Interaction and Cooperation Between Professional Associations and Academia in the Czech Republic: The Case of the Union of Interpreters and Translators

Vanda Obdržálková

doi:10.17533/udea.mut.v17n1a04

Authors

Vanda Obdržálková Universidad Carolina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5238-5876

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.mut.v17n1a04

Keywords:

professional associations, praxeology, history of translation, specialised translation, translator and interpreter training, translator competence

Abstract

This paper seeks to answer the question whether and how professional associations help students and young translators develop the competences required in the translation market, and how they interact with the academic community. It specifically focuses on the Czech Union of Interpreters and Translators, which brings together interpreters and translators of all specialisations. It summarises the Union’s aims, mission, and activities, with a particular focus on translation and interpretation trainees and young professionals—the annual conference for young translators and interpreters and the Master’s and Bachelor’s Thesis Awards. Based on data collected from the Union’s website and archives, the content of these two events was analysed to see how the Union interacts with the academic world, what topics are prioritised, and to what extent and how the two events complement university education and reflect the Union’s mission. The results reveal how professional organisations can support interaction between translation and interpreting students/recent graduates and the professional sphere and how the activities of these organisations can be useful in translator training.

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Author Biography

Vanda Obdržálková, Universidad Carolina

PhD in Translation Studies from Charles University in Prague and professor at the Institute of Translation Studies at Charles University's Faculty of Arts.

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