Translation Module 1

How does cultural competence influence the effectiveness of translation?

• It enables translators to accurately convey cultural nuances and context-specific meanings.

• It helps translators understand the linguistics aspects.

What is translation?

• The "knowledge" of the principles of translation.

• It is the process of converting a text from a source language to a target language by keeping its meaning/essence.

• It focuses of the theories and the study of such theories.

What is the difference between translation and interpretation?

• One involves written text and the other one involves taking notes.

• One involves spoken language and the other one memorizing a text.

• One involves written text from one language to another and the other one involves oral translation (spoken language) in real time.

According to you, what are some of the characteristics a translator should have?

What are some tools used by translators to aid their work?

• Dictionaries and glossaries

• Computer-assisted translation (CAT) software

• His/her brain, knowledge and experience.