Translation Studies in the UK Dr Richard Mansell University of Exeter 5th June 2017

The view from 1990… “With the current approach, translation studies of the kind pursued at West German universities produce few results of interest to people outside the community formed by the translation scholars themselves. […] We need more orientation toward the needs and interests of practising translators and their clients.” Lars Berglund, a technical translator in Germany.

What is Translation Studies?

The map of the discipline Translation Studies “Pure” Translation Studies Theoretical Translation Studies Descriptive Translation Studies Applied Translation Studies

Map of disciplines interfacing with Translation Studies, from Hatim and Munday 2004: 8 Philosophy Linguistics Literary Studies Cultural Studies Language Engineering

(Some) areas of research Text analysis and translation Translation ethics Translation Quality Assessment Terminology and glossaries Genre translation Interpreting Multimedia translation The translation process Translation and technology Translator training Translation history The translation profession

In the UK – teaching Most translation courses are taught postgraduate A spectrum from those overtly theory-based, to those solely training translators There are some UG translation courses, and it is also taught as a part of other (mostly language) courses.

In the UK- research Location of researchers “Outputs”

Important groups and links ITI (Institute of Translation and Interpreting) CIoL (Chartered Institute of Linguists) TA (Translators Association) ETN (Emerging Translators Network) FIT-IFT (International Federation of Translators) BCLT (British Centre for Literary Translation) EST (European Society for Translation Studies) TRANSLATIO JISCmail list