Department of Linguistics
Key CTIR research Areas
The members of CTIR have a range of research interests that are consolidated within two central research themes:
Translator & Interpreter Competence
Projects that seek to investigate various linguistic, psychological and sociological factors that can impact on translator and interpreter competence, in terms of:
- accuracy of translation or interpretation product
- aptitude for translation or interpreting competence
- cognitive load during the translation or interpreting process
- visibility of translators and interpreters
- consumer perceptions of translator and interpreter competence
- communicative competence of translators and interpreters
- translation and interpreting strategies and errors
- corpus-based translation and interpreting studies
- technical and resource support for translator and interpreter competence
- comprehension of interpreted texts
Translation & Interpreting Pedagogy
Projects that seek to investigate various aspects of translation and interpreting pedagogy in formal education programs, professional development (continuing education), and assessment/testing, in terms of:
- problem-based learning
- action research
- curriculum development/evaluation
- social constructivist approaches to teaching
- reliability of translator/interpreter testing
- screening for entry into translation/interpreting programs
- mentoring
- teaching case studies
- peer review and observation
- use of technology in teaching
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