Revista del Departamento de Lenguas de la Universidad Católica Argentina. Contiene artículos científicos orientados al área de las lenguas extranjeras. Constituye una forma de expresión de una comunidad universitaria y profesional, cuyo objetivo no es solo el de ser conocida sino también el de brindar un espacio que favorezca una mayor visibilidad nacional e internacional del avance científico en nuestro país y en el exterior. Se trata de estimular el diálogo intercultural y presentar, esclarecer, discutir o comentar de manera constructiva las ideas expuestas o los trabajos científicos realizados. De formato exclusivamente digital se orienta hacia un modelo de divulgación masiva y abierta que proporcione las condiciones para impulsar la producción científica en este campo del saber lingüístico. Aspiramos a que los profesores y los profesionales de lenguas extranjeras encuentren en esta revista científica un nuevo medio de comunicación e intercambio. Esta revista pertenece al Departamento de Lenguas de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Su objetivo es servir de espacio de intercambio profesional de artículos de investigación sobre nuestra esfera de conocimiento, y de ser el puntapié inicial para incentivar este tipo de trabajos a futuro, por lo que quedan todos los lectores invitados a enviar sus trabajos científicos para su consideración en nuestras próximas convocatorias.
Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Filosofía y letras. Departamento de Lenguas
NNESTs’ (Non-Native English-Speaking Teachers) Impact on the Realm of English as a Foreign Language
The article analyses the ways in which non-native English-speaking teachers (NNESTs) impact the teaching-learning process of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). It is relevant to consider that the mentioned process has been influenced by the idealization of native English-speaking teachers (NESTs). Principally, the present essay aims to provide a detailed depiction of NNESTs’ features when developing the teaching role. This subject matter will be analyzed using students’ perceptions. In the first place, a definition of both speakers will be introduced. Also, the various students’ outlooks will be mentioned and described. Furthermore, the idea of NESTs’ idealization will be explored.
Copyright (c) 2025 María Eugenia Cascarino https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
he Influence of the Concept of Slavery on William Tyndale's 16th-Century Bible Translation and Its Impact on Successive English Translations: The Case of Doulos
his article addresses the translation of the Greek term doulos in William Tyndale’s Bible and its influence on later English translations. From the perspective of formal equivalence proposed by Eugene Nida, it is argued that the frequent translation as servant fails to convey the original term’s semantic and theological weight. Through historical and sociolinguistic analysis of Greco-Roman and medieval slavery systems, the importance of preserving the original meaning is highlighted. This study concludes that semantic fidelity has relevant doctrinal implications for contemporary Christian understanding.
Copyright (c) 2025 María Elena Gaborov Jones https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The Four Meanings of “Common Law” and Their Translation into Spanish
This article offers an answer to the question of what we mean when we talk about “common law”. “Common law” is a complex syntagm which refers to different concepts depending on the context where it is used. This article discusses the “Moréteau Formula”—a way of explaining the phenomenon by using acronyms for each sense. The formula is based on the explanations given by Louisiana State University Professor Olivier Moréteau in his Introduction to U.S. Law class. Based on identifying four clear and transparent uses of the term, the formula makes it possible to distinguish the meanings accurately. The article explains that this is not the only way of explaining the semantic complexity of “common law”, but credits the formula with providing an effective and comprehensive explanation.
Copyright (c) 2025 Mariano Vitetta https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Training Adults for Effective Communication: AI Language Tools and Neuroscience in Learning and Using English as a Lingua Franca
This article explores the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) training for adults in business and professional contexts, emphasizing its transformative impact on learning. AI-driven tools leverage neuroscience-backed principles to create personalized, emotionally engaging learning experiences that activate brain areas associated with memory retention and engagement. AI enhances learning outcomes by analyzing individual progress and tailoring content to address specific needs. The article highlights the value of real-time feedback, where AI applications provide instant corrections, track learners’ development, and boost confidence through adaptive learning paths and authentic communication simulations. Ethical considerations, including data privacy and algorithmic biases, are also discussed to ensure inclusive and effective learning environments. The article concludes that AI, when ethically and effectively implemented, enhances language acquisition, empowers professionals, and reshapes the role of educators to prioritize critical thinking, cultural competence, and nuanced communication skills.
Copyright (c) 2025 María Luz Callejo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Copy, Paste, and Generate: Copyright Law and Fair Use in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
This article examines whether the U.S. doctrine of fair use can adequately address the legal and ethical challenges posed by the training of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems. The key research question driving this analysis is: Can fair use, as currently interpreted, provide a coherent and equitable framework for addressing the massive, automated ingestion of copyrighted works for the AI model development? This research is guided by two hypotheses. First, the transformative-use doctrine, while important in modern fair use analysis, remains insufficiently defined and inconsistent to address the functional and non-expressive nature of AI training. Second, that the current litigation landscape, as seen in The New York Times v. Microsoft Corporation and OpenAI, et al. (case no. 1:23-cv-11195 Southern District of New York) "OpenAI case" and Dow Jones & Company, Inc. et al v. Perplexity AI, Inc. (case no. 1:24-cv-07984 Southern District of New York) "Perplexity case", indicates an urgent need for legislative clarification to harmonize innovation incentives with copyright protection in the age of machine learning. The article uses a doctrinal legal analysis, examining case law, statutes, and policies, to show how fair use law has changed and how it applies to new AI technology. This methodological approach contextualizes the dispute within its historical origins and current policy ramifications, offering a cohesive legal and ethical framework for evaluating the limits of fair use in the age of generative AI.
Copyright (c) 2025 Andy Benzo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
A Contrastive Study of Argentinean and Spanish People’s Language Attitudes towards Different Varieties of English
This study examines and compares the language attitudes of Argentinean and Spanish individuals towards different varieties of English in terms of two evaluative dimensions: solidarity and status. In order to do so, 50 Argentineans and 50 Spaniards completed a survey which included a direct questionnaire and a verbal-guise study in which participants rated two native and three non-native English varieties from the following countries: UK, USA, Argentina, Bolivia and Spain. Results from the survey were analyzed and compared by means of one-way repeated measures ANOVAs taking into account the participants’ nationality, their age and their gender as independent variables. Findings show that, across all groups, participants usually awarded more positive ratings to the native accents than the non-native accents in both dimensions, although the Bolivian speaker did receive quite high solidarity ratings in some groups. Unexpectedly, participants did not feel more solidarity towards the non-native speakers representing their own varieties. Males also generally gave more positive evaluations than females, as did younger participants in contrast to older ones. Finally, when comparing participants’ indirect and direct attitudes, differences emerged across Argentineans and Spaniards and males and females.
Copyright (c) 2025 María Milagros Castro https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Criptomonedas: correcto tratamiento de la terminología bilingüe (español-inglés)
All living languages are permanently modified as it is necessary to create new terms to discuss and describe advances in technology. In modern times, the role of English as the prominent language for scientific communication has been reinforced, and translators of Spanish have to decide how to incorporate English neologisms, which may not appear in the literature and for which there may not be recommendations. Language experts and regulatory institutions attempt to discover an absolute truth as to which is the correct method to tackle foreignisms. One of the most important advances of the last 15 years have been cryptocurrencies, which have revolutionized global finances. In connection with this new terminology, are there recommendations by experts and institutions on how to use them? Are these recommendations appropriate? Could we use a single method to incorporate all terms? Is it possible to analyze these words in already-existing texts in Spanish? Are these solutions correct from a semantic and functional point of view? This paper's goal is to issue recommendations on how to manage novelty terms from the source text on cryptocurrencies and provide translators with a roadmap to investigate neologisms and make informed decisions when translating them, while leaving the door open for future research of any arising terminology.
Copyright (c) 2024 Verónica Miriam Dawidowich https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Graded Readers as Communication Springboards in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom
This research focused on describing how graded readers may enhance communication skills in learners aged 11 to 13, possessing an A2 level of English, according to the CEFR (2001), in two private schools in the province of Buenos Aires, who have trouble in effortlessly and fluently transmitting their own thoughts. Action research was carried out for this purpose. Qualitative data after a carefully planned scheme was collected in the form of observers’ reports, recordings and journals which was later thoroughly analyzed. The findings showed that the display of the right visual aids containing prefabricated chunks of language while working with graded readers at the right level of comprehensible input, dealt with in a friendly environment, enhanced learners’ participation and boosted communication. Learners managed to successfully express their thoughts in a more articulate manner with the aid of sentence starters and vocabulary banks. This action research showed graded readers may become a good point of departure to meaningful communication as it was noted that learners spoke more English as lessons advanced.
Copyright (c) 2024 Andrea Luján Espósito, Natalia Andrea Feliú https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Politics of Regionalism: The European Union and Mercosur Cases Contrasted
<p class="Paragraph SCXW214275420 BCX2" style="border-left: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-right: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;" data-ccp-border-bottom="0px none #000000" data-ccp-padding-bottom="0px" data-ccp-border-between="0px none #000000" data-ccp-padding-between="0px">The purpose of this work is to carry out a study of regional integration processes in political terms. In other words, although such processes underway in various parts of the world are or have been in principle of an eminently economic nature, they are conditioned by political factors of different kinds and make national and transnational political actors to agree and trade-off, mobilize resources, and solve in a shared framework the regional socio-economic issues that affect their domestic reality. Indeed, regional integration depends, in its origin and development, on far-reaching political decisions and institutions. In this context, regional integration —in the framework of contemporary international relations— is understood as a process by which various States form an extended political unit, without the member countries losing their essential original identity, to constitute a community with its own goals, representing the bloc as a whole. Thus, any integration process can surpass the status of classical international organizations, and it has the potential to broaden and deepen, but at the same time, it stops before reaching a stage that would imply the total fusion of its parties into a new sovereign whole. Thus, this paper aims to show the unique political entity of these regional communities, as well as to contribute to Comparative Politics and Law studies, by analyzing the cases of the European Union as the most developed example of Regionalism, and Mercosur, as a potential entity of the same category.<span class="EOP SCXW214275420 BCX2" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 40px; font-family: Times New Roman, 'Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont', 'Times New Roman_MSFontService', serif; color: #000000;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":480,"335572071":0,"335572072":0,"335572073":4278190080,"335572075":0,"335572076":0,"335572077":4278190080,"335572079":0,"335572080":0,"335572081":4278190080,"335572083":0,"335572084":0,"335572085":4278190080,"335572087":0,"335572088":0,"335572089":4278190080,"469789798":"nil","469789802":"nil","469789806":"nil","469789810":"nil","469789814":"nil"}">
Copyright (c) 2024 Leonardo Pablo Hekimián https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
La traducción teatral: una propuesta didáctica para el aula
The practice of theatre translation still sparks conflicting opinions among translation professionals and theater practitioners. Recent studies suggest that the ideal work scenario involves a translator who is deeply embedded in the theatrical world, understands the intended purpose of the translation (whether for reading or performance), and collaborates with those involved in bringing the work to the stage, when necessary. To provide aspiring literary translators with an immersive introduction to the theatre world and simulate real-world scenarios, we propose a method for approaching the translation of theatre plays in the classroom. This method is based on activities conducted before, during, and after the translation process.
Copyright (c) 2024 María Belén Benavídez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Cognición y usos figurados del lenguaje en el discurso jurídico: una propuesta de análisis de la sentencia del juicio por la Tragedia de Once
Idealised Cognitive Models (ICMs) are basic cognitive structures that allow us to organise knowledge and can be classified into propositional models or frames, image schemas, metaphors and metonymies. Cognitive operations are mental mechanisms that contribute to the inferential processes that are necessary to build a complete semantic representation of a linguistic expression or other symbolic resources. Within this theoretical framework, we analyse a wide sample of figurative uses of language present in the judgment delivered in case concerning the Once Tragedy (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 22 February 2012). We consider cognitive models to be the basis on which cognitive operations work to achieve a correct reception of the text by the addressees, a "correct reception" being an assimilation of all (or, at least, a significant part) of its expressive and conceptual richness.
Copyright (c) 2024 Gabriela Magdalena Llull https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
El LL.M. como un posgrado ideal para el traductor jurídico: una experiencia personal
This article addresses an instance of graduate training for the legal translator, from a personal perspective. This training is portrayed as ideal for developing the thematic and cultural competence of a translator. The article starts by claiming the need for graduate training for the legal translator nowadays, then uses the frameworks of legal translators’ competence to identify the thematic and cultural competence as the one dealing with substantive legal knowledge by the translator. Afterwards, the article links this competence with LL.M. programs in the Anglo-American world. A description is made in particular of the LL.M. in Comparative Law at Louisiana State University and its Center of Civil Law Studies, while also highlighting the opportunities to practice legal translation that cropped up within the projects of the Center.
Copyright (c) 2024 Mariano Vitetta https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Copyright (c) 2023 Graciela del Pilar Isaía y Ruiz; Celeste Irace https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
La traducción de metáforas neológicas en los textos jurídicos de doctrina constitucional estadounidense
The main objective of this research is to examine the translation procedures that are most used by translators when translating neological metaphors in legal texts of constitutional legal scholar’s opinion in the United States. As far as we have been able to investigate within this field, the translation of this type of genre has not been explored as much as other legal genres. To this end, based on the metaphor translation model proposed by Zabalbeascoa (2002), and from the cognitive perspective of metaphors proposed by Lakoff and Johnson (1980), we attempt to respond to this objective. This study also explores other aspects such as the influence of the cognitive value and conceptual complexity of neological metaphors on translation procedures. Among the most important findings, we found that translators resort to the translation of the same metaphor in the target text or, failing that, to metaphors from another conceptual field and to foreign words accompanied by explanations such as translator's notes or use of metalanguage. Although the corpus of analysis is limited only to twenty-two neological metaphors created by the most representative and outstanding American legal authors, we hope to make a valuable contribution to this object of study.
neological metaphors, translation procedures, legal scholar’s opinion on American constitutional texts
Copyright (c) 2023 Adriana Elizabeth Lafulla https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The Inclusion of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Primary Schools
Autism is a disorder which affects the child's ability to communicate with those around them and develop mutual relations with them. Over the past twenty years, there has been a significant surge in the enrollment of students with autism in mainstream schools. This has created tensions and challenges in schools as staff struggle to meet these students and their families’ unique needs. Previous studies have revealed a lack of knowledge among school personnel regarding the distinctive traits and requirements of students with autism, as well as the effective practices necessary to support these students in inclusive educational environments. Therefore, finding a suitable method to communicate with kids and make practice the required duties are an essential concern. Teachers should be provided with appropriate training on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) so that they can successfully integrate a child with special needs in the classroom setting since a more knowledgeable teacher is more comfortable with inclusion.
autism, pedagogical strategies, education, restricted interests, repetitive interests
Copyright (c) 2023 Delia Marone, Julieta Polito https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Impacto de la fluidez “percibida” en una evaluación de desempeño de ELSE: el examen CELU oral
In this paper we deepen our previous analysis (Pacagnini, 2016; 2017; 2020) of linguistic features considered relevant to assess fluency in an oral exam of Spanish proficiency (more specifically, the Certificate of Spanish: Language and Use -CELU-, granted by the Argentine Interuniversity Consortium for the Teaching and Testing of Spanish as a Second and Foreign Language). With this aim, we continue to survey those aspects that are usually considered by the evaluators in the analytical assessment sheets and by the interlocutors in the holistic ones, comparing this with the justifications given by the evaluators when determining certain aspects as indicators of fluency in a survey conducted afterwards. At this stage of our research, we try to determine the factors that are taken into account when pointing to a non-native speaker as “fluent”, and we expand our study on the features considered by the CELU evaluators, in order to propose improvements in assessment rubrics.
Spanish as a second and foreign language- CELU oral exam- fluency assessment- “perceived” fluency- prosody
Copyright (c) 2023 Ana María Judith Pacagnini https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
I Am Ash from your Fire: Narración, Imágenes y Performance de la Música Folk en el Disco folklore de Taylor Swift
English folk music motifs have been passed down through generations and they can still be found in current songs. However, they are less likely to be found in the lyrics of artists who are as popular as Taylor Swift. What is more, folklore is an album that is markedly different from her previous productions in this approach to alternative/indie music. Those folk music motifs that are studied in this paper are the narration of stories from multiple points of view and their narrators; the type of language used in the lyrics, which is closely related to historical nostalgia and the search for a return to nature; and the performance of a particular aesthetic known as “cottagecore”. The influence of a distinct production frame given social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic is critical to explain the drastic change in the artist’s lyrics and aesthetic in this production and how the album came to be promoted. In this way, different narrative and performative aspects account for the transmission of a palpable wish to transcend the contemporary and reach a legacy state for future generations.
folklore – Taylor Swift –performance- lyrics
Copyright (c) 2023 Vanesa Sara Venditti https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Argentinean People’s Attitudes towards Different Varieties of English
In Argentina, English has played a major role in education and the job market for years, thus making Argentinean people’s language attitudes towards English relevant. Yet, this area remains under-researched. Therefore, this paper examined Argentinean people’s language attitudes towards different varieties of English in terms of two evaluative dimensions: solidarity and status. To do so, 50 Argentinean people participated in a verbal-guise study in which they rated five English varieties, out of which one was from a native US speaker and the remaining four were from non-native speakers from four different Spanish-speaking countries: Chile, Spain, Argentina and Mexico. As regards status, results support prior research since the varieties considered as native by the participants received the most favorable evaluations, while the non-native varieties received less favorable evaluations. In terms of solidarity, however, results partially contradict previous findings, given that the native speaker received the highest rating and one of the non-native speakers received the lowest rating. Nevertheless, the only speaker deemed non-native by all participants was the second-highest rated.
language attitudes, varieties, native accent, non-native accent, verbal-guise study, solidarity, status
Copyright (c) 2023 María Milagros Castro https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
La expresión de los derechos fundamentales en constituciones históricas de América Latina y el Caribe
A corpus of fourteen Latin American constitutions from the early nineteenth century (twelve in Spanish, one in French and one in Portuguese) is analyzed using the text mining tools Voyant Tools and AntConc, in order to identify specialized phraseological units referring to fundamental rights. After asserting the importance of contextual analysis in corpus studies, the historical and legal aspects of the constitutions are explained, as well as the linguistic concepts related to the study. The identification and analysis of phraseological units is done from a diachronic, diatopic and contrastive perspective. The following issues are highlighted: the low institutionalization and stability of the phraseological units; the influence of Spanish and French constitutionalism on their form and content; the predominance of phraseological units formed by non-technical lexical items in the process of terminologization; the presence of enumerations of rights and variants specific to each language (despite their proximity, as they all belong to the Romance family); and legislators’ efforts to adapt the expression of fundamental rights to the political and social reality of each country. The limitations of the digital tools are pointed out (such as the impossibility of searching for rhetorical figures), together with some research prospects in other fields, such as translation and cognitive science.
constituciones latinoamericanas, fraseología jurídica, enfoque basado en corpus, Voyant Tools, AntConc.
Copyright (c) 2023 Gabriela Magdalena Llull https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
La necesidad de especialización en el área de la economía y las finanzas en la traducción audiovisual
Este trabajo de investigación fue presentado como trabajo final en la Especialización en Traducción Empresarial en Idioma Inglés de la Universidad Católica Argentina. En ella, nos proponemos abordar dos temas: por un lado, las características más salientes de la traducción audiovisual (TAV) y, por el otro, la presencia y la traducción de las metáforas en el campo de la economía y las finanzas. Para dicho fin, realizaremos un estudio pormenorizado y propondremos la traducción para subtitulado de ciertos fragmentos de la película The Big Short. Procuraremos someter algunos elementos de la lista de diálogo de The Big Short a un examen contrastivo y veremos cómo los procedimientos de traducción se convierten en una estrategia de gran utilidad para abordar los desafíos que se van presentando para lograr reproducir el texto original del modo más fiel y natural, sin agregar ni sustraer información. Asimismo, nos proponemos identificar la terminología específica, reflexionar acerca del uso de metáforas en el discurso económico-financiero, los posibles métodos de traducción, siempre teniendo en cuenta las características tan particulares que presenta la TAV. Es decir, mantener los extranjerismos, los préstamos naturalizados o los calcos. Finalmente, buscaremos resaltar la necesidad de especialización que requiere esta modalidad de traducción por la diversidad de áreas temáticas que se presentan y que requieren de una investigación exhaustiva, además de la habilidad para dominar diversas convenciones técnicas inherentes al subtitulado.
Copyright (c) 2022 Leila Klawir https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
¿Existe una brecha entre las creencias de los docentes de ELSE en Argentina sobre el potencial comunicativo de las metáforas conceptuales y su uso real en el aula?
Este trabajo está basado en la investigación realizada para la tesis de Maestría de Enseñanza de Español como Lengua Extranjera (ELE) y Segunda Lengua (L2) del Centro Universitario Internacional de Barcelona (UNIBA), Universidad de Barcelona. En el marco de ese estudio mixto y a partir de un enfoque cognitivo, buscamos explorar el potencial comunicativo de las metáforas conceptuales como recurso desarrollador de la competencia comunicativa en la enseñanza de ELE/L2, pero desde la perspectiva de las creencias y experiencia docentes en la República Argentina, donde parece no haber literatura sobre este tema en particular. Algunos hallazgos han demostrado que los profesores creen que las metáforas conceptuales resultan una herramienta de aprendizaje muy útil y con alto impacto en la habilidad comunicativa de los aprendientes, específicamente en las competencias estratégica y pragmática, así como en las estrategias de aprendizaje socioafectivas. Sin embargo, también se observa que, en cierto sentido, parece haber una brecha entre la influencia que los profesores le atribuyen a las metáforas conceptuales en el aprendizaje de ELE/L2 y el uso real y efectivo que hacen de ellas en el aula. Por ello, nos parece interesante profundizar en este aspecto que invita a generar una posible línea de investigación desde uno de los tantos abordajes del uso de metáforas conceptuales en ese ámbito de enseñanza en la República Argentina.
uso real y efectivo de metáforas conceptuales
Copyright (c) 2022 Adriana Elizabeth Lafulla
They Still Have a Dream: a research paper on the emergence of the BLM movement as a consequence of racial profiling by police force and the reproduction of racist messages in mass media
This academic paper focuses on the racial profiling and discursive bias against African American people in the United States. The aim of this paper is twofold: first, to illustrate and develop the Black Lives Matter movement as a consequence of racism as well as the legislation and different programs that have been created to reduce police brutality and, second, to evince the way mass media reproduces and perpetrates racist messages. This academic paper was written by means of collecting information retrieved from varied sources and assorted experts of each area mentioned as well as by applying the discursive strategies proposed by linguist Van Dijk. Ultimately, the authors of this work concluded that structural racism is a trait that prevails in the American society in spite of the creation of social movements and regulations that aim to combat racial profiling.
Copyright (c) 2022 María Sol López Russomanno, Laura Malomo Menelle, Josefina Piemontese
Aproximación al perfil general de los aspirantes a traductores e intérpretes públicos en Venezuela
La traducción y la interpretación pública han sido claves y necesarias para garantizar las relaciones jurídicas entre particulares y el Estado. Por tal razón, es de suma importancia que tanto las traducciones legales como las interpretaciones en juicios sean realizadas por intérpretes debidamente formados que hayan aprobado el examen de certificación establecido en la normativa legal que rige estas funciones en Venezuela. Sin embargo, a este respecto resulta llamativo que, durante el período 2016-2019, el número de personas que aprobaron el examen de certificación fue proporcionalmente bajo en relación con la cantidad de aspirantes, razón que que nos impulsó a realizar una investigación que permitiera aproximarnos a las posibles causas de esta situación mediante la caracterización del perfil de los aspirantes en aspectos relacionados con su formación, experiencia profesional, motivación y otros factores. Este artículo da cuenta de estos resultados obtenidos a partir de la administración de una encuesta a los candidatos a traductores e intérpretes públicos que se presentaron a las nueve convocatorias comprendidas entre el 2016 y 2019. Desarrollamos un estudio exploratorio-descriptivo de diseño no experimental, que combinó datos cuantitativos con análisis interpretativos, para así lograr una primera comprensión de la problemática y formular algunas sugerencias para su abordaje.
The Adjectival and Verbal Forces at Play in Present and Past Participles: A Cross-Linguistic Approach
This paper explores the split nature of participles, which may show verbal or adjectival forces depending on the particular context in which they appear. It briefly refers to some problems of categorization affecting participles and points out certain ways in which participles with full adjectival force can be distinguished from those with verbal force as well as some of the limitations to the proposed tests. Moreover, it uses a cross-linguistic approach, resorting to translation into Spanish as a tool for the identification of participles with full adjectival force.
Préstamos y calcos en el área de las finanzas
En este trabajo se analizará el contexto en el que se utilizan los préstamos y calcos en el área financiera. Definiremos el préstamo y el calco léxico y presentaremos algunos ejemplos tomados especialmente de artículos periodísticos de la prensa especializada. Estas importaciones lingüísticas se dan en un contexto donde los especialistas buscan unificar las formas de denominación a los efectos de obtener precisión y concisión. En este sentido, se presentarán algunas consideraciones para los traductores.
neologismo – neónimos – préstamos – calcos – traducción – terminología – análisis del discurso – finanzas
Copyright (c) 2022 Sandra Beatriz Ramacciotti Giorgio
Copyright (c) 2022 Graciela Isaia Y Ruiz, Maria Celeste Irace
Copyright (c) 2022 Sandra Beatriz Ramacciotti Giorgio https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Evaluación y retroalimentación formativas en la formación de traductores
El propoísito de este artiículo es defender el alcance de la evaluacioín formativa como instancia de aprendizaje. Seguín los nuevos paradigmas de la evaluacioín, sabemos que, en su modalidad formativa, la evaluacioín no solo permite al docente mejorar o ajustar las propuestas de enseníƒanza, sino que ayuda al estudiante a regular sus propios procesos de aprendizaje, reconocer sus fortalezas y debilidades, y monitorear coímo va aprendiendo. En este sentido, nos referiremos a la conveniencia de utilizar un portfolio como instrumento para llevar a cabo la evaluacioín formativa, seníƒalando de queí manera ese instrumento facilita la evaluacioín continua a la vez que contribuye en el desarrollo de la metacognicioín de los estudiantes y brinda una opcioín de evaluacioín superadora de la claísica prueba de traduccioín a la que se suele recurrir como uínico dispositivo evaluador. Asimismo, se presentaraí la utilidad de trabajar con una ruíbrica como asistente de la correccioín para ofrecer retroalimentacioín cualitativa sobre las producciones de los estudiantes.
Copyright (c) 2021 Silvia Firmenich Montserrat
Think Stressful Thoughts: Stress, Anxiety and Depression in College Students
Mental health can have an impact on several vital areas, including but not limited to work, studies or relationships. This paper examines the relationship between mental health issues –such as stress or anxiety– and college students, focusing on the perception of stress that students have in connection to exams, deadlines or time management, among others. For this end, a survey was carried out among a small group of English students (both in Translation and Teacher Training courses) at Universidad Catoílica Argentina to measure their perceived feelings of stress and to question them about the support systems available to them at the aforementioned university. Both the survey and the literature cited in the paper seem to reinforce the conclusion that mental health issues are relevant in academic contexts and may be connected to a variety of factors including academic pressures, test anxiety and bad time management.
El uso de metáforas en el discurso económico: Breve análisis sobre el modo en que las crisis sanitarias permean la información sobre cuestiones económicas
Este trabajo surge de la tesina presentada en el marco de la Especializacioín en Traduccioín Empresarial en Idioma Ingleís de la Universidad Catoílica Argentina. Dado que el discurso econoímico, por su marcado dinamismo, sigue introduciendo nuevos teírminos y conceptos metafoíricos, este trabajo analiza algunos aspectos en torno al uso de la metaífora en el lenguaje de la economiía que siguen generando intereís. Es posible afirmar que los hechos de la vida diaria suelen repercutir en las comunicaciones econoímicas, y el uso de un determinado dominio fuente para el mapeo metafoírico en las comunicaciones econoímicas puede aumentar cuando ese dominio, por diversas razones, prevalece en la experiencia cotidiana. Entonces, en el contexto de la crisis econoímica actual a causa de la emergencia sanitaria de la COVID-19, ¿queí dominios conceptuales utilizan los analistas econoímicos para transmitir las consecuencias econoímicas de las pandemias? ¿Podemos afirmar que las implicaciones metafoíricas estructurales de la salud y la medicina son las que predominan? Creemos que las respuestas a estas preguntas son muy importantes para el traductor de textos econoímico-financieros, ya que al traducir un sintagma metafoírico debe tenerse en cuenta la equivalencia de efectos, maís allaí del meítodo utilizado para traducirla.