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Publication details [#9613]

Markstein, Elisabeth. 1992. Die kulturelle Kompetenz des Übersetzers un Dolmetschers [The cultural competence of translators and interpreters]. In Králová, Jana and Ivana Čeňková, eds. Translation in Mitteleuropa: Beiträge aus dem Mitteleuropäischen Symposium [Translation in Central Europe: contribution from the Central European Symposium]. Special issue of Folia Translatologica. International Series of Translation Studies 1: 30–36.

Publication type

Article in Special issue

Publication language

German

Keywords

competence=skills | cultural studies | interpreter training | knowledge=background knowledge=expert knowledge

Edition info

Special Issue.

Abstract

This article is devoted to the role of cultural knowledge in translation and interpreting. First the author discusses the main levels of culture: 1. everyday culture, absorbed by every human being and related to the place and culture in which he is born; 2. culture through reading and studying; 3. realia. Secondly the author stresses the importance of cultural studies in the curriculum of translators and interpreters.

Source : P. Van Mulken