AUTORREFLEXÃO SOBRE O PROCESSO DE REVISÃO DE TRADUÇÃO A PARTIR DAS ATIVIDADES DESENVOLVIDAS NO PROJETO REVTRAD

Abstract

This monograph is a self-reflection on a translation revision activity performed during the volunteer project called “Projeto RevTrad”, carried out by students of the Translation Program of Universidade Federal da Paraíba. Drawing on PACTE’s Translation Competence Model (2003), we seek to demonstrate, in this monograph, how translation sub-competences assisted revisors in the search of tools for solving translation problems, by adopting revision parameters as defined by Mossop (2010) and Galiano (2007). We also seek to reflect on how translation education can contribute to the professional translation revisor’s activity. Translation revision is an important aspect of a translator’s professional life, and it should be performed by professional translators (ROBERT 2008; MOSSOP 2010; GALIANO 2007), yet there is a gap between revision practice and standardization of procedures to evaluate translation quality (KELLY 2005; ROBERT 2008). The analysis presented in this paper consists of a discussion based on an extracurricular activity of translation revision of a short story, written in German Swabian dialect and translated into Portuguese. This paper consists of a self-reflection on revision activity and the revisor’s role – areas that require more studies (ROBERT 2008; MOSSOP 2010). It aims to contribute to Translation Studies, by presenting an approach of a revision experience during the process of translators education, in addition to debating about how a project such as RevTrad can contribute to translation students training