HISTORY AND ETHICS OF TRANSLATION IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION: ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE FOR TRANSLATORS

Abstract

Translation is ultimately a human activity which enables human beings to exchange ideas and thoughts regardless of the different tongues involved. It plays a key role in exchanging information between languages. The activity of translation has a long-standing tradition and has been widely
practiced throughout history, but in our rapidly changing world its role has become of paramount importance. Recent trends, notably globalization, and advances in technology have influenced international communication and translation. The study of proper principles of translation is termed as Translation Theory. This theory, based on a solid foundation on understanding of how languages work, recognizes that different languages encode meaning in different forms, yet guides translators to find appropriate ways of preserving meaning, while using the most appropriate forms of each language. Nowadays, technological advances, which have transformed the working conditions of professional translators and researchers and have spawned new forms of translation, have also produced new areas of research, some more automatic. The invention of the internet, together with the new technological developments in communication and digital materials, has increased cultural exchanges between nations. This leads translators to look for ways to cope with these changes and look for more practical techniques that enable them to translate more and waste less. This paper looks at the concepts of translation in Globalisation age, brief history of translation and ethics of
translation: what translators and interpreters need to know.