Intercultural competence in Translation and Interpreting students: theoretical knowledge, operational knowledge and cultural sensitivity; [Competência intercultural em estudantes de tradução e interpretação: conhecimento teórico, conhecimento operacional e sensibilidade cultural]

Lévano S.; Benites S.; Tello C. · Lengua y Sociedad (2024) · DOI: 10.15381/lengsoc.v23i1.26570

Resumen

Intercultural competence represents an essential part of a translator/interpreter’s training, as it enables effective communication between languages and cultures. This paper is aimed at measuring the intercultural competence of Translation and Interpreting students at a Peruvian university in three dimensions: theoretical knowledge, operational knowledge and cultural sensitivity. For this purpose, descriptive research was conducted and 3 instruments were elaborated and applied to a sample of 58 students of the Translation and Interpreting program: students of the sixth and seventh semester who begin the translation and interpreting workshops, and students of the tenth semester who are about to graduate. The results show that students had high scores in cultural sensitivity, medium-high scores in theoretical knowledge and low scores in operational knowledge, where there were important differences in the ability to identify cultural references and verbalize translation strategies. Therefore, it might be concluded that students are in the process of acquiring intercultural competence and, enhancing their learning in this area requires textual exercises that expose them to diverse cultural manifestations from the dominant and minority cultures. © Los autores.

Instituciones: Universidad Ricardo Palma