Training for Doctoral Research: Special Issue Training for Doctoral Research

ISBN-13: 9781905763122 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 194 str.

Mason, J. Ian

Opis

Following the rapid expansion of translation studies as an emergent (inter-)discipline over recent decades, demand for doctoral research opportunities is now growing fast in many countries. At the same time, doctoral training packages of a generic nature have been elaborated and refined at many universities, drawing on long traditions of doctoral research in established disciplines. A degree of consensus no doubt exists on such matters as the need for rigor, method and the generation of new knowledge. Beyond that, however, there are a host of issues specific to translation and interpreting studies that remain under-researched and under-discussed. Contributors to this special issue encourage reflection on a range of issues in ways that foster further debate and collaboration on the development of doctoral studies within the field. A number of concrete proposals are offered that could be adapted to local situations in different countries and academic settings. While some of the contributions adopt a mainly empirical stance, others adopt a broad perspective on training, citing examples of widely differing projects. Two contributors offer insights from personal experience of doctoral study while another describes the organization of doctoral work within the conceptual framework of a research group. All consider training from the angle of student needs and offer concrete suggestions for ensuring that doctoral candidates are equipped with the guidance, concepts, methods and tools required for success.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Research Training in Translation Studies, Ian Mason; Chapter 2 Training Translation Researchers, Josep Marco; Chapter 3 The Case Study Research Method in Translation Studies, ?ebnem Susam-Sarajeva; Chapter 4 Research Methodology in Specialized Genres for Translation Purposes, Anabel Borja, Isabel García Izquierdo, Vicent Montalt; Chapter 5 Elements of Doctoral Training, Sandra Halverson; Chapter 6 Doctoral Work in Translation Studies as an Interdisciplinary Mutual Learning Process, Anne Burns, Mira Kim, Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen; Chapter 7 Training For the Viva Examination, Sue-Ann Harding; Chapter 8 Coherence and Clarity of Objectives in Doctoral Projects, Maeve Olohan, Mona Baker; Chapter 9 Book Reviews, Mary Ann Kenny; Chapter 10 Estrategias, materiales y recursos para la traducción juriídica: inglés-español, Strategies, Materials and Resources for Legal Translation: English-Spanish]. (Textbook and teacher’s/self-learner’s guide.) Anabel Borja Albi. Castelló de la Plana: Publicacions de la Universitat Jaume I / Edelsa, 2007. 343 pp. (textbook) / 214 pp. (guide). ISBN 978-84-8021-617-3 (textbook) / 978-848021-622-7 (guide). €22 (textbook) / €10 (guide)., Leo Hickey; Chapter 11 Education Is Translation: A Metaphor for Change in Learning and Teaching. Alison Cook-Sather. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006. 224 pp. ISBN 978-0812238891 (hbk). $55 / £36., Lillian Depaula; Chapter 12 Technical Translation: Usability Strategies for Translating Technical Documentation. Jody Byrne. Dordrecht: Springer, 2006. xv + 280 pp. ISBN: 978-1402046520 (hbk). €104.95., Rosário Durão; Chapter 13 Across Boundaries: International Perspectives on Translation Studies. orothy Kenny and Kyongjoo Ryou (eds). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007. vi + 240 pp. ISBN: 978-1847182425 (hbk). £34.99 /$69.99., Michal Borodo; Chapter 14 Thesis Abstract;

O autorze

Ian Mason Heriot-Watt University, UK