Translation studies moving from peripherality to outreach
Keywords:
translation didactics, polysystem theory, social practice, literacyAbstract
Translation is largely practiced by non-professionals as well and should thus be considered a ubiquitous practice. This fact is gradually being systematically considered by Translation Studies (TS) and presents the discipline with new challenges. Using Polysystem Theory, it will be shown that TS currently occupies a peripheral position in the system of scientific disciplines, partly because it relies on other disciplines (interdisciplinarity). However, if one views translation as a ubiquitous social practice, there is hidden potential for TS; namely, to consider ways in which it can inform other disciplines, rather than merely be shaped by them. This article assumes that translation didactics can also aim at a) imparting the comparative competence required for translation to other professions, and b) examining said competence in general as a special form of literacy, to secure a more central position for TS as a whole in the future.
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