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A Didactic Sequence to Help Legal Translation Trainees Develop Strategic and Intercultural Competence: Macro-Level Textual Consequences of Micro-Level Decisions When Dealing with Legal Culture-Bound Terms
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Mariana Orozco-Jutorán – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2024
Translating legal culture-bound terms is one of the difficulties facing any legal translator due to asymmetries between national legal systems. To train trainees to deal with these terms, strategic and intercultural competences must be developed. This article focuses on how to pedagogically address the varying degrees of incongruity that may arise…
Descriptors: Translation, Laws, Training, Trainees
Becoming an Official Translator of the Spanish State: A Critical Analysis of the Entrance Examinations for the Translation and Interpreting Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Pilar Ordóñez-López – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2023
Whilst most translators and interpreters work in the private sector, a career in national institutions as a civil servant can be an appealing professional path for would-be translators and interpreters. However, students are often unaware of career options for translators and interpreters in government institutions. This article starts with a…
Descriptors: Translation, Public Agencies, Second Languages, Language Processing