Process-oriented translator training
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This paper presents partial results of a multiple-case study of English to Polish translation students who enrolled in a three-semester undergraduate translation course in western Poland. The author analyses the students’ web searching... more
This article describes briefly the Hofstede model of six dimensions of national cultures: Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance, Individualism/Collectivism, Masculinity / Femininity, Long / Short Term Orientation, and... more
Translation studies academic field has evolved in recent years and the urgent need for qualified translators/ interpreters is increasing day by day thanks to globalization. However, the research on the pedagogical side of translator... more
Lying at the intersection of translatology, cognitive science and linguistics, this book provides a comprehensive framework for studying, investigating and teaching English-Russian/Russian-English non-literary translation. It provides a... more
During the last few years, Translators and interpreters’ (TI) employability has been studied, especially when the education reform of the Bologna Process and European Higher Education Area (EHEA) seems to challenge universities to better... more
With increasing arguments and evidence suggesting its benefits, First Language (L1) use (including translation exercise) is experiencing a resurrection in Second Language or Foreign Language (SL/FL) classrooms. One form of L1 use is... more
This paper explores the affordances that an intercultural approach to language teaching offers to translator educators who undertake to develop their students' translation competence. The
... tante porque rompe en cierto modo con la concepción tra-dicional de la enseñanza. ... cuatrimestre del curso 2008-2009, se ha llevado a cabo una experiencia de colaboración más planifi-cada y más integrada que la anterior, entre dos... more
Research on mediating cross-cultural differences in rhetorical conventions of research article abstracts (RAAs) between such culturally distant languages as English and Chinese is rare. This article aims to explore the differences in... more
Resumen es: Presentamos una experiencia de innovacion educativa llevada a cabo en la Facultad de Traduccion e Interpretacion de Soria (Universidad de Valladolid) ent...
This paper investigates the extent to which translator training influences the perceptions of translation and shapes the role of the translator. The study explores the cohorts' perceptions of translation and of the role of the translator... more
This book addresses the question whether translation students can successfully increase their information competence as a result of a purposeful intervention. As translation technologies have become a staple in the translation industry,... more
As translation research moves towards investigating translation processes and not just products, researchers have begun to examine the effects of those processes on the quality of target texts. Translation products result from the... more
In recent years, the influence of information and communication technology (ICT) has transformed the professional practice of translation and, consequently, led to the introduction of new techniques, methods, and media in the university... more
The background to this course is given in Englund Dimitrova (2000). It is aimed mainly at students who wish to translate from another source language than those included in the previous curriculum, or to translate into another target... more