Soft Competences of a Sworn Translator

Abstract

Obtainment of the right to practice the profession of a sworn translator, which in Poland belongs to regulated occupations, consists in the fulfilment of legally defined formal requirements. Among them, however, there is no place for soft competences, such as assertiveness. Furthermore, scientific studies on the competence of a sworn translator mainly focus on linguistic, cultural, translation skills, specialist knowledge, and rarely ethical competence. However, on the basis of problems related to the profession discussed in the literature, it is possible to determine soft skills that are useful or necessary in the work of a sworn translator. The aim of the article is to attempt to systematize such soft competences.

Keywords

• translator’s competences
• sworn translator