Amateur English-Kiswahili Interpretation in Tanzanian Pentecostal Churches (Mlundi 2025)

SIL’s Journal of Translation is proud to announce the publication of our first article of 2025:

Amateur English-Kiswahili Interpretation in Tanzanian Pentecostal Churches: Challenges and Strategies

Mlundi, Simon. 2025. “Amateur English-Kiswahili Interpretation in Tanzanian Pentecostal Churches: Challenges and Strategies.” Journal of Translation 21 (1): 1–21. https://doi.org/10.54395/SM4C1.  

Abstract

Interpreters apply different strategies to overcome challenges during the interpretation process. This study examines the frequency of strategies selected and utilised by amateur church interpreters in Tanzania in overcoming challenges of translation between English and Kiswahili. The analysis reveals that these interpreters use strategies such as expansion, compression, and skipping, as well as approximation, message abandonment, and incomplete sentences. More practice and self-training are recommended for amateur interpreters to use interpreting strategies more effectively.

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