Exploring Stereotypes and Cultural References in Dubbed tv Comediesin the Spanish-as-a-Foreign-Language Classroom
- María del Mar Ogea Pozo 1
- Carla Botella Tejera 2
- Alejandro Bolaños García-Escribano 3
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Universidad de Córdoba
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Universitat d'Alacant
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- 3 University College de Londres
ISSN: 0123-3432
Ano de publicación: 2023
Volume: 28
Número: 2
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Íkala
Resumo
Recentemente, as plataformas de streaming de vídeo sob demanda (SVoD) se propuseram a produzir um número cada vez maior de filmes e séries de tv com distribuição global. Essas plataformas, por sua vez, tornaram-se o veículo perfeito para disseminar realidades culturais diferentes dos países de língua inglesa. Neste artigo, tentamos analisar a presença de estereótipos e referências culturais na versão dublada em inglês da série de tv espanhola Valeria (Benítez, 2020-atual) e a maneira como eles são transferidos por meio da dublagem. Para isso, realizamos um estudo comparativo no qual sete videoclipes da versão dublada em inglês e sua versão original em espanhol foram apresentados a 57 participantes falantes nativos de inglês de uma instituição de ensino superior britânica, que compartilhavam um conhecimento semelhante de espanhol como língua estrangeira. Especificamente, exploramos a percepção geral dos participantes sobre as passagens humorísticas, sua identificação de referências culturais, sua opinião informada sobre as técnicas de tradução aplicadas (e as alternativas dadas) e sua autoavaliação do esforço metacognitivo necessário. Os resultados mostram dois aspectos dos aprendentes: a) geralmente, eles estavam mais que dispostos em reter os estereótipos e as referências culturais usados para fins humorísticos em comédias audiovisuais, e b) sua compreensão desses elementos muitas vezes dependia do apoio audiovisual. Os resultados oferecem uma tentativa inicial de analisar a percepção cognitiva e avaliativa de falantes de inglês sobre comédias espanholas dubladas em inglês e podem ser úteis para fins de treinamento de tradutores.
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