Knowing what and knowing how: Teaching student interpreters research on interpreting

Min-hua Liu*

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    Abstract

    In translator and interpreter training, curriculum designers, instructors, and students have differing expectations regarding the place of research in the curriculum. This article uses a research course the author taught at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) as a case study; it describes how students were involved in choosing the topics for the course content through a group data-coding session, how learning to do research was incorporated in the teaching of content, and the considerations that went into selecting the reading materials. With the support of student feedback, the article argues that even in a practice-oriented curriculum, a research course can meet student expectations of learning applicable knowledge that has direct bearing on their training.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Evolving Curriculum in Interpreter and Translator Education
    Subtitle of host publicationStakeholder perspectives and voices
    EditorsDavid B. Sawyer, Frank Austermuhl, Vanessa Enriquez Raido
    PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company
    Pages301-318
    Number of pages18
    ISBN (Electronic)9789027262530
    ISBN (Print)9789027203175
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 18 Jun 2019

    Publication series

    NameAmerican Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series
    Volume19
    ISSN (Print)0890-4111

    Scopus Subject Areas

    • Education
    • Communication
    • Language and Linguistics
    • Business, Management and Accounting(all)
    • Linguistics and Language

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