Learning activities to develop strategic and intercultural competence in legal translation trainees: Macro-level textual consequences of micro-level decisions when dealing with legal culture-bound terms
Orozco-Jutorán, Mariana (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Data:	2023
Resum:	Translating legal culture-bound terms is one of the difficulties facing any legal translator due to asymmetries in national legal systems. To train trainees to deal with these terms, strategic and intercultural competences must be developed. This article focuses on how to pedagogically address the varying degrees of incongruity that may arise when translating legal culture-bound terms. The learning objectives set are for trainees to be able to apply the most appropriate translation technique for use in each instance, selecting it at a micro-unit level that is coherent with the macro-level approach determined by the communicative situation and translation purpose. A theoretical and pedagogical framework is presented, followed by the description of four didactic units, each of which incorporates task-based learning activities designed to develop trainees' strategic and intercultural competences. The didactic material presented includes an original dual axis chart showing the degree of difference between two legal cultures (English and Spanish) and the levels of translator intervention when translating legal culture-bound terms. The activities were piloted in the MA degree in Legal Translation at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Trainee responses to a follow-up survey show that the activities were perceived to be useful and helpful when dealing with the difficulty of translating legal culture-bound terms.
Drets:	Tots els drets reservats.
Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió de l'autor
Matèria:	Legal translation training ; Legal culture-bound terms ; Strategic competence development ; Intercultural competence development ; Translation techniques ; Macro-level and micro-level decisions

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