Children and teenagers acting as language brokers

Translation and Interpreting Studies (TIS) usually consider all types and genres of translation and interpreting by adults who perform either as professionals or amateurs. However, under the current migration reality, there are many children and teenagers who act as translators and interpreters for...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Orozco Jutorán, Mariana|||0000-0003-4044-6675, Vargas-Urpi, Mireia|||0000-0001-6302-581X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:258313
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/258313
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1556/084.2022.00134
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Child language brokering
Non-professional interpreting
Interpreting and migration
Descripción
Sumario:Translation and Interpreting Studies (TIS) usually consider all types and genres of translation and interpreting by adults who perform either as professionals or amateurs. However, under the current migration reality, there are many children and teenagers who act as translators and interpreters for their parents and (extended) families or communities, without any training or acknowledgement. They are called Child Language Brokers, to clearly state the difference with professional, adult translators and interpreters, and this article seeks to shed some light on their reality, which has received little, if any, attention from scholars in the translation, interpreting and interculturality fields. After a general overview of the existing literature, the design and results of a study conducted in Barcelona (Spain) in 2019 and 2020 are shared. The aim of the study is to describe the existing reality with a view to contributing to mapping the actual situation of child language brokering around the world.