Towards a Transgressionist Approach: Critical-Reflexive Translator Education


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Stefan Baumgarten, Konrad Klimkowski, Clare Sullivan
Lighthouse unlimited, Frank Austermühl, Joachim Kornelius, Learning Theories and Practice in Translation Studies, Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, 2009, pp. 33–61

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Baumgarten, S., Klimkowski, K., & Sullivan, C. (2009). Towards a Transgressionist Approach: Critical-Reflexive Translator Education. In F. Austermühl & J. Kornelius (Eds.), Learning Theories and Practice in Translation Studies (pp. 33–61). Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier.


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Baumgarten, Stefan, Konrad Klimkowski, and Clare Sullivan. “Towards a Transgressionist Approach: Critical-Reflexive Translator Education.” In Learning Theories and Practice in Translation Studies, edited by Frank Austermühl and Joachim Kornelius, 33–61. Lighthouse unlimited. Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, 2009.


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Baumgarten, Stefan, et al. “Towards a Transgressionist Approach: Critical-Reflexive Translator Education.” Learning Theories and Practice in Translation Studies, edited by Frank Austermühl and Joachim Kornelius, Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, 2009, pp. 33–61.


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@inbook{stefan2009a,
  title = {Towards a Transgressionist Approach: Critical-Reflexive Translator Education},
  year = {2009},
  pages = {33–61},
  publisher = {Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier},
  series = {Lighthouse unlimited},
  author = {Baumgarten, Stefan and Klimkowski, Konrad and Sullivan, Clare},
  editor = {Austermühl, Frank and Kornelius, Joachim},
  booktitle = {Learning Theories and Practice in Translation Studies}
}

Abstract
After briefly introducing relevant language pedagogies and translation studies approaches, this paper explores the possibilities offered by Kiraly's (2000) theory of empowerment-oriented translation pedagogy. First, some theoretical investigations into Kiraly's social constructivist model are presented. The model is then expanded to include the concept of transgressionism. Such a concept is employed in order to make Kiraly's notion of scaffolding more dynamic and also to clarify some uncertainties surrounding the transformationist approach. We then proceed to illustrate these theoretical concepts with practical examples of how empowerment-oriented solutions have been applied in multicultural settings.