SC 2014 TCC

Item 9.8
Statutory Congress/Congrès statutaire
Name of Committee
Mandate
Chairperson
Members
Objectives
Berlin 2014
Translation and Culture Committee (TCC)
2013-2015
Mao Sihui
Prof. Margaret U D'SILVA (PhD)
Prof. HU Gengshen (PhD)
Prof. LEE Ken-fang (PhD)
Dr. LI Jian (James)
Ms. Leticia Anna MARTINEZ
Prof. MAO Sihui (PhD)
Ms. Marita PROPATO
Prof. Douglas ROBINSON (PhD)
Prof. SUN Yifeng (PhD)
Prof. ZHANG Meifang (PhD)
Work programme
Results
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To organize regional meetings/
seminars/ workshops as a platform for
scholars and practitioners in translation and
cultural studies to meet and exchange ideas
and experience in both research and
teaching.
To participate in international
conferences, forums and projects
concerning TCS.
To assist national associations in TCSrelated projects and tasks.
To promote interdisciplinary studies in
translation, culture and communication
(esp.
the translation of visual texts such
film, television and advertising).
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Since the start of this 2012-2015
mandate, TCC has continued to maintain
its strong academic inclination, research
interest and professional role so as to
promote the regional and global
awareness and
development of translation and translation
studies in relation to culture and
communication. In the 2012-13 academic
year, TCC members have been involved in
the organisation of 8 regional/ national/
international conferences, seminars and
workshops on translation studies,
translation and culture and intercultural
communication studies (e.g. Marita
Propato, Mao Sihui, Margaret D’Silva,
Zhang Meifang, Hu Gengshen), delivered 31
keynote/plenary speeches/talks and
lectures (e.g. Douglas Robinson, Sun Yifeng,
Margaret D’Silva, Mao Sihui, Zhang
Meifang, Lee Ken- fang, Hu Gengshen),
published 30 journal papers/ book chapters
and academic book reviews (e.g. Douglas
Robinson, Sun Yifeng, Margaret D’Silva,
Mao Sihui, Zhang
Meifang, Lee Ken- fang, Hu Gengshen, James
Li), and authored/edited 11 books (e.g.
Douglas Robinson, Sun Yifeng, Margaret
D’Silva, Mao Sihui, Hu Gengshen, Li Kenfang) . Many TCC members have also been
FIT – La voix des associations de traducteurs, interprètes et terminologues à travers le monde
FIT – The voice of associations of translators, interpreters and terminologists around the world
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invited as MA/PhD examiners and
programme reviewers for subjects such as
translation/interpreting, translation and
culture, literary/media/intercultural
communication studies. Most TCC members
have also been doing translation
consultancy work, CI and SI for conferences
as well as translation for institutions,
companies and local/ international
organizations.
Apart from these academic and
organisational activities, some TCC members
have been active in work that promotes and
protects the rights of translators and
interpreters. For example, Marita Propato, a
TTC member from Argentina Association of
Translators and Interpreters (AATI) actively
in the awareness-raising
Objectives for the participated
next 12 months
campaign
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the Translators’
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TCC members will continue to be active in organizing
and/or
in regional
andBill.
international conferences, seminars and workshops. Members such as Zhang Meifang and
Mao Sihui will attend and present papers at the 2014 FIT World Congress in Berlin; Marita
Propato will be actively involved in the 40th International Buenos Aires Book Fair in April
2014; Hu Gengshen will organise the 5th International Symposium on Eco-Translatology to
be held in Macao; and Mao Sihui will organise and host the 3rd Macao International Forum
on Challenges for Intercultural Communication in the Asia-Pacific (December 2014) and the
5th International Conference on English, Discourse and Intercultural Communication (2015).
TCC will continue to encourage T & I professionals and scholars to take part in forums and
projects concerning translation and culture studies and promote interdisciplinary studies in
translation, culture and communication.
As Chair of the FIT Translation and Culture
Communication within the
committee (email/skype/face-to-face Committee, I have maintained regular
contact and also enjoyed good cooperation
meetings)
with and great support from the majority of
the members. Communication within the
committee has been mainly through email
and sometimes face-to- face when the
opportunity arises. Although lack of financial
resources has been the main problem for all
members to meet face-to-face, TCC
members from HK and Macao (6 in all) have
had more opportunities to meet and share
views
and
ideas.
TCC has
been
working well on the whole but
General comments and
recommendations for future work
a couple of members have been less active
since the start of this mandate.
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Author of the report
Berlin 2014
Compiled and edited by Mao Sihui (TCC
Chair) with information provided by TCC
members
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FIT – The voice of associations of translators, interpreters and terminologists around the world