Pozaakademickie kształcenie kandydatów na tłumaczy przysięgłych w Polsce

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to outline the current situation relating to the training of candidates for sworn translators in Poland by non-academic institutions, that is translators’ associations. In the first part of the paper, the author discusses the examination requirements imposed by the legislator on candidates for sworn translators in Poland and recommendations of the State Examination Board as to preparing for the examination and examination assessment. In the second part, he describes training courses offered by translators’ associations for those preparing for the examination and analyses the syllabuses of selected courses of this type. Moreover, he points out the advantages and disadvantages of training prospective sworn translators outside academia. Finally, he presents the findings of a questionnaire survey conducted among candidates preparing for the sworn translator examination. The findings reveal what forms of training are – in candidates’ opinion – the most effective and useful when preparing for this difficult examination.