Translation Pacte’s Model and Pym’s Minimalist Approach

Assignment #1 – Translation and Translator Competence

1. PACTES’s multi-component model vs. Pym’s minimalist approach (700 w)

Similarities and Differences

Similarities between PACTES’s model and Pym’s minimalist approach

The similarities of these two researches are, first of all, about the translation competence.
Both of researches are to develop the better translation teaching method of translation. And second one is the new attempt to understand of existing theory of translation competence. There are the redefining the translation competence. The third one is wider way of approaches than previous theory with other disciplines: pedagogy, psychology, linguistics, sociology and so on.

Differences between PACTE’s model and Pym’s minimalist approach

Approach and research areas

Pym’s approach understands the competence as the summation of two language competence. Otherwise, PACTE’s understanding is based on the sub-competences.
PACTE ‘s main research areas are translation competence, the acquisition of translation competence and researching proposals to develop and evaluate translation competence.[1]
Holistic approach is used for translation competence and dynamic model is adapted to the acquisition of translation competence.[2]

Starting motivation of researches

Starting motivation of both researches are different. Pym’s approach is for redefining of translation competence to fit into contemporary electronic age and PACTE was to create better teaching programs, improve evaluation methods and unify pedagogical criteria.

Researching design

PACTE’s design was six language pairs and combination of interacting and relating between languages while translating. Pym’s one was bilingual approach

Strength

Pym – simply understood developing and processing translation competence
PACTE -

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Different method

PACTE

PACTES’s models are used theoretical analytical and methodological ways

It describe that the acquisition of