Professional translation and translators have assumed a critical role in the modern world. The globalization of economies and communications has led to an increasing demand for professional translators to act as linguistic and cultural mediators in a growing exchange of scientific, technical, commercial, and legal information.

For almost 40 years European universities have struggled to meet the demand by establishing professional translator training programs and building translation curricula. Sometimes these curricula have not been based on clear understanding of the process of...

This text explains the teaching and aquisition of translated-related skills and knowledge. It uses a social-constructivist theory to critique traditional teaching methods of translator education and proposes alternatives to the teacher-based method. The book provides examples from the authors own classroom experience in translator education and foreign language teaching. Classroom case studies are used to illustrate the authors method, such as, introductory courses in translation studies, project based translation practice courses and naturalistic foreign language learning classes for student...