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María Julia Francés

Translation as a Profession
Listening and Speaking

Watch the video "The World’s Worst Translator" by Alternatino on

YouTube and think about the role of translators and interpreters.

Now write short answers to the following questions, and then

discuss them in pairs:

1- Are there differences between translators and interpreters? Is

Translator (the character) a translator or an interpreter?

2- What do you think it means to be a good translator/interpreter?

3- Is Translator a good interpreter?

4 - What is a faithful translation?

Link to YouTube video here.

Now read this article by a translation company called Lionbridge about the differences between
translating and interpreting.
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Critical Thinking, Reading and Speaking

Watch the following TED-Ed video and don't

forget to turn on the Spanish subtitles:

"The electrifying speeches of Sojourner Truth"

Link to YouTube video here.

*How to turn on subtitles on YouTube:

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Think critically about the following questions and discuss them in pairs.

Subtitles are a type of

audio-visual
translation. What
other types of AVT do
you know? Which one
do you prefer? Why?

Read more about AVT here.

What is critical
reading/listening and
is it important for
translators?

For more on critical reading, skim through a book chapter on the matter here.
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Can you find any examples

of lack of critical thinking
on the AV translator's part
in the video about
Sojourner Truth?

Hint: Think about ideology, political use of language and the intent of the video you just watched.