Ausbildung von „Universalgenies“? Zum Kompetenzbegriff und translatorischen Kompetenzmodellen

Abstract

AbstractAn important element in T&I studies is the problem of teaching translation and interpreting. The following article does not, however, try to answer the question of whether and how we can teach translation to students. The focal point lies instead on the concept of translation/interpreting competence(s) and the question of whether cultivating all the competences identified by T&I studies as essential to translating/interpreting does not in fact entail trying to turn students into universal geniuses. What would this mean for university teachers? And can we integrate the competences defined in T&I studies into a concise model which can be of use in developing realistic teaching methods?