Developing an Interpreting Competence Scale (ICS) and evaluating the interpreting competence of prospective interpreters and professionals in Turkey

Even though the translation activity is as old humankind's history, academic teaching started towards end of 20th century. The demand for interpreting has also increased with international relations, migration, asylum, and two world wars. need to train interpreters emerged in this field, similar written translation. Accordingly, what kind knowledge, behavior, skills, perspectives must be gained by individuals who want been researched scholars. concept competence studies. Different studies regarding have performed, an attempt made create models, especially araştırılGerman This study basically intends develop scale investigating opinions prospective professionals competence. a literature review was carried out area, developed implemented. Through scale, situation market Turkey terms students training at different universities were compared. In study, it concluded that valid reliable (having four sub-dimensional 22 items). interpreting, significant difference available favor male participants linguistic-cultural competence, besides, effect positive. addition, there those desiring work process management. Furthermore, can said considering their primary profession A present living country where foreign language they know spoken more than three months, positive- medium. For correlation values, participants' low relationship sex status country. contrast, between age students' grades either medium or found high positive desire profession. Finally, specialize level dedication because practice-based requiring intensive effort cognitive, intellectual, affective sense.