DEVELOPING COMPETENCES IN PROVIDING TRANSLATION SERVICES

Embark on a fascinating journey into the depths of the process of developing translation competences! This interdisciplinary monograph, created by a team of experienced educators and translation scholars, offers a unique perspective on the professional development of future translators. Discover the perspective of students, their beliefs, and challenges related to acquiring the skills necessary in the labor market.

• Interdisciplinary study: Combining knowledge from pedagogy of work, andragogy, and translation studies.
• Practical perspective: Analysis of the process of developing translation skills from the perspective of students.
• Innovative approach: Study of the professional self of future translators and their beliefs.
• Contribution to the didactics of translation: Supplementing the literature with a picture of the development of specialist competences.
• Educational and professional analysis: Examination of the functioning of students preparing to enter the labor market.

The authors, Katarzyna Klimkowska and Konrad Klimkowski, in their monograph, complementarily combined their theoretical and methodological competences. Katarzyna Klimkowska, a teacher of work and andragog, brings rich experience in the field of vocational education, while Konrad Klimkowski, a translation scholar and didactician of translation, offers in-depth knowledge of the translation process and its teaching. This combination of perspectives has resulted in an interdisciplinary study that sheds new light on the process of developing translation competences.

This monograph is a valuable source of knowledge for students, lecturers, and practitioners in the translation industry. Thanks to it, one can better understand the challenges and opportunities related to the development of competences necessary to provide high-quality translation services. This book is also an important voice in the discussion on the role of education in preparing future translators for the dynamically changing labor market.

This publication fits perfectly into the literature in the field of didactics of translation, supplementing it with a picture of the specific professional self of future translators and their beliefs about the development of specialist competences in translation studies. At the same time, thanks to the analyses of the educational and professional functioning of students preparing to enter the labor market, it is a valuable contribution to the pedagogy of work. This monograph is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of the translation profession.