<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Currently various industries using translation services stress the necessity of analytical, critical and practical knowledge of 2 foreign languages, substantial skills of translation technologies, as well as transferable skills for professional translator performance. A changing translator profile causes a shift in translation study programmes towards the development of transferable skills along with translation-related skills. Therefore, the paper focuses on employers’ expectations in relation to the abilities and skills of professionally trained translators. The outcomes of this study reflect the overall situation in the country, still undergoing significant changes in the translation-related industry from the perspective of employers who agree that together with translation-related skills graduates of translation programmes should possess a range of transferable skills, which empower them to act professionally in a changing environment.</p></abstract>

Currently various industries using translation services stress the necessity of analytical, critical and practical knowledge of 2 foreign languages, substantial skills of translation technologies, as well as transferable skills for professional translator performance. A changing translator profile causes a shift in translation study programmes towards the development of transferable skills along with translation-related skills. Therefore, the paper focuses on employers’ expectations in relation to the abilities and skills of professionally trained translators. The outcomes of this study reflect the overall situation in the country, still undergoing significant changes in the translation-related industry from the perspective of employers who agree that together with translation-related skills graduates of translation programmes should possess a range of transferable skills, which empower them to act professionally in a changing environment.

Translation studies: Translator training vs employers’ expectations

Faculty of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Mickevičiaus g. 37-1309, Kaunas, LT 44244,

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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Currently various industries using translation services stress the necessity of analytical, critical and practical knowledge of 2 foreign languages,...

Translation studies: Translator training vs employers’ expectations

Published Online: Mar 14, 2017

Page range: 145 - 159

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jolace-2017-0009

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