Lab 1 (30%) A virtual Wall by Evelyn Marielos Rojas

By: Evelyn Marielos Rojas and Sofia Liliana Jovel

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-10 00:03:56 UTC

IT IS TIME TO TALK ABOUT THIS TWO IMPORTANT TERMS: TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION AND ITS HISTORY.

Impact in the past and the present of translation and interpretation

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 15:34:54 UTC

If we pay attention to the history of language and how people communicate in the world, we can observe how important the fact of translate and interpretate different languages has been necessary for regions in the world, kingdoms and countries.

TRANSLATION AND ITS KEY POINTS:

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 15:39:03 UTC

Derribated barriers from kingdom to kingdom in the past.
Help us to understand official and historical documents and texts.
Those written works express ideas and opinions to society.

Interpretation

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 16:23:07 UTC

Called "interpreten, interpretor, interpretatus, negotiator, agent, borker, explainer, etc." in different times Interpretation has been the way to understand the real meaning of spoken language.

Translation

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 16:25:57 UTC

Has existed for centuries ago and its relevance in the history of the world has been necessary for people to understand the meaning of written language.

Interpretation and its Key points:

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 16:28:33 UTC

It was used in the history for negotiations, for exploration and colonization like for example: in The New World.
It served the whole world.
Facilitate the oral communication between people of different parts of the whole world.

The importance of Interpretation in actuality

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 16:32:10 UTC

We should now that without a good interpretation, without the necessary skills to comprehend the real message, the impact of the real message will not come to us as should be.

TRANSLATION VS INTERPRETATION

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 16:38:32 UTC

In simple words:
Interpretation is spoken.
Translation is written.

Some important facts in the history of Translation and Interpretation:

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 16:45:16 UTC

In the late 4th Century is the Latin translation of The Bible.
The Renaissance was an period in which the people was interested in Classical Learning and Values.
The Number Trials (Alemania, 1945-1946).
Noam Chomcky, the father of modern linguistic.
Geoffry Chaucer, one of the first greater English poets.
Invention of the Printing Press.

Conclusion:

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 16:49:04 UTC

In Conclusion, is important to recognize how language has been affected by translation and interpretation in the history of the world, how complete regions, past kingdoms and now different countries used these methods of communication to have a good relationship between them, So, a good translation and a good interpretation is the key for a peaceful world.

IMPORTANT FACTS IN THE HISTORY OF TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION IN EACH PERIOD OF TIME

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 17:16:35 UTC

1950s

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 17:20:52 UTC

Interpreters were people who volunteered and generally had Deaf family members, were teachers of the Deaf, or where members of the Church

1965s

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 17:23:00 UTC

The interpreter registry changed their name to: Registry of Interpreters for The Deaf (RID)

The legendary tower of Babel

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 17:28:52 UTC

All humans beings used to speak the same language, they decide to build in Mesopotamia a tower to reach the sky as the gods, but God confused them with new languages and that stopped everybody from build the Babel Tower.

Anquity

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 17:37:07 UTC

3RD BC Was the first translation of the Hebrew Bible to Greek.
2ND BC Was a debate between sense-to-sense and word-from-word translation.
4th Century, the spread of Buddhism led to large-scale ongoing translation efforts spanning more than a thousand years throughout Asia.

Middle Ages

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 17:43:19 UTC

Latin was the Lingua Franca.
Alfred the Great commission to translate Latin to English with: "Ecclesiastic History and The Consolation of Philosophy"
12th and 13th The Toledo School of Translator became a meeting point of European students.
Geoffrey Chaucer as the first fine translator in the 14th Century with "The Roman The la Rose"

16th Century

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 17:49:16 UTC

Martin Luther, a German professor translate the Bible into German (1522-1534) was the first European to asses the translation correctly in Europe.
During the same period (1600) the Bible was translate into: Dutch, French, Spanish, Czech and Slovene.

17th

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 17:53:25 UTC

Miguel de Cervantes gived his opinion about translation, "faithfulness" and "transparency" were used to define translation.

Johanes Gutember

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 17:59:27 UTC

1399-1468, the man who revolutioned the printing with "Gutenberg Printing Press"

20th Century

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 18:02:32 UTC

A new disciplines born called "Translation Studies" as well as the creation of a new institute especialices of it.

1978

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 18:04:22 UTC

The Court Interpreters Act required certified interpreters in Federal Courts.

1991

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 18:07:05 UTC

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed, which requires that private business called "equal access", which include interpreters, this made the demand of interpreters rise significantly.

TODAY

evelynmarielosrojas — 2022-08-11 18:08:51 UTC

The goal is to promote the interpreting profession in the whole world.