The Dictates of the Market. The Future of Profession of Translators and Interpreters in a Post-Socialist EU-Member State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2963841 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nike K Pokorn (0000-0002-2152-612X, University of Ljubljana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 662-674 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Siberian Federal University Humanities & Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1997-1370 • E-ISSN: 2313-6014 |
| Publisher | Siberian Federal University (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.17516/1997-1370-2016-9-3-662-674 |
| OpenAlex | W2475363259 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The article outlines the changes of the profession of translators and interpreters, and the development \nof the translator and interpreter training at the university level in the Republic of Slovenia, one of \nthe post-socialist EU member states, in the last 35 years. It also provides an insight into the present \nand future status of the profession by surveying the average earnings of junior translators in the \nSlovene and Russian translation and interpreting markets. Through an analysis of the public database \ncontaining information on all business entities in Slovenia, a description of the translation market in \n2014 is made and the findings are compared to those of a similar study carried out in 2007, focusing \non the changes that occurred as the result of the outsourcing and globalization of the profession. \nFinally, a survey of the graduates of the Department of Translation Studies, University of Ljubljana, \nand of four CIUTI translator – and interpreter-training higher-education institutions from Russia are \npresented, focusing in particular on graduate employment statistics and average earnings of junior \ntranslators and interpreters. On the basis of the description of the present status of the profession, it \nis concluded that the future of the profession of translators and interpreters is going to be influenced \nby the globalization of the translation business, the diminishing number of in-house translators and \ninterpreters, and increased use of technology which will force the translators and interpreters to be \nflexible, ready to acquire new skills and accommodate quickly to market needs
Business · Economic policy · Economic system · Economics · European union · Interpreter · Member states · Political science · State (computer science · Computer Science · European and International Law Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |