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Translation for International Police in Kosovo Missions (1999-2018): Challenges and Expectations
Shala, Arben ; Chromá, Marta (advisor) ; Obdržálková, Vanda (referee) ; Biel, Łucja (referee)
This dissertation examines the role and the contribution of language assistants in the police component of United Nations and European Union Kosovo missions between 1999 and 2018. The approach is multidisciplinary and comprehensive. It covers the language assistants' employment cycle, beginning with recruitment, training, and field and office work, through downsizing. This research draws on several semi-structured face-to-face interviews conducted with IPOs, language assistants, and Kosovo police officers between 2018 and 2021. Other important resources, such as training materials, memoirs, information circulars, and other relevant documents, provide direct evidence that is useful for evaluating the Kosovo context and mission settings. This research focuses on the "assistant" aspect of language assistants. In addition to analysing their role in bridging the linguistic gap, it addresses communication challenges such as literal translation, terminology, quality control, and other linguistic and pragmatic issues. The attitudes of IPOs from nations with diverse systems of government, policing practices, and structures produced a number of difficulties for language assistants, including Kosovo police officers as the first point of contact with the local population. Consequently, the interviews revealed...
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