Translation Studies in the UK Dr Richard Mansell

Translation Studies in the UK Dr Richard Mansell University of Exeter 5 th June 2017

The view from 1990… “With the current approach, translation studies of the kind pursued at West German universities produce few results of interest to people outside the community formed by the translation scholars themselves. […] We need more orientation toward the needs and interests of practising translators and their clients. ” Lars Berglund, a technical translator in Germany.

What is Translation Studies?

The map of the discipline Translation Studies “Pure” Translation Studies Theoretical Translation Studies Descriptive Translation Studies Applied Translation Studies

Map of disciplines interfacing with Translation Studies, from Hatim and Munday 2004: 8 Philosophy Language Engineering Translation Studies Cultural Studies Linguistics Literary Studies

(Some) areas of research • Text analysis and translation • Translation Quality Assessment • Genre translation • Multimedia translation • Translation and technology • Translation history • Translation ethics • Terminology and glossaries • Interpreting • The translation process • Translator training • The translation profession

In the UK – teaching • Most translation courses are taught postgraduate • A spectrum from those overtly theory-based, to those solely training translators • There are some UG translation courses, and it is also taught as a part of other (mostly language) courses.

In the UK- research • Location of researchers • “Outputs”

Important groups and links • ITI (Institute of Translation and Interpreting) • CIo. L (Chartered Institute of Linguists) • TA (Translators Association) • ETN (Emerging Translators Network) • FIT-IFT (International Federation of Translators) • BCLT (British Centre for Literary Translation) • EST (European Society for Translation Studies) • TRANSLATIO JISCmail list