interpreters’ engagement with professional development in Australia: An analysis of key factors

Translators’ and interpreters’ engagement with professional development in Australia: An analysis of key factors

The (Inter)cultural Missing Link in Conference Interpreting

The (re)presentation of interpreters in the Turkish media: a diachronic and cross-setting analysis

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