How are translations really received?

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An online public lecture with Anthony Pym, Distinguished Professor of Translation and Intercultural Studies at the Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona, Spain; Professor of Translation Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia; and Extra-ordinary Professor at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. The event is organised by the Transnational Cultural & Visual Studies research theme at the School of Modern Languages.

Abstract
Empirical research on the ways readers process translations is often disappointing. Despite the many heated debates within translation studies, different translation strategies can have little significant effect on the actual reading process and comprehension scores. When approached from the perspective of behavior-change communication, however, there is evidence of significant tipping points in the reception process where the reader’s trust is either lost or gained. Trust thus becomes the key factor for cooperative translational discourse. This talk will present the findings of several empirical reception studies that have been carried out in the past five years in areas ranging from foreign-affairs discourse to the reception of raw MT subtitles.

Biography
Anthony Pym is Distinguished Professor of Translation and Intercultural Studies at the Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona, Spain; Professor of Translation Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia; and Extra-ordinary Professor at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He was President of the European Society for Translation Studies from 2010 to 2016.

Simultaneous Translation
The event will be delivered in the medium of English. You are welcome to ask questions in the medium of Welsh during the Q&A session. If you intend to do this, please contact mlang-events@cardiff.ac.uk by Monday 9 November to request simultaneous translation. Please note that 10% or more of those planning to attend will need to request this provision in order for it to be sourced and will be subject to resource availability.

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