Empowering Community Interpreters’ Competence Through Appropriate Work Attitudes: A Case Study on Interpreting in a Religious Setting
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https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1407.14Keywords:
interpreting, religious setting, community interpreter, work attitude, interpreter competenceAbstract
An interpreter should have special knowledge, skills, and appropriate work attitudes and behavior, reflected in their performance while doing their interpreting tasks. This study aimed to investigate the work attitude possessed by the Community Service Interpreters in Religious Settings in Indonesia and its relations to develop their competencies. This study used a descriptive method. The source of data was videos of two interpreters doing their tasks in two different religious activities. Three professional interpreters were taken as the respondents of this study, who were asked to assess the work attitudes implemented by each of the interpreters in the videos. The data were analyzed using a 5-Point Likert Scale. The results indicate that the two interpreters have good and appropriate work attitudes, and their attitudes positively contribute to their interpreting competence.
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