A demand complete knowledge of the structure

SCIENCE and make-up of the two languages

AN ART reconstruct the original text into product that is

presentable to the reader who is not supposed to
be familiar with the original.

A SKILL smooth over any difficulty in the translation

provide the translation of something that has no

equal in the target language.
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Translation Quality
Barriers and Difficulties
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Translators?

Interpreters?
Confi- Accura
den- -cy
tiality

Impartia-
lity

20
 TRANSLATOR INTERPRETER
• accurately conveys • accurately conveys
✓overall content and spirit ✓overall content and spirit of the
✓register, style and tone of L1 message
✓borrowed words, culturally-bound ✓register, style and tone of L1
words and references (with the help ✓all hedges, false starts and
of explanation/ example) repetitions
✓borrowed words, culturally-bound
words references
• asks for clarification/ repetition/
rephrasing
• simplifies
• summarizes
Do not disclose the
client’s materials

• do not express subjective

In team, opinion
• maintain boundaries
 NO • No influence on the
MANIPULATION process and the product.

NO • No personal biases →
INTERFERENCE accurate rendition.

MAINTAINING
ROLE • No delay.
 Legal-bound
contexts (politics, Cross-linguistic
court) message
Confi- Accura
den- -cy
tiality Cross-
Exceptions
cultural
(health concerns)
messages
Impartia-
Relationships lity Rendition of
with SL
stakeholders 24
 service
users
providers

DUTY List the codes

of ethics that
USERS are
expected to
follow.
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QUIZ 27
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