The rapid advance of machine translation technology and emergence of a plethora of new language services which Translation Studies has traditionally included within its remit are posing a major challenge to Translator and Interpreter education. What form of education can schools offer to make their graduates fit for the labour market and ensure their continuing relevance in future? The authors of this book provide answers to resources and tools for Translation and Inter­preting Education and present research projects as well as good-­practice examples.

Autorentext

Ursula Stachl-Peier and Eveline Schwarz teach at the Department of Translation Studies of the University of Graz (Austria). They have both been involved in projects relating to translation teaching and edited several volumes on this subject.

Klappentext

Zunehmend bessere Übersetzungsprogramme und neue Berufsbezeichnungen für Translationstätigkeiten führen zur Frage: Welche Ausbildungsprogramme machen die Absolventinnen und Absolventen fit für den Arbeitsmarkt und rechtfertigen die Relevanz einer professionellen Ausbildung? Die Autorinnen und Autoren liefern Antworten zu Ressourcen und Instrumenten der translationsrelevanten Hochschuldidaktik und stellen Projekte sowie erfolgreiche Praxisbeispiele vor. The rapid advance of machine translation technology and emergence of a plethora of new language services which Translation Studies has traditionally included within its remit are posing a major challenge to Translator and Interpreter education. What form of education can schools offer to make their graduates fit for the labour market and ensure their continuing relevance in future? The authors of this book provide answers to resources and tools for Translation and Interpreting Education and present research projects as well as good-practice examples.