Students and professional practice : structuring intra-curricular interactions

Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen

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Title:	Students and professional practice : structuring intra-curricular interactions
Authors:	Massey, Gary Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen
Conference details:	14th Annual Portsmouth Translation Conference: "From Classroom to Workplace", 8 November 2014
Issue Date:	8-Nov-2014
Language:	English
Subjects:	Classroom interaction; Translation pedagogy; Professionalisation; Continuing professional development
Subject (DDC):	331: Labor economics 378: Higher education
Abstract:	Reports from the last two LIND-Web (2012, 2013) language industry forums call for the closer integration of universities, industry and associations in order to increase student contact with professional practice, heighten awareness of productivity requirements and broaden exposure to fast-moving technological developments. The perceived gap between the workplace and translator training has led to initiatives such as ELIA Exchange, intended to forge closer links between the language industry and training institutions. Yet the constraints faced by many training programmes place severe limitations on implementing solutions such as compulsory work placements and mentorships, necessitating alternative measures to enhance student employability and professionalism. These include targeted staff recruitment and development, close cooperation with professional associations and local LSPs as well as the deployment of combined CPD and graduate programme resources. In this paper, we report on how we are trying to provide a flexible range of intra-curricular opportunities for students on our MA in Professional Translation to interact with professional practice. From our perspective, structured interactions with professionals are an excellent way to prepare students for the realities of the translation workplace and present a viable alternative to internships.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/2804
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Applied Linguistics
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Translation and Interpreting (IUED)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Angewandte Linguistik

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Massey, G., & Ehrensberger-Dow, M. (2014, November 8). Students and professional practice : structuring intra-curricular interactions. 14th Annual Portsmouth Translation Conference: “From Classroom to Workplace”, 8 November 2014.

Massey, G. and Ehrensberger-Dow, M. (2014) ‘Students and professional practice : structuring intra-curricular interactions’, in 14th Annual Portsmouth Translation Conference: ‘From Classroom to Workplace’, 8 November 2014.

G. Massey and M. Ehrensberger-Dow, “Students and professional practice : structuring intra-curricular interactions,” in 14th Annual Portsmouth Translation Conference: “From Classroom to Workplace”, 8 November 2014, Nov. 2014.

MASSEY, Gary und Maureen EHRENSBERGER-DOW, 2014. Students and professional practice : structuring intra-curricular interactions. In: 14th Annual Portsmouth Translation Conference: „From Classroom to Workplace“, 8 November 2014. Conference presentation. 8 November 2014

Massey, Gary, and Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow. 2014. “Students and Professional Practice : Structuring Intra-Curricular Interactions.” Conference presentation. In 14th Annual Portsmouth Translation Conference: “From Classroom to Workplace”, 8 November 2014.

Massey, Gary, and Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow. “Students and Professional Practice : Structuring Intra-Curricular Interactions.” 14th Annual Portsmouth Translation Conference: “From Classroom to Workplace”, 8 November 2014, 2014.