Translation into a Non-Native Language: Practice, Research and Training in Brazil and Around the World

• Autor(a) principal: Atkinson, Rebecca Frances
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Belas Infiéis
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/belasinfieis/article/view/35294
• topic: Direcionalidade. Tradução para L2. Versão. Língua inglesa. Formação de tradutores.; Directionality. L2 translation. Inverse translation. English. Translator training.

This study offers a critical analysis of the state of the art on the translation of non-literary texts to a second language (L2), especially English, as an object of academic study and market practice. The literature review presented here seeks to identify: (a) how the discourse within the field of translation studies is developing with regard to L2 translation; (b) what the characteristics of English are that differentiate it from other languages in the context of translation; (c) what issues are addressed in directionality research; and (d) how the data gathered can be applied to translator training, especially in Brazil. The superiority of L1 translation is being challenged within translation studies, driven in part by research into the subject undertaken in countries with languages of limited diffusion, where L2 translation is common. As English is the most widely spoken L2 in the world, there are more materials and resources in and on it, making translation into it easier. Studies show that directionality is just one of many variables that affect translation quality, two others being the translator’s experience and the text type. In Brazil, there are some studies into directionality, but as yet few options for training in L2 translation.