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| Title | Call for Papers: Translator Formation: Pedagogy, Evaluation and Technologies |
| Body | From http://linguistlist.org/issues/17/17-2263.html#2 Translator Formation: Pedagogy, Evaluation, and Technologies The 20th Congress of the Canadian Association for Translation Studies To be held at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. May 26 to May 28, 2007 The merging of these three closely related themes: pedagogy, evaluation and technologies, makes it possible to shed some new light on this quiet field of research called translation teaching and learning. Here are some of the subjects that would be interesting to study: Pedagogy: - The place of translation teaching in university; - ''General'' translation pedagogy; - ''Specialized'' translation pedagogy; - ''Ancillary'' skill pedagogy (writing, editing, terminology, research); - Mother tongue and foreign language translation pedagogy; - Pedagogy of theoretical vs. practical content; - Pedagogical approaches, such as (socio-)constructivism, functionalism, etc. Evaluation: - Summative versus formative evaluation; - Negative versus positive evaluation; - Creativity assessment; - Knowledge assessment: at the university, in the workplace, by professional associations; - Assessment of skills required to learn how to translate; - Assessment, editing, criticism and censorship. Technologies: - Technology as pedagogical tool; - Technology as an area of specialization; - Computer-assisted translation and terminology; - Wired and ''virtual'' translation classrooms; - Distance teaching/learning; - Spell checkers and other writing tools; - Localization, Globalization, Internationalization. Call Deadline: 22-Sep-2006 For more information, visit http://linguistlist.org/issues/17/17-2263.html#2 . |
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