The use of social surveys in translation studies: methodological characteristics

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6035/MonTI.2010.2.14
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Survey, Social research methods, Population, Translation studies, Work-related and professional aspects of translation and interpreting

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Anna Kuznik
Amparo Hurtado Albir
Anna Espinal Berenguer

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Translation is an activity carried out by professionals – in some cases after a period of formal training – who are employed or self-employed, and whose work is destined for translation users. Translators, translator trainees, employers of translators, and translation users are four clearly defined social groups within the translation industry that may be the subject of study using one of the methods most frequently used within the field of social sciences: the social survey. This paper presents the characteristics of social survey methodology. The use of social surveys in the field of Translation Studies when preparing to introduce changes in academic curricula, defining professional competencies, or obtaining opinions regarding the quality of interpreting and subtitling is analysed and evaluated.

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Kuznik, A., Hurtado Albir, A., & Espinal Berenguer, A. (2014). The use of social surveys in translation studies: methodological characteristics. MonTI. Monographs in Translation and Interpreting, (2), 315–344. https://doi.org/10.6035/MonTI.2010.2.14
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No. 2 (2010): Applied Sociology in Translation Studies/Sociologia Aplicada a la Traducció
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