Doctoral training programmes: Research skills for the discipline or career management skills?
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Christina Schäffner
Abstract
As for any academic discipline, the future of Translation Studies depends on new generations of researchers. But new researchers need to have knowledge in their discipline and also competence in research skills. This paper addresses the issue of skills training for doctoral students, mainly from the perspective of the United Kingdom. UK Research Councils expect doctoral students to be able to demonstrate research skills and techniques specific to their topic, but they also expect them to understand research funding procedures and to manage their career progression. The paper explores the extent to which such a complex set of skills can be achieved effectively in a doctoral training programme.
Abstract
As for any academic discipline, the future of Translation Studies depends on new generations of researchers. But new researchers need to have knowledge in their discipline and also competence in research skills. This paper addresses the issue of skills training for doctoral students, mainly from the perspective of the United Kingdom. UK Research Councils expect doctoral students to be able to demonstrate research skills and techniques specific to their topic, but they also expect them to understand research funding procedures and to manage their career progression. The paper explores the extent to which such a complex set of skills can be achieved effectively in a doctoral training programme.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
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Scientometrics and history
- An author-centred scientometric analysis of Daniel Gile's œuvre 3
- The turns of Interpreting Studies 25
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Conceptual analysis
- The status of interpretive hypotheses 49
- Stratégies et tactiques en traduction et interprétation 63
- On omission in simultaneous interpreting: Risk analysis of a hidden effort 83
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Research skills
- Doctoral training programmes: Research skills for the discipline or career management skills? 109
- Getting started: Writing communicative abstracts 127
- Construct-ing quality 143
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Empirical studies
- How do experts interpret? Implications from research in Interpreting Studies and cognitive science 159
- The impact of non-native English on students' interpreting performance 179
- Evaluación de la calidad en interpretación simultánea: Contrastes de exposición e inferencias emocionales. Evaluación de la evaluación 193
- Linguistic interference in simultaneous interpreting with text: A case study 215
- Towards a definition of Interpretese: An intermodal, corpus-based study 237
- The speck in your brother's eye – the beam in your own: Quality management in translation and revision 255
- Publications by Daniel Gile 281
- Name index 295
- Subject index 299
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
-
Scientometrics and history
- An author-centred scientometric analysis of Daniel Gile's œuvre 3
- The turns of Interpreting Studies 25
-
Conceptual analysis
- The status of interpretive hypotheses 49
- Stratégies et tactiques en traduction et interprétation 63
- On omission in simultaneous interpreting: Risk analysis of a hidden effort 83
-
Research skills
- Doctoral training programmes: Research skills for the discipline or career management skills? 109
- Getting started: Writing communicative abstracts 127
- Construct-ing quality 143
-
Empirical studies
- How do experts interpret? Implications from research in Interpreting Studies and cognitive science 159
- The impact of non-native English on students' interpreting performance 179
- Evaluación de la calidad en interpretación simultánea: Contrastes de exposición e inferencias emocionales. Evaluación de la evaluación 193
- Linguistic interference in simultaneous interpreting with text: A case study 215
- Towards a definition of Interpretese: An intermodal, corpus-based study 237
- The speck in your brother's eye – the beam in your own: Quality management in translation and revision 255
- Publications by Daniel Gile 281
- Name index 295
- Subject index 299
