Investigating the Relationships Between Intercultural Competences, Academic and Professional Self-Efficacy of Translators


Baishymyrova A. Sadykova A.
2024Association for Social Studies Educa

Journal of Social Studies Education Research
2024#15Issue 3374 - 399 pp.

Translators are expected to have expertise and experience in the relevant field. For this reason, the study aimed to examine the professional competence, academic self-efficacy and intercultural communication competence perceptions of translator candidates on a relational basis. In this research, the relational screening model, one of the quantitative research approaches, was used. The sample of the study consists of student translators who are studying or have recently graduated from public universities in Kazakhstan. In this context, 214 translator candidates who studied at 4 different state universities in Kazakhstan and graduated in the 2023 academic year were included in the research. Translator Professional Competence Scale, Academic Self-Efficacy Scale and Intercultural Communication Scale were used as research data collection tools. Descriptive analyzes and structural equation modeling analyzes were carried out using SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 24.0 programs. According to the research findings, it was found that the professional competence, academic self-efficacy and intercultural communication competence of translator candidates in Kazakhstan were at medium levels. According to SEM analyses, the academic self-efficacy and intercultural communication competencies of translator candidates significantly affect their professional competencies, both separately and together.

Academic self-efficacy , intercultural competences , professional efficacy , translators

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Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages, Kazakhstan
Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages, Kazakhstan

Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages
Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages

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