Translator and interpreter training and foreign language pedagogy / edited by Peter W. Krawutschke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Krawutschke, Peter W., 1939-

Series:

American Translators Association scholarly monography series ; v. 3.

American Translators Association scholarly monography series, 0890-4111 ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Translating and interpreting--Study and teaching.

Translating and interpreting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Topics included in this volume are centered around the politics of translator and interpreter education in higher education in the US as well as in Europe and the perceived image of elitism of these disciplines; other essays discuss the tension and disciplinary boundaries between foreign language training and translator and interpreter education. Topics dealing with specific quality control issues in the teaching of interpreting and translation, discussions of innovative approaches to research, e.g., isotopy and translation, and a review of teaching conference interpreting complete this volume

Contents:

Translator and Interpreter Training and Foreign Language Pedagogy; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Introduction; Politics of Interpreter Education in Academia; Must Translator Training Remain Elitist?; Pendulum Swings in Language Teaching and Translation; Some Polemic Aspects of Translation in Foreign Language Pedagogy Revisited; Language Learning Before Translator/Interpreter Training; Teaching Conference Interpreting; Topical Issues in Translator Training at Universities; Standards and Evaluation in Translator Training

Translator and Interpreter Training as Part of Teacher Training At the Institute of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, PolandA Translation-Specific Writing Program: Justification and Description; Learning Translating and Interpreting Through Interlanguage; Isotopy and Translation; Contributors; Call for Proposals: Interpreting-Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; ATA Corporate Members; ATA Institutional Members; American Translators Association Officers and Board of Directors, 1988; The series American Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series

Notes:

Published 1989 by the University Center at Binghamton (SUNY).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-05136-2

9786613051363

90-272-8609-4

OCLC:

712015656