Summary: | The present study aims to investigate the relationship between cultural, social intelligences and student translators’ ability in translating cultural and social texts. The predictive power of CQ subscales (cognitive, meta-cognitive, motivational, and behavioral) and SI subscales (social information processing, social skills, and social awareness) in the variance of translation scores were also examined. For the purpose of the study, a sample of 82 senior students of English Translation Studies comprised the participants of the study. Participants filled two questionnaires: the Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS) and a Persian version of Tromso Social Intelligence Scale. They also received a rendering test of translation. The results of the analysis indicated that there is a significant relationship between cultural intelligence (CQ) and its subscales, social intelligence (SI) and its subscales and student translators’ ability in translating cultural and social texts.Keywords: Cultural Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Translation Ability, Translation of Cultural and Social Texts
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