Discourse Analysis in Translation Education at the University Level: an Assessment of Students' Attitudes
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2014
Authors
Erton, Halil İsmail
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Hacettepe Univ
Open Access Color
OpenAIRE Downloads
OpenAIRE Views
Abstract
Translator education, as most scholars agree, requires a detailed comprehension of linguistic rules and practices; hence the reason, why within the departments of translation and interpretation, extra importance is given to the discourse analysis course especially in the first two years of the bachelor's programme. The view presented in this paper is that the linguistics based 'discourse analysis' course plays a significant role in translation and interpretation education by strengthening the curriculum and enabling the development of various skills necessary for the translator. To determine the extent and the impact that learning linguistics has on .translator education, eight courses were selected from upper grades (3rd and 4th years) and their relevance with the discourse analysis course was tested by applying a survey to the corresponding students at the end of the academic year. The findings based on the statistical analysis show that improving linguistic competence throughout translator education at the universities result in success in translation and a better understanding of the source text regardless of its type and context.
Description
Keywords
Translator education, translation and interpretation, linguistics, discourse analysis, student attitude
Turkish CoHE Thesis Center URL
Fields of Science
Citation
1
WoS Q
Scopus Q
Source
Volume
29
Issue
1
Start Page
114
End Page
125