Blending Professional Experience and Teaching in Language Studies
This presentation explores the integration of professional experience with teaching in the field of language studies, emphasizing a holistic approach to language education. With a focus on practical applications and theoretical foundations, students are encouraged to broaden their career perspectives beyond traditional roles in teaching and translation. The case study delves into a 12-week module for final year students, highlighting the importance of combining theory and practice to enhance students' skills and prospects in the language industry.
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Mary Murata York St John University June 17th2016 INNOCONF16
Teaching English and running small business in Japan MA Applied Translation Studies 8 years running translation business 3 years as CPD coordinator for the ITI Japanese network Currently full time senior lecturer at YSJU Japanese language
Case study of module Blending professional experience and teaching Combining theory and practical work Encouraging students to view themselves as more than a linguist, and consider careers wider than teaching or translation
12 weeks in semester 2 Final year students (post-study abroad) Mixed language group lectures Weekly language-specific translation tutorial
Chosen translation Set translation Commentary on translations Working practices essay Theory essay
Hard skills Language skills IT skills Technology
Soft skills Team work Time management Communication Responsibility Leadership
Subtitling Using free software Fansubbing& ethics use of enthusiastic amateurs vs professionals
Use of MT & post editing Issues of quality VS time / cost Post-editing Ethics of using MT -violates NDA?
Use of CAT tools open source software VS commercial software David and Goliath? Use technology wisely!!
Interpreter training Translation theory Language-specific tutorials
real world experience Experience the importance of leadership team work, time management, good communication, netiquette etc LWA
Promotional video for the university 5 teams Each team produced 1 language version of the video Youtubesubtitling software 1 week to complete
Student engagement in project Free software has limited functionality After Easter, dissertations take priority Keeping up with technology ourselves
Interesting Engaging Informative Diverse Practical [I like] exploring the different methods of translating, for instance subtitling, and learning about the different roles within the translation industry.
is an excellent example of a module which aims to develop translation skills to a high level.
A range of careers including Finance/ banking British Council language assistant Teaching/ teacher training JET programme Translation (PG study and work) Other PG study (MA) Management (retail etc.) Entertainment Chocolatier Science fiction writing Internships (university, journalism, corporate) Living & working abroad
Using real world translations for experience Wikipedia pages Gengo people powered translation at scale
ProZ http://www.proz.com/ Gengohttps://gengo.com/
Thank you for listening! Contact me m.murata@yorksj.ac.uk
