The axis of professionalization

Abstract

Using the results of two surveys conducted by the present authors, this paper examines translators’ and interpreters’ behaviour in the translation market and factors that influence it in (Slovak) society. In keeping with the familiar fact that not all translators are alike, we believe that empirically measurable factors enable us to observe behavioural patterns among translators and interpreters that are distinguishable along an axis of specialisation and an axis of professionalisation. The authors conducted two separate surveys involving 550 translators and interpreters – including literary translators, court translators and interpreters, translators of technical texts, audiovisual translators, institutional interpreters, and freelance translators – who worked across Slovakia’s market spectrum. In the analysis of the survey results, we found that, among other things, the level of professionalisation played a crucial role in translators’ decision-making processes within the broader social and professional context. In line with Toury’s (1995, 55) definitions of the norm, we hoped to “distinguish regularity of behaviour in recurrent situations of the same type” according to certain factors, including the degree of professionalisation and age, education, and type of translatorial activity.

Prieniky a odlišnosti v kognitívno-osobnostnom profile a tlmočníckom výkone profesionálov a študentov

“…Členovia medzinárodnej organizácie AIIC pripisovali väčšiu váhu formálnym kritériám a kritériám, ktoré súviseli s prejavom, než ich kolegovia z nemeckej organizácie VKD. Napriek tomu bol rozdiel medzi skupinami štatisticky vý- 38 Nedávne zistenia zo sociologického výskumu tlmočníckej profesie na Slovensku prinášajú napríklad publikácie Djovčoš -Hostová -Peréz -Šveda (2020) a Djovčoš -Šveda (2021Djovčoš -Šveda ( , 2023. 39 Verband der Konferenzdolmetscher znamný len pri kritériu správna gramatika.…”

The Development of Interpersonal Competencies during Translation Training

“…The primary focus of this model is on the translation of specialized texts, given their prevalence in contemporary translation production. A survey conducted in 2015 revealed that as many as 70.3% of practicing translators in Slovakia are exclusively involved in professional translation [17]. Therefore, the model concentrates on two key aspects.…”

“…The model primarily focuses on the translation of specialized texts, as they dominate the translation industry today. A survey conducted in 2015 indicated that as many as 70.3% of practicing translators in Slovakia exclusively engage in professional translation [17]. Consequently, the model encompasses two key aspects.…”