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Ethical Problems in MTI Students’ Escort Interpreting from the Perspective of Chesterman’s Models on Translation Ethics



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ZHANG Hai-long, SUN Jing

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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2022.01.012

Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, P.R. China Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, P.R. China; Lijiang Culture and Tourism College, Lijiang, P.R. China

The professionalization of translation has been discussed by many scholars in recent years, which has inspired the intense discussion of translation ethics. Drawing upon Chesterman’s models on translation ethics, this paper intends to examine the ethical problems in MTI students’ escort interpreting for Vanuatu Sport Technical Assistance Project for the Pacific Mini Games in 2017 and China-ASEAN International Capacity Cooperation Forum in 2016. The data was collected by the methods of participant observation and informal interviews in the process of the two interpreting projects, especially the six-month assistance project. The ethical problems in the escort interpreting and the reasons that caused the problems were analyzed through case study. It is found that the major ethical problems that occurred are related to the ethics of communication, the norm-based ethics, and the ethics of commitment. These ethical problems were mainly related to the student escort interpreters’ language proficiency, professional qualities, and intercultural / interpersonal communication competence. Some solutions are suggested based on Chesterman’s models on translation ethics. It is hoped that the research findings can provide some references to the implementation of the similar interpreting programs in the future, and enhance interpreting teaching and training programs.

translation ethics, escort interpreting, Chesterman’s models on translation ethics, intercultural communication

Journal of Literature and Art Studies, January 2022, Vol. 12, No. 1, 117-129