The Chair for Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication at Jagiellonian University, Krakow
Our guest is The Chair for Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication at the Faculty of Philology of the Jagiellonian University, Krakow. We’ll talk with one of the first translator training institutions in Poland. Wide range of courses and activities, including CAT workshops in computer labs, conference interpreting practice in booths, internships in local translation agencies and international corporations, authentic telecollaborative translation projects and intercultural online exchanges with universities from all over the world – we’re going to discuss them all. Our speakers are Prof. Maria Piotrowska, Aleksander Gomola, PhD and Mariusz Marczak, PhD.
Our webinar mission is to get the answers to the questions:
Why? School mission and goals. Trainee profile.
Who? Staff peculiarities. Mentoring vs. Coaching: suitable balance.
Whom? The assessment of trainees.
What? Interpreting/translation. Literary/Industry translation.
How? Approaches. Best practices from the experts. Tips and takeaways for translation industry representatives to improve one’s skills.
And most important: WHAT IS MISSING in the academic translation schools training to produce really trained translators and interpreters.