Challenges in Translators’ / Interpreters’ Training in the Regions of Russia: Case of Siberia

Relevance. The relevance stems from the need to update the translators/interpreters program in Siberia, taking into account the specifics of ethno-translation studies. Ethno-translation studies are seen as a part of translators’/interpreters’ training programs and involves the creation of special courses that focus on regional culture, history, literature and languages.

Aim. To identify the challenges in the translators’/interpreters’ training related to the regional cultural context and to develop the basics of the model and recommendations for translators’/interpreters’ training in the regions of Russia.

Methodology. The descriptive method is used, as well as the methods of observation and analysis of the scientific literature. Special attention is paid to two potential areas in the translators’/interpreters’ training for the future, thus the use of the cultural-linguistic and semiotic features of the ethnotexts of the indigenous peoples of Siberia is assumed. The issues of translating the texts containing unique cultural information and memory supposed that one of the research methods used was the hermeneutical one.

Scientific novelty / theoretical and/or practical significance. The study refers to the regional material, which can be used for the promotion of ethno-translation studies as a frontier area of modern humanitarian studies and training of translators in this field. The practical application of the results of translators’/interpreters’ training at Siberian Federal University on the main and additional educational programs are in the introduction of new textbooks into the teaching process, as well as the implementation of projects on revitalising and reviving the languages of the indigenous peoples of Siberia.

Results. The main goals and objectives in training professional translators and interpreters being able to perform ethnic translations and carry out effective mediation in emergency situations are defined.

Conclusion. The dominating and comprehensive globalization reveals in various spheres of a person’s activities an obvious connection with the opposite process – glocalization. The manifestation of the latter is in the combination of cultural unification with the processes aimed at preserving and strengthening the regional cultural specificity thus demanding the need to adjust the educational aims and trajectories in the preparation of future professionals.

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