Bridging the gap between Saudi students translator training programmes and the needs of the Saudi translation market
This study aims to develop a systematic, need-based approach to curriculum development in Translator Training (TT), informed by international best practice for identifying the extent and nature of the need for revision and renewal of current TT provision in Saudi Arabia. Social and global changes such as the advancement of public and private institutions, international politics, economic competition, foreign direct investment and rapid development of new information and communication technology place tremendous pressure on educational institutions to respond to a rapidly developing job market. Today's translation departments should not only continuously update their curricula and teaching methodology and raise their programmes' standards and evaluation measures, but also predict short- and long-term future training needs. Therefore, TT institutions should collaborate with relevant stakeholders to establish strong relationships to enrich the discipline and the industry. TT experts, Translation Studies (TS) scholars and professional translators have criticised TT programmes' detachment from the professional world, a likely result of the inability of existing TT curricula and methodologies to cater for the digital
Altuhaini, Ahmed Saleem
Bridging the gap between Saudi students translator training programmes and the needs of the Saudi translation market. This study aims to develop a systematic, need-based approach to curriculum development in Translator Training (TT), informed by international best practice for identifying the extent and nature of the need for revision and renewal of current TT provision in Saudi Arabia. Social and global changes such as the advancement of public and private institutions, international politics, economic competition, foreign direct investment and rapid development of new information and communication technology place tremendous pressure on educational institutions to respond to a rapidly developing job market. Today's translation departments should not only continuously update their curricula and teaching methodology and raise their programmes' standards and evaluation measures, but also predict short- and long-term future training needs. Therefore, TT institutions should collaborate with relevant stakeholders to establish strong relationships to enrich the discipline and the industry. TT experts, Translation Studies (TS) scholars and professional translators have criticised TT programmes' detachment from the professional world, a likely result of the inability of existing TT curricula and methodologies to cater for the digital
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