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Die Rolle der journalistischen Translation in der Übersetzerausbildung in Ungarn und einigen Nachbarländern
The role of journalistic translation in translator education in Hungary and some neighboring countries

Author(s): Viktor Zachar
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Translation Studies
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: journalistic translation; press translation; translation teaching

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a study on the role of journalistic translation (press translation) in translation teaching using a questionnaire in November-December 2016 on a sample of 52 translation teachers. The aim of the survey was to find out the role of journalistic translation in translation teaching in Hungary and three neighbouring countries: Croatia, Romania and Slovakia. The importance of the survey lies in the fact that no research has been published so far on this topic in Hungary, and only minor research has been done on the topic of journalistic translation itself (primarily limited to the field of text linguistics).Despite these facts, the study has revealed the importance of journalistic translation in the teaching of translation: more than 85% of the teachers surveyed use press texts in teaching due to different motivations, and nearly 50% of respondents use them during the entire period of translation education. The inclusion of journalistic translation in the teaching of translation is also confirmed and justified by the fact that more than 80% of those surveyed consider the subject to be relevant for the students’ future work as a translator due to the wide range of application areas of journalistic translation.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 117-134
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: German