AN EVALUATION OF REVISION ACTIVITIES IN THE TRANSLATION PROCESS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EXAMPLES “PROFESSIONS IN PUBLISHING” PROJECT AND TS EN ISO 17100:2015

Serhat Arslan

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AN EVALUATION OF REVISION ACTIVITIES IN THE TRANSLATION PROCESS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EXAMPLES “PROFESSIONS IN PUBLISHING” PROJECT AND TS EN ISO 17100:2015

Authors:

Serhat Arslan

Publisher:

Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Main Topics:

Bölgesel Çalışmalar | Dil Çalışmaları

Journal:

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Uluslararası Filoloji ve Çeviribilim Dergisi Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.34-55

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292017

pISSN:

2687-5586

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Abstract:

 The act of revision in translation processes is a multifaceted and complex type of action. Such a situation makes it difficult to define the revision act and determine its boundaries. It is also necessary not to ignore the personal decisions and attitudes of the participant in the position of the reviser who performs revision activities to improve the quality of the target text to be delivered to the target audience. Moreover, due to todays technological developments, for example, in the context of increasing computer-assisted translation activities, the need for revision to be performed functionally in accordance with its purpose is also increasing. Within the framework of our study, the examples of Professions in Publishing Project - Professional Qualifications for Publishing on the Way to EU Accession and TS EN ISO 17100:2015 Translation Services - Requirements for Translation Services Turkish Standard are examined in the way in which the act of revision is dealt with on the theoretical level in the field of translation studies. Although the two examples we analysed in our research framework were created to determine professional standards and competencies, the personal decisions and attitudes of the reviser participant who will undertake the revision activity in translation processes are ignored. Moreover, the examples we have examined generally treat revision as a type of action that can only be performed on the target text. Such a perspective leads to a simple and terminological implementation of the revision activity. As a result of these and similar problems identified in the framework of our study, we can say that these instances do not entirely focus on the revision activities addressed in translation studies. For this reason, the content of both examples needs to be evaluated and reconsidered within the framework of the literature on the revision activity in the field of translation studies.

 The act of revision in translation processes is a multifaceted and complex type of action. Such a situation makes it difficult to define the revision act and determine its boundaries. It is also necessary not to ignore the personal decisions and attitudes of the participant in the position of the reviser who performs revision activities to improve the quality of the target text to be delivered to the target audience. Moreover, due to todays technological developments, for example, in the context of increasing computer-assisted translation activities, the need for revision to be performed functionally in accordance with its purpose is also increasing. Within the framework of our study, the examples of Professions in Publishing Project - Professional Qualifications for Publishing on the Way to EU Accession and TS EN ISO 17100:2015 Translation Services - Requirements for Translation Services Turkish Standard are examined in the way in which the act of revision is dealt with on the theoretical level in the field of translation studies. Although the two examples we analysed in our research framework were created to determine professional standards and competencies, the personal decisions and attitudes of the reviser participant who will undertake the revision activity in translation processes are ignored. Moreover, the examples we have examined generally treat revision as a type of action that can only be performed on the target text. Such a perspective leads to a simple and terminological implementation of the revision activity. As a result of these and similar problems identified in the framework of our study, we can say that these instances do not entirely focus on the revision activities addressed in translation studies. For this reason, the content of both examples needs to be evaluated and reconsidered within the framework of the literature on the revision activity in the field of translation studies.

 The act of revision in translation processes is a multifaceted and complex type of action. Such a situation makes it difficult to define the revision act and determine its boundaries. It is also necessary not to ignore the personal decisions and attitudes of the participant in the position of the reviser who performs revision activities to improve the quality of the target text to be delivered to the target audience. Moreover, due to todays technological developments, for example, in the context of increasing computer-assisted translation activities, the need for revision to be performed functionally in accordance with its purpose is also increasing. Within the framework of our study, the examples of Professions in Publishing Project - Professional Qualifications for Publishing on the Way to EU Accession and TS EN ISO 17100:2015 Translation Services - Requirements for Translation Services Turkish Standard are examined in the way in which the act of revision is dealt with on the theoretical level in the field of translation studies. Although the two examples we analysed in our research framework were created to determine professional standards and competencies, the personal decisions and attitudes of the reviser participant who will undertake the revision activity in translation processes are ignored. Moreover, the examples we have examined generally treat revision as a type of action that can only be performed on the target text. Such a perspective leads to a simple and terminological implementation of the revision activity. As a result of these and similar problems identified in the framework of our study, we can say that these instances do not entirely focus on the revision activities addressed in translation studies. For this reason, the content of both examples needs to be evaluated and reconsidered within the framework of the literature on the revision activity in the field of translation studies.

 Çeviri süreçlerinde gerçekleştirilen revizyon eylemi, çok yönlü ve karmaşık bir eylem türüdür. Böyle bir durum, revizyon eyleminin tanımlanmasını ve bu eylemin sınırlarının belirlenmesini zorlaştırmaktadır. Erek kitleyle buluşturulacak erek metnin kalitesini arttırmak amacıyla gerçekleştirilen revizyon faaliyetlerini gerçekleştiren revizör pozisyonundaki katılımcının kişisel tasarruf ve tutumlarının göz ardı edilmemesi de gerekmektedir. Ayrıca günümüzdeki teknolojik gelişmelerin neticesinde, örneğin artan bilgisayar destekli çeviri faaliyetleri bağlamında, revizyon eyleminin amacına uygun işlevsel bir biçimde gerçekleştirilmesi ihtiyacı da artmaktadır. Çalışmamız çerçevesinde Mesleğimiz Yayıncılık Projesi  ABye Uyum Sürecinde Avrupa ve Türkiye Yayıncılık Sektörlerinde Meslek Standartları ve Yeterlilikler ile TS EN ISO 17100:2015 Çeviri Hizmetleri  Çeviri Hizmetleri İçin Gereklilikler Türk Standardı örnekleri, revizyon eyleminin çeviribilim alanındaki teorik düzlemde ele alındığı biçimiyle irdelenmiştir. Çalışmamız çerçevesinde irdelediğimiz iki örnek, her ne kadar mesleki standart ve yeterliliklerin belirlenmesi amacıyla oluşturulmuş olsalar da çeviri süreçlerinde revizyon faaliyeti görevini üstlenecek revizör katılımcısının kişisel tasarruf ve tutumları göz ardı edilmektedir. Ayrıca irdelediğimiz örnekler, revizyon faaliyetlerini, genel olarak yalnızca erek metin üzerinden gerçekleştirilebilecek bir eylem türü olarak ele almaktadırlar. Böyle bir bakış açısı, revizyon faaliyetinin yüzeysel ve terminolojik bir biçimde uygulanmasına yol açmaktadır. Çalışmamız çerçevesinde tespit edilen bu ve benzeri sorunlar neticesinde, söz konusu örneklerin çeviribilim alanında yönelik çalışmalarda ele alınan revizyon faaliyetlerine tam anlamıyla odaklanmadığını söyleyebiliriz. Bu sebeple her iki örnek içeriğinin, çeviribilim alanındaki revizyon faaliyetine yönelik ortaya konulan literatür çerçevesinde değerlendirilip yeniden ele alınması gerekmektedir.

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AN EVALUATION OF REVISION ACTIVITIES IN THE TRANSLATION PROCESS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EXAMPLES “PROFESSIONS IN PUBLISHING” PROJECT AND TS EN ISO 17100:2015

Authors:

Serhat Arslan

Publisher:

Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Main Topics:

Bölgesel Çalışmalar | Dil Çalışmaları

Journal:

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Uluslararası Filoloji ve Çeviribilim Dergisi Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.34-55

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292017

pISSN:

2687-5586

Revision

Translation

Reviser

Corrector

Translation StudiesRevizyon

Çeviri

Revizör

Düzeltmen

Çeviribilim

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Serhat Arslan

Publisher: Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Main Topics: Bölgesel Çalışmalar | Dil Çalışmaları

Journal: Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Uluslararası Filoloji ve Çeviribilim Dergisi Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.34-55

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001292017

pISSN: 2687-5586

Issues

Authors:

Serhat Arslan

Publisher:

Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Main Topics:

Bölgesel Çalışmalar | Dil Çalışmaları

Journal:

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Uluslararası Filoloji ve Çeviribilim Dergisi Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.34-55

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292017

pISSN:

2687-5586