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    The document discusses challenges in training translators for the modern industry and solutions implemented at Leeds University. It notes a skills gap between graduate training and industry needs, as the translation field has evolved with new technologies. Leeds established an Applied Translation Studies program using several approaches: integrating computer-assisted translation and industry software; involving industry in curriculum and projects; and recreating industry contexts through team-based work. This equips graduates with practical skills while challenging staff to continuously develop. Both students and staff benefit, though implementing such applied, real-world training requires resources and adapting traditional academic models.

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    The document discusses challenges in training translators for the modern industry and solutions implemented at Leeds University. It notes a skills gap between graduate training and industry needs, as the translation field has evolved with new technologies. Leeds established an Applied Translation Studies program using several approaches: integrating computer-assisted translation and industry software; involving industry in curriculum and projects; and recreating industry contexts through team-based work. This equips graduates with practical skills while challenging staff to continuously develop. Both students and staff benefit, though implementing such applied, real-world training requires resources and adapting traditional academic models.

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    The document discusses challenges in training translators for the modern industry and solutions implemented at Leeds University. It notes a skills gap between graduate training and industry needs, as the translation field has evolved with new technologies. Leeds established an Applied Translation Studies program using several approaches: integrating computer-assisted translation and industry software; involving industry in curriculum and projects; and recreating industry contexts through team-based work. This equips graduates with practical skills while challenging staff to continuously develop. Both students and staff benefit, though implementing such applied, real-world training requires resources and adapting traditional academic models.

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    Training tomorrows

    translators
    Jo Drugan, Centre for
    Translation Studies
    www.smlc.leeds.ac.uk/cts

    Talk map
    1.

    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    Background: the context at Leeds


    University & in the translation industry
    Problems posed
    Solutions identified & piloted
    Benefits & drawbacks
    Discussion

    MA in Applied Translation Studies


    !

    50-60 PG students per year


    " 50%

    EU or international
    " 11 languages, including character-based
    languages (Chinese, Japanese, Greek,
    Russian, Arabic)
    !

    Core module: Computer-assisted


    translation (CAT)

    Why CAT?
    !

    Three major developments in the


    translation industry since 1990s:
    " New

    range of more complex text types & file


    formats for translation
    " Massive increase in demand for translation
    (globalisation, internet)
    " Tools to allow new kinds of translation &
    more efficient working practices

    Translation memory tools


    Not machine translation
    ! Recycle your own & others translations,
    avoid repetitive work
    ! Standardisation & increased efficiency
    ! Allow text to be extracted from complex
    file formats & translated (localisation)
    ! An example: executable file (*.EXE)
    !

    Problems (1)
    !

    Ongoing evolution of industry:


    " How

    to monitor whats needed


    " EU-funded LETRAC study (1999):
    Translators do not feel well prepared by their
    institutions for the real world of work All
    training institutions have more or less failed to
    prepare translators for the real market
    situation by not providing them with the
    required [computer] skills

    Problems (2)
    !

    Graduate skills gap:


    " How

    to make sure training equips graduates


    for the workplace of tomorrow & 30 years
    time
    " Transferable skills & confidence, not simply
    in-depth knowledge of a few tools
    " Critical, comparative reflection

    Problems (3)
    !

    Staff skills gap:


    " How

    to identify existing staff capable of


    learning & communicating complex nontraditional skills & approaches
    " How to match pace of industry development
    " How to maintain & develop staff skills as tools
    evolve & become more complex

    Solutions (1)
    !

    UTFS support:
    " Research

    by award-holder into industry


    requirements (EU, ESA, UN, commercial &
    not-for-profit sectors)
    " Curriculum to reflect & foster skills needed
    " Integrated with EU-funded eCoLoRe project
    to provide training materials
    (www.ecolore.leeds.ac.uk)

    Solutions (2)
    !

    Industry involvement in curriculum design


    & delivery:
    " Visiting

    speakers & lecturers


    " Input to assessment: ESA consultancy
    " Input to course content: One World Trust
    website translation (real world clients)

    Solutions (3)
    !

    Recreate industrial context in training


    environment:
    " Multilingual

    team projects: tight deadlines,


    range of file formats, project management
    skills
    " Wider range of relevant skills & knowledge:
    invoicing, planning, technical support

    Solutions (4)
    !

    New approaches to staffing:


    " Team

    teaching: demonstrators, MA
    graduates, industry figures & academics
    " UTFS funding to design & deliver high-level
    staff training
    " Leeds Rewarding & Developing Staff scheme

    Benefits & drawbacks (1)


    !

    Staff:
    " Ongoing

    professional development, rewarding


    " Time, recognition
    !

    Students
    " Equipped

    for workplace, range of careers,


    reputation of course
    " Challenging, frustrating, imposed?

    Benefits & drawbacks (2)


    !

    Leeds University
    " Reputation

    internationally, recruitment
    " Cost, outside traditional teaching & research
    models
    !

    Translation industry
    " Qualified

    & critical users, spreading


    knowledge & skills
    " Cost, uneven development

    Training tomorrows
    translators
    Any questions?

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