AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies, Volume 5, Number 1. February 2021 Pp.20 -39
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol5no1.2
The Challenge of Training Translators and Interpreters in the Social Context of Foreign
Unaccompanied Minors
Hanan Saleh Hussein
Department of Philology and Translation
Faculty of Humanities
Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain
Email: hsalhus@upo.es
Received: 12/18/2020 Accepted: 1/16/2021 Published: 2/24/2021
Abstract:
There are many challenges facing teachers in the classroom, throughout the process of training translators and interpreters in higher education. This paper aims to share reflections and teaching practices related to the preparation of these future professionals, in the context of caring for a vulnerable group of the immigrant community, Unaccompanied Foreign Minors (UFM). The proposal is based on taking a step further in the Teaching Practice and Development (TPD) methodology of Specialized Translation and Bilateral Interpreting subjects by incorporating new knowledge such as that related to Public Management or Social Sciences. This is due to the firm belief of the author of this manuscript in the quality of training from a multidisciplinary approach that will undoubtedly bring many more benefits, not only to the students, but also to UFM as a sensitive group, to the Administration as a competent body and, also, to the host society.This proposal arises from a simple question: Are future translators and interpreters prepared to manage their work in a vulnerable context? To answer this question, it is necessary to analyze the practical knowledge acquired by these professionals in the preparation phase. Thus, the main objective of this work is to demonstrate that the use of real texts in the Translation and Interpreting classroom is a bet that leads to an excellent academic training. Furthermore, this multidisciplinary work will serve as a model to be followed by teachers in this field.
Keywords: Interdisciplinary, specialized Translation, training of translators and interpreters, unaccompanied foreign minors (UFM)
Cite as: Hussein, H. H. (2021) The Challenge of Training Translators and Interpreters in the Social Context of Foreign Unaccompanied Minors. Arab World English Journal for Translation & Literary Studies 5 (1) 20 -39.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol5no1.2
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