Issues of translator training in tertiary translation courses
A Moroccan university case study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3979135 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abdellah El Boubekri (0000-0003-1882-1598, Faculty and Letters and Human Sciences, Department of English, University Mohamed Premier, Oujda, Morocco, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 767-787 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13629387.2021.1910941 |
| OpenAlex | W3140202120 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 35 |
Translator training has recently received a plethora of research owing to the increasing significance of translation in a globalised world. While professional training in independent institutions is commonly viewed as the key to effecting favourable responses to the demands of the national and international financial business, university courses of translation remain a valuable arsenal in the service of certified education if subjected to effective goal-oriented methodology. Translation of written texts has been a part of international communication for centuries, but courses in how to do it are more recent. This article draws on a case study from the context of a Moroccan university where translation courses (English-Arabic) are taught in semesters three and four. It reports the teachers' perspectives on the translation course from English into Arabic (semester 4, 2018), along with the results of the students' translations based on 477 examination answers. The researcher's class observation and conducting of a short online students' survey inform most of the reports on students' and teachers' approach to translation. The analysis and discussion of the results reveal the shortcomings for the existing training and practice of translation at the tertiary level; they also suggest new ways of customising the course for more efficient learner-fronted preparation of translators who can operate in functional situations, a prerequisite for today's access to the job market
Arabic · Certification · Class (philosophy · Context (archaeology · Higher education · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Training (meteorology · Translation studies · Computer Science · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · linguistics and terminology studies · Medicine · Psychology · Translation Studies and Practices · Artificial Intelligence
Training the Translator
Descriptive Translation Studies – and beyond
Translation as a Profession
The Translation Studies Reader
Basic Concepts and Models for Interpreter and Translator Training
Toward a Science of Translating
Translation Studies
The Translator As Communicator
Translation in Foreign Language Teaching at University Level
Translation Competence and Language Awareness
Mapping Applied Linguistics
Language, Context, and Text
Translator and Interpreter Training and Foreign Language Pedagogy
The spread of English in Morocco
Translator Training
English language teaching in Morocco
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |