Translation and Interpreting Studies II

Introduction - Disciplinarity

Translation Studies as a Discipline

• What is an academic discipline?

• Was Translation Studies always an independent discipline?

• Why did it become an independent discipline?

Interdisciplinarity (1)

• What is interdisciplinarity?

• Types of interdisciplinarity:

- instrumental interdisciplinarity

- synoptic interdisciplinarity

Interdisciplinarity (2)

• Mechanisms

• Benefits

• Potential problems

Translation Studies & Interdisciplinarity

• Why is Translation Studies prone to interdisciplinarity?

• Which disciplines were referred to in T&I Studies I?

Linguistics, Literary Studies, Sociology, Psychology, Cultural Studies.

Other disciplines relating to TS (class suggestions)

• Politics• History• Philosophy• Military Studies• Film Studies• Theatre Studies• Anthropology• Computer Science

Critical (1)

1) Expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements.

2) Expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work.

3) Incorporating a detailed and scholarly analysis and commentary.

4) Having the potential to become disastrous.

Critical (2)

5) Extremely ill and at risk of death.

6) Having a decisive or crucial importance in the success or failure of something.

7) Relating or denoting a point of transition from one state to another.