La subcompetencia instrumental y la traducción de marcas de subjetividad: ¿una relación casual o causal? [Instrumental subcompetence and the translation of subjectivity markers: a casual or a causal relationship?]
Graciela Caballero
English - Spanish
Results from the research “Dificultades traslativas en marcas de subjetividad” (Translation difficulties posed by subjectivity markers) (Giozza, Gatti 2012) showed that these markers present translation problems for translation students, and that one of the causes may stem from the use of search tools. For this reason, our central hypothesis is that instrumental subcompetence of translation students (use of internal and external resources) play a key role in the decision-making process when translating subjectivity markers. The process of a group of translation students was observed through Translog, Camtasia and cued recalls, and the final product was assessed. Students’ searches were registered (PACTE 2007) and the degree of cognitive implication was determined (Alves 1997, PACTE 2009). Results confirmed that the translation of subjectivity markers present a problem for translation students and that instrumental subcompetence is efficient provided it is combined to textual and contextual considerations, i.e. provided translation students approach the translation task as a communicative act.
