Translating for the Community

Edited by Mustapha Taibi

Publication date:

15 November 2017

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Dimensions:

234x156mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781783099139

Written by translation practitioners, teachers and researchers, this edited volume is a much-needed contribution to the under-researched area of community translation. Its chapters outline the specific nature and challenges of community translation (e.g. language policies, language variation within target communities, literacy levels), quality standards, training and the relationship between community translation as a professional practice and volunteer or crowd-sourced translation. A number of chapters also provide insights into the situation of community translation and initiatives taking place in different countries (e.g. Australia, South Africa, Spain, the USA or the UK). The book is of interest to translation practitioners, researchers and trainers, particularly those working or interested in the specific field of community translation, as well as to translation students on undergraduate, postgraduate or further education courses covering translation in general or community translation in particular.

Gerhard Budin: Foreword

Mustapha Taibi: Introduction

Mustapha Taibi: Quality Assurance in Community Translation
Dorothy Kelly: Education for Community Translation: Thirteen Key Ideas
Alicia Rueda-Acedo: From the Classroom to the Job Market: Integrating Service-Learning and Community Translation in a Legal Translation Course
Harold Lesch: From Practice to Theory: Societal Factors as a Norm Governing Principle for Community Translation
Ignacio García: Volunteers and Public Service Translation
Brooke Townsley: Community Translation in the UK: An Enquiry into Practice
Carmen Valero Garcés and Raquel Lázaro Gutiérrez: Community Translation in Spanish Penitentiaries: A Co-Ordinated Approach
Leong Ko: Community Translation in the Australian Context
Jean Burke: Linguistic Diversity amongst Swahili-Speakers: A Challenge for Translation in Australia

Mustapha Taibi: Concluding Remarks

This book constitutes a timely addition to the literature on community translation. It provides an excellent introduction to the multifaceted role of community translators, which is vital in ensuring social justice for minority and marginalised groups. The contributions included in this book deal with a wide range of under-researched topics, and, therefore, it should become a key reference for future explorations of an activity that has become essential in our linguistically and culturally diverse societies.