Recent Publications

February 2010

From Japan:

Tsuuyakuhonyakukenkyuu ( 通訳翻訳研究), the new avatar of Tsuuyakukenkyuu (通訳研究), is the journal of the Japan Association of Interpreting and Translation Studies. Its Enligh title is Interpreting and Translation Studies. Over the past few years, from an essentially interpreting-practice oriented journal, it has gradually evolved into a journal with much scholarly content, besides the fact that it now covers TS as a whole. This issue (n°9, 2009) is particularly interesting, as can be seen from the list and short summaries/reviews of the following papers (more papers, on conference interpreting, are listed and reviewed in the CIRIN Bulletin):

HORI, Takahito. Tsuuji and Bilingual Dictionaries. Interpreting and Translation Studies (Tsuuyakuhonyakukenkyuu) n°9. 1-20 (in Japanese)

* Text of the plenary lecture delivered at the 10^th annual meeting of the Japan Association for Interpreting and Translation Studies. A historical review and discussion of bilingual dictionaries in Japan

IIZUKA, Hideki. The Significance of Interpreter Training with Regard to SLA and its Application to English-Language Pedagogy from an Interdisciplinary Perspective. Interpreting and Translation Studies (Tsuuyakuhonyakukenkyuu) n°9. 107-122 (in Japanese)

* One popular topic around interpreter training in Japan, namely the application of interpreter training in the classroom to enhance the students’ language skills.

KASHIMA, Risa. Apology Translation in Diplomacy: A Case Study of Prime Minister Abe’s Apology Regarding “Comfort Women”. Interpreting and Translation Studies (Tsuuyakuhonyakukenkyuu) n°9. 87-106.

* A discussion of various ways of expressing apologies in Japanese and their translation in English, around an authentic case study.

MIZOGUCHI, Ryoko. 2009. A Study on the Interpreter’s Role – Six styles and Two Functions. Interpreting and Translation Studies (Tsuuyakuhonyakukenkyuu) n°9. 71-86. (in Japanese)

* An empirical study of perceptions of the interpreter’s role as collected in an interview-based study.

NAKAMURA, Sachiko & Makiko MIZUNO. 2009. A Linguistic Analysis of the Second Mock Trial. Interpreting and Translation Studies (Tsuuyakuhonyakukenkyuu) n°9. 33-54. (in Japanese)

* An interesting initiative of research initiatives to help civil society. Against the background of the introduction of a citizen-judge system in Japan, the JAITS has been investigating the impact of interpreting on lay judges and has conducted two mock trial cases. This paper reports on the second one and focuses on a few key expressions and on their translations.

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From Germany:

Behr, Dorothée. 2009. Translationswissenschaft und international vergleichende Umfrageforschung: Qualitätssicherung bei Fragebogenübersetzungen als Gegenstand einer Prozessanalyse. Bonn: GESIS.
ISBN 978-3-86819-007-6, ISSN 1869-2869

Die Qualität von Fragebogenübersetzungen ist zentral für die Vergleichbarkeit der Daten in internationalen Umfrageprojekten. Um die Qualität der Übersetzung zu gewährleisten, werden besondere Methoden angewandt. Diese Arbeit untersucht anhand einer Fallstudie aus dem International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) die Methode des Team-Ansatzes: Parallel angefertigte Übersetzungen wurden in einem Team aus Übersetzern und Umfrageexperten diskutiert. Die Aufnahme und Transkription der Diskussion ermöglichten eine Prozessanalyse. Im Zentrum standen hierbei Probleme und Problemlösungen, Methodenbewertung und Qualitätsverständnis des Teams. Diese Arbeit richtet sich an Übersetzer, Übersetzungswissenschaftler sowie Umfrageexperten für internationale Umfrageforschung.

High-quality questionnaire translations are crucial for data comparability in cross-national survey research. Special quality assurance methods are used to ensure translation quality. Based on a case study from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), this book analyses the team approach: Two independent translations were discussed in a team involving translators and survey experts. Recordings and transcription of the team discussion were available for translation process research. This research focused on problems and problem-solving strategies, on the assessment of the method and on the team’s understanding of translation quality. The book is addressed to translators and translation scholars as well as survey methodologists in cross-national survey research.

Link to the book:
http://www.gesis.org/en/research/gesis-publications/gesis-series/gesis-scientific-series/

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From France:

The papers in this collective volume which address conference interpreting are listed and reviewed in CIRIN Bulletin n°40, to be posted online in June 2010.

Laplace, Colette; Marianne Lederer & Daniel Gile (eds). 2009. La traduction et ses métiers. Aspects théoriques et pratiques. Cahiers Champollion N° 12.  Caen: Lettres Modernes Minard.

* Selected papers from a colloquium held at ESIT on the 9th and 10th of November 2007, for ESIT’s the 50th anniversary. Noteworthy are a number of papers which deal with Arab literature and its translation.

Azab, Lamiss. 2009. Le traducteur-médiateur culturel et les normes socio-culturelles dans un contexte mondialisé. In Laplace et al. 133-148.

* A discussion of socio-cultural norms and translation, inspired by Toury, and applied in particular to the Arab world.

Balliu, Christian. 2009. La traductologie et les cours de traduction. In Laplace et al. 193-198.

Dragovic-Drouet, Mila. 2009. Le traducteur dans l’édition mondialisée. In Laplace et al.9-22.

El Husseini, Dima. 2009. Retour aux sources et création de l’effet. In Laplace et al. 149-162.

El-Qasem, Fayza. 2009. Traduire les différences. Réflexion sur les enjeux linguistiques et culturels que représente la traduction des différences : exemple de l’Immeuble Yacoubian. 115-132.

* A discussion of the intercultural dimension of translation through the example of an English and a French version of a well-known Egyptian novel and the treatment of cultural elements in the text by the translators.

Fougner-Rydning, Antin. 2009. La traduction d’expressions métaphoriques. In Laplace et al. 103-114.

* A cognitive-semantics based discussion of metaphors and metaphor translation.

Froeliger, Nicolas. 2009. A quoi bon enseigner la traduction technique ? In Laplace et al. 199-210.

Fusari, Sabrina. 2009. Translation Training in Italy. An Analysis of Students’ Perceptions. 211-224.

* The results of a survey conducted among students of the Trieste translation and interpreting school on motivation and perception of needs and preferences in translator training.

Gile, Daniel. 2009. Le Modèle IRDC "Interprétation - Décisions - Ressources - Contraintes" de la Traduction. In Laplace et al. 73- 86.

* An attempt to link up various major theories and schools of thoughts from TS in a single conceptual framework, showing that they are mostly compatible with each other rather than contradictory, and that their differences lie mainly in different emphases.

Hansen, Gyde. 2009. Sense and stylistic sensitivity in translation processes. In Laplace et al. 87-102.

* Commenting on ESIT’s interpretive theory and its “deverbalization” concept, the author explains the importance of form and advocates awareness raising with respect of specific language structures when translating.

Hofer, Gertrud. 2009. Interpreters' and clients' perspectives on interpreting services in legal and medical settings in Switzerland. In Laplace et al. 23-37.

* A survey-based discussion of the roles of interpreters in legal settings and medical settings.

Kiraly, Don. Acknowledging Learning as Enaction. Moving Beyond Social Constructivism Towards Empowerment in Translator Education. In Laplace et al. 179-191.

Öztürk Kasar, Sündüz. 2009. Pour une sémiotique de la traduction. In Laplace et al. 163-175.

Plassard, Freddie. 2009. Animer un atelier de traduction spécialisée. Une expérience en chantier. In Laplace et al. 225-238.

* A description of and reflection on a workshop on the translation of specialized texts which the author has been giving for a number of years to 4th year students of modern languages at a university in the Paris area.