A INFLUÊNCIA DAS ATIVIDADES DE EXTENSÃO EM TRADUÇÃO NO DESENVOLVIMENTO DOS COMPONENTES PSICOFISIOLÓGICOS DE TRADUTORES EM FORMAÇÃO

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the influence of translation tasks on the development of physiopsychological components of the students involved therein. The tasks were undertaken amid community outreach projects developed by members of the Federal University of Paraíba's Translation course. To this purpose, subjects were divided into two groups. Group 1 was composed of students who participated in the projects' activities, and Group 2 composed of students who did not have such experience. Data were collected by means of written questionnaires for both groups and a recorded semi-structured interview carried out with subjects of Group 1. The analysis was conducted based on two lines: (1) the perception of subjects from both groups of their selfconfidence before translation tasks, and (2) the perception of subjects from Group 1 about the community outreach tasks' contribution to their training. On one hand, data from questionnaires did express disparities between the groups. On the other hand, a few differences were observed when analyzing individual answers. Accordingly, some subjects from Group 2 appeared to have similar perceptions when compared to Group 1. This might be due to the similarities found in the subjects' professional profile. Regarding the interview statements, subjects affirm that community outreach tasks foster a learning environment where it is possible to attain maturity and autonomy. Moreover, it promotes the students to build translator's identity and develop the skills required to translate. Finally, since surveys about the development of physio-psychological components were scarcely found, the results obtained herein are believed to be relevant to surveys in Translation Competence as far as the development of physio-psychological components is studied in this research.