An LSP Framework for Translation and Interpreting Pedagogy

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language teaching, TILLT, LSP, translation and interpreting pedagogy, translator and interpreter training

Abstract

In this article, we present a pedagogical framework for foreign language teaching in undergraduate translation and interpreting programmes. Within Translation Studies, many scholars support the idea that TILLT (Translation- and Interpreting-oriented Language Learning and Teaching) should be framed within the teaching of Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP), as students will use language as a professional tool in their professional lives. Based on insights from LSP research and practice, the area of Translation Studies dedicated to the development of language competence and expertise research, we have selected and described the key aspects for the development of professional language use in Translation and Interpreting pedagogy. We have then connected them in a framework to show how they interact and influence each other.

 

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Author Biographies

Enrique Cerezo Herrero, Universitat Politècnica de València

Enrique Cerezo Herrero holds a PhD in Translation Studies from the University of Valencia. He is currently Assistant Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de València, where he teaches academic and professional English. In the research arena, his interests lie mainly in the teaching of foreign language languages for translator and interpreter trainees and plurilingual education. His papers have been published in high impact journals such as Porta Linguarum, MONTI, Sendebar, Quaderns, ELIA, Hermeneus, among others. He has also been principal investigator in several research projects on plurilingual education in the Valencian region.  

 

Astrid Schmidhofer, Universidad de Innsbruck

Astrid Schmidhofer works as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Translation Studies at the University of Innsbruck. She researches translation and interpreting oriented language teaching and learning and translation pedagogy. She is author of many articles in specialised journals and has edited various books. She currently works as lead researcher in a state-funded project.

 

Melita Koletnik, University of Maribor

Melita Koletnik instructs students of English translation at the University of Maribor in Slovenia. She has a PhD in Translation Studies and joined academia from the ranks of professional translators. In addition to translation competence development, assessment and evaluation in additional language teaching and translation, she researches the contested relationship between translation and other associated bi- and multilingual practices, on which she has contributed several articles, organised a conference, and co-edited a monograph. She is a Fulbright Fellow (2015) and recipient of the Go Styria research grant at the University of Graz, Austria (2018). 

 

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2021-12-08

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Cerezo Herrero, E., Schmidhofer, A., & Koletnik, M. (2021). An LSP Framework for Translation and Interpreting Pedagogy. Revista De Lenguas Para Fines Específicos, 27(2), 140–156. Retrieved from https://ojsspdc.ulpgc.es/ojs/index.php/LFE/article/view/1406

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