Training self-management in translation projects: a didactic aspect

DOI

10.2991/ismge-19.2019.98How to use a DOI?

Keywords

training translators; self-managed teams; situated cognition, cohesiveness, translation project, soft and hard skills.

Abstract

The paper describes the modern tendency of freelance and self-employment prevalence in the international translation market. Translation area shows the trend of increasing the number of international self-managed teams working on translation projects. The appearance of such tendency demands changes of translation training focusing it on developing the skills of self-management. The model of self-management study based on transformative learning and situated cognition imitates the international project team work and develops the skills of self-management. The study of the model applied to translators’ professional training shows positive influence of such team work on the development of self-management skills, which is revealed by quantitative method measurement and in-depth interviews of project participants. The article recommends reinforcing the component of self-management in translators’ professional training.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Tatyana Nikitina
PY  - 2019/07
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TI  - Training self-management in translation projects: a didactic aspect
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Practical Conference "The Individual and Society in the Modern Geopolitical Environment" (ISMGE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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