Traducir para la comunidad china en Catalunya: el ejemplo de los materiales de acogida disponibles online

Vargas Urpi, Mireia

Traducir para la comunidad china en Catalunya: el ejemplo de los materiales de acogida disponibles online

Citation

Vargas Urpi M. Traducir para la comunidad china en Catalunya: el ejemplo de los materiales de acogida disponibles online. The Journal of cultural mediation. 2011;1:43-61.

Abstract

Different solutions have been promoted in Catalonia in order to overcome the language barriers that immigrants have to face when they attend Public Services and have to communicate with Public Service providers. These solutions range from written translation of leaflets and online material, to on-site and telephone interpreting as well as intercultural mediation. Amongst them, translation of online material is perhaps the least explored, even though it has already become a habitual resource in recent years. In order to fill this research gap, the present article focuses on a sample of online texts translated for the Chinese community in Catalonia, with the aim of pinpointing the main features of this kind of materials. Basing on discourse analysis and on a comparison of texts produced by different institutions, the most predominant translation techniques will be noted, as well as the different approaches to paratextual elements and the challenges that cultural and ideological transference poses. In the conclusions, the limited intervention of the translator in this kind of texts will be highlighted, in addition to the lack of homogeneity of some of the translations currently available. Furthermore, as a prospective study, new research lines on the topic of the translation of material for migrated population will also be pointed out.