Avsaknad av samsyn kring tolkning och tolkens roll

Otydliga förväntningar – ett dilemma i yrkesutövningen

Kirjoittajat

• Helena Bani-Shoraka Stockholm University
• Daad Abdo
• Louis Rached

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61200/mikael.160855

Avainsanat:

tolkning i offentlig sektor, tolkens roll, förväntningar, yrkesutövning

Abstrakti

During assignments interpreters are frequently asked to carry out additional tasks other than interpreting, which places them in ethical dilemmas. The aim of this qualitative study is firstly to identify and describe the types of tasks involved from the perspective of practicing interpreters. Secondly, based on the types of tasks, the aim is to reflect on what views of interpreting and the interpreter’s role among interpreting service users this reflects. By highlighting these experiences, the study seeks to shed light on interpreters’ working conditions and to spark discussion about the practice and conditions of interpreting. The study is based on a digital survey (n=270) targeting professional interpreters in Sweden and their experiences of this issue. The open-ended responses were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results reveal a wide variety of tasks beyond interpreting and the co-existence of parallel views of interpreting and the interpreter’s role. The lack of shared understanding may lead to unclear and contradicting expectations that may complicate not only the interpreters’ working conditions but also negatively affect the interpreter-mediated encounter as such. 

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