Postpamięć schyłkowego okresu socjalizmu w Polsce a kompetencja tłumaczeniowa studentów filologii rosyjskiej

Abstract

Post-memory and Translation Competence of Russian Philology Students (Based on the Decline of Socialist Period in Poland) Translation competence is not only a good command of the languages but also the knowledge about the reality, culture, and history of both communities of communication. The observations conducted during the process of developing translation competence on philological studies allow us to make a hypothesis. The knowledge about the reality, affairs, and trauma associated with the decline of the socialist period and political transformation in Poland should be stored in the young generation’s memory not only thanks to history teaching at school, but also their parents’ and grandparents’ memories. However, the knowledge is not sufficient for adequate translation from Polish to Russian. The article presents the results of questionnaire surveys conducted among primary schools pupils in the Rzeszów region and Russian Philology students at the University of Rzeszów. The young generation’s memory of the decline of Polish People’s Republic and the texts translated by students of the translation speciality are discussed.

Keywords

• post-memory
• applied linguistics
• translation competence
• decline of socialism