1. Michaela FEIGL & Susi WINKLER
Self-presentation of conference interpreters in social media A comparative discourse analysis
Michaela FEIGL & Susi WINKLER

2. Overview
Previous research
Methodology
Results

3. Previous research Discourse about conference interpreting
Translation studies and social media

4. Previous research I Discourse analysis
Discourse about conference interpreting (Diriker 2004)
Discourse analysis
Meta discourse
Real conference setting
de-contextualised
contextualised
„objectivity and non-involvement“
„subjectivity and personal involvement“

5. Previous research II Content analysis
Translation studies and social media (McDonough Dolmaya 2011)
Content analysis
: translation blogs (N=50)
15 categories of blog content
Sociological approaches to translation studies
Status and role of translators
Marketing in social networks
New trends and topics
Basis of our analysis

6. Methodology

7. Object of inquiry Discourse on Facebook 3 sub-types of discourse
A - Official social media webpages Interpreting the World (AIIC)
B - Personal blogs The Interpreter Diaries (M. Hof)
C - Entertainment webpages Interpretation Is Not Good For You (Anonymous)
20 posts for every sub-discourse
Date of reference: 15 January 2014; 12 p.m. CET

8. A - Interpreting the World
&type=3&theater

9. B - The Interpreter Diaries
students-practice-book/

10. C - Interpretation Is Not Good For You
realise-i-am-doing-the-un-security-council-for

11. 22 categories of content Posts that contain at least one hyperlink
Link(s) to author‘s own webpage
Link(s) to webpages by other authors
Personal anecdotes and experiences
Photos, images and videos not related to interpreting
Interpreting-related humour and funny remarks
Photos, images and videos related to interpreting
Mention further training and education as well as interpreting-related events
Presentation of author‘s own opinion and reflections, esp. on interpreting-related issues
Hashtags
Share interpreting news
Seek opinion or feedback from readers
Offer advice on interpreting- related aspects
Review articles, books or software …

12. Results

13. Hyperlinks (88.3%)

14. Photos, images and videos (33.3% and 30.0%)

15. Discourse C: peculiarities

16. Conclusions Hyperlinks Visual elements Self-presentation
Translators’ networks
Visual elements
Self-presentation
individual
collective
Discourse
„Danica Seleskovitch, [...] was largely responsible for the publication of the first printed directory in 1960.“
„Beginning students [...] will want to read the sections on practice and feedback as early on in their training as possible.“
„When I realise I am doing the UN Security Council for the first time the following morning“

17. Thank you for your attention

18. References
Diriker, Ebru De-/Re-Contextualizing Conference Interpreting: Interpreters in the Ivory Tower? Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
Dirker, Ebru „Presenting simultaneous interpreting: discourse of the Turkish media, “. (11/18/2013)
Lima de Paulo, Erica Luciene. 2012 . O que os blogs de tradução têm a dizer sobre o tradutor? Tradução e Comunicação 23,
McDonough Dolmaya, Julie A window into the profession: what translation blogs have to offer Translation Studies. The Translator 17 (1),
Zwischenberger, Cornelia Conference interpreters and their self-representation: a worldwide web-based survey. Translation and Interpreting Studies 4 (2),