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- Title
A Descriptive-Exploratory Approach to Community Interpreting in Turkish Context: Some Insights about Professionalism and Self-perceptions.
- Authors
Şener-Erkırtay, Olcay; Kansu-Yetkiner, Neslihan
- Abstract
The present study aims to explore the level of professionalism and the self-perceptions of community interpreters who work in different settings such as hospitals, sports clubs, courts, police stations, churches, and schools in Türkiye. To this end, this study adopted a fieldwork in which 34 students, who enrolled in Community Interpreting course offered at the Department of Translation & Interpreting, administered a survey to 32 community interpreters. The goal of this awareness-raising task was twofold: 1) to provide students with opportunities to interact with market participants in order to improve empathy and observational skills; 2) to provide some insights into the current portrayal of community interpreters, their professional competencies, shortcomings, and, consequently, their selfperception. Findings have revealed that the interpreters are skilled in different interpreting modes such as consecutive and sight interpreting; however, they have difficulties in taking notes while interpreting and lack knowledge of interpreting theories and technological advances. More importantly, they cannot improve those deficiencies through an established self-development program. This research further revealed discrepancies between the expectations from the self-development programs and their contributions in practice. Overall, student feedback demonstrated positive effects of the direct interactions with the interpreters to observe the status quo of the profession.
- Subjects
TURKEY; SPORTS participation; CORE competencies; SELF-perception; PROFESSIONALISM; EMPATHY; CAREER development; CONSCIOUSNESS raising
- Publication
Agathos: An International Review of the Humanities & Social Sciences, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 2, p253
- ISSN
2069-1025
- Publication type
Article