Public service translation in Flanders: on the continuous efforts to evolve from paraprofessionalism to professionalism

Public service interpreting and translation have received increasing attention during the last decades. Particularly, public service interpreting has been the object of a considerable number of research. However, research on public service translation (PST) still remains scarce. This article contrib...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Idzikowska, Ula
Format: article
Publication Date:2015
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repository:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/29498
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/29498
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Public Service Translation
Professionalization
Flanders
Traducción en los Servicios Públicos
Profesionalización
Flandes
Filología
Philology
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Summary:Public service interpreting and translation have received increasing attention during the last decades. Particularly, public service interpreting has been the object of a considerable number of research. However, research on public service translation (PST) still remains scarce. This article contributes to PST studies by providing an overview of the steps taken towards its professionalization in Flanders (Belgium) such as delineating the PST’s competency profile and the refinement of the certification exam. Moreover, it outlines the background of PST inFlanders and discusses the future challenges concerning the topic, including the continuous quality control and assurance.