چکیده

Research on Translation Studies has recently moved away from linguistic-focused approaches towards sociological ones. The translation industry has recently enjoyed a flourishing global market, and therefore, it makes sense to investigate topics related to job market from the perspective of sociology of translation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the realities of English Translation (ET) job market in Iran and its relation with ET students’ expectations. To that end, the researchers first analyzed job advertisements on a number of websites and then distributed questionnaires among 91 B.A. seniors and graduates of ET at Iranian universities to identify their job expectations and priorities. Finally, they investigated the relation between the realities of the job market and students’ expectations. The findings indicated that most of the students expected to be hired in their prioritized jobs, which were not necessarily related to their field of study. Furthermore, they mostly preferred and expected to have part-time jobs. They also expected the employers to determine their salary adaptively. Data analysis showed that students’ job expectations and priorities were aligned with the realities of the job market, except their expectation to be part-timers. However, students’ conception of the required competences for entering job market and the skills demanded in advertisements did not match.

کليدواژه ها

sociology of translation, translation job market, job priority, job expectation

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Mohaddesse Khaksar , 1398 , A Study of Job Expectations of English Translation Students and Realities of Job Market in Iran , اولين کنفرانس بين المللي مطالعات زبان انگليسي