The role and the impact of the translator's education with specific reference to some cultural problems in translation

Abstract EN

One of the most recent developments in translation theory is the introduction of culture as a factor into the process of translation.

Language and culture are closely intertwined.

They are inseparable because language is composed of linguistic elements that vary in culture.

Anyone who has had any experience with another language finds that certain elements cannot be directly translated.

Some languages seem to express certain elements in certain ways, and such feelings or experiences can be expressed only by long-winded circumlocutions in the other language.

Cultural aspects can complicate translation .Within the two divergent cultural areas, an English-Arabic translator faces a difficulty in finding cultural equivalences.

This paper intends to explore the aspect of the translator's education with regard to its role and impact in making a creative translator who will be capable of transferring the various culture characteristics of any piece of writing to any language.

It also aims to indicate that good knowledge of the source language and the target language results from understanding both source culture and target culture.

The hypothesis underlying this paper is that the translators' education is the cornerstone of success in translation since it leads to creativity.

In other words, a translator must have a good general education, of which culture is apart, in addition to the required language skills.

The paper deals with culture as socially acquired knowledge together with its awareness and importance exemplified by the role of the translator as a pivot in any process of translation, in addition to a brief discussion of some problems of cross – culture translation and the way through which the translator can overcome such problems.