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13 - An Aptitude Model for Translating and Interpreting

Insights from Translanguaging Theory

from Part III - Innovative Perspectives and Paradigms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2023

By
Lili Han ,
Zhisheng (Edward) Wen ,
Zi-Yu Lin  and
Li Wei
Edited by
Zhisheng (Edward) Wen ,
Peter Skehan  and
Richard L. Sparks
Zhisheng (Edward) Wen
Affiliation:
Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Peter Skehan
Affiliation:
Institute of Education, University of London
Richard L. Sparks
Affiliation:
Mount St Joseph University
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Summary

Drawing on recent developments from translanguaging theory, we argue in this chapter that translating and interpreting are by default translanguaging practices of meaning-making, during which process multilayered “translanguaging spaces” are being constantly and accumulatively created by dynamic interactional “moments” (Li, 2011) between the translator/interpreter and the external environment within the broader social–cultural contexts. These emerging insights from the key tenets of the translanguaging lens give rise to the construction of a unified theory of translating and interpreting aptitude consisting of a Macro level, Meso level, and Micro level (i.e., the 3M model), each level subsuming multiple interplaying elements interacting dynamically to generate multilayered translanguaging spaces of meaning-making.

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Translating and interpreting aptitudetranslanguaging theorymeaning-makingthe 3M modeltranslanguaging spacemoment analysismulticompetenceaffordancessocial–cultural contextsComplex Dynamic Systems Theory
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Language Aptitude Theory and Practice , pp. 326 - 354
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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