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Training institutions offering specialized translation and interpreting programs need to keep up with the rapid development of digitalization and the increasingly sophisticated requirements of the language industry. This book addresses digital trends and employability in the market from the aspect of training: how have the latest digital trends shaped the language industry, and what competencies will translators, interpreters and T/I trainers need so as to meet current market requirements? Four major subjects of high relevance are discussed in 12 chapters: (1) collaborative partnership in the field of fit-for-market practices with a focus on e-learning materials; (2) competence development in translator and interpreter training; (3) the implications of neural machine translation and the increasing significance of post-editing practices, as well as (4) the role of new technologies and new methods in the work and training of interpreters and translators. With an introduction written by Juanjo Arevalillo, managing director of Hermes Traducciones and former vice-president of the European Union of Associations of Translation Companies, the book creates a fresh momentum for researchers, academics, professionals and trainees to be engaged in a constructive dialogue.

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"This book is worth reading. It is the result of eTransFair (2016-2019), an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership research project, and the corresponding closing conference (Budapest, 29 September 2018). The whole undertaking is unique because it represents one of the few rare cases where academia and profession worked together on the realisation of a common goal, viz. how to design both a translation and an interpreting programme that meets the desires and expectations of the market and profession and at the same time provides enough of a theoretical basis to deliver professional, employable, fit-for-market translators and interpreters who are able to make use of the latest digital products available in the market. Initiator and coordinator of the project and conference was the Centre for Modern Languages of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME). Partners were the Centre for Translation Studies of the University of Vienna (Univie) and Hermes Traducciones, a major Spanish translation company. The common goal is approached from different angles: the most appropriate curriculum; the competences needed (e.g. terminology competence and post-editing competence) and how to teach and practise them; e-learning materials and their impact on training and work of translators and interpreters as well as on T&I trainers; how to create, test and implement such e-learning materials; as well as various aspects of neural machine translation and post-editing. The book contains fresh and revealing contributions on these perspectives by a number of expert scholars and practitioners. It is a must for trainers, students and professionals. Dr. Marcel Thelen Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands The book ""Fit-For-Market Translator and Interpreter Training in a Digital Age"" gives a very good future-oriented outlook on the translation market. The wide range of contributions reflects the multi-faceted configuration of the profession. Thanks to the practice-oriented approach, the book will become an indispensable guide for all translation didacticians. Dr. Alexandra Krause University of Vienna, Austria"

This book is worth reading. It is the result of eTransFair (2016-2019), an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership research project, and the corresponding closing conference (Budapest, 29 September 2018). The whole undertaking is unique because it represents one of the few rare cases where academia and profession worked together on the realisation of a common goal, viz. how to design both a translation and an interpreting programme that meets the desires and expectations of the market and profession and at the same time provides enough of a theoretical basis to deliver professional, employable, fit-for-market translators and interpreters who are able to make use of the latest digital products available in the market. Initiator and coordinator of the project and conference was the Centre for Modern Languages of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME). Partners were the Centre for Translation Studies of the University of Vienna (Univie) and Hermes Traducciones, a major Spanish translation company. The common goal is approached from different angles: the most appropriate curriculum; the competences needed (e.g. terminology competence and post-editing competence) and how to teach and practise them; e-learning materials and their impact on training and work of translators and interpreters as well as on T&I trainers; how to create, test and implement such e-learning materials; as well as various aspects of neural machine translation and post-editing. The book contains fresh and revealing contributions on these perspectives by a number of expert scholars and practitioners. It is a must for trainers, students and professionals. Dr. Marcel Thelen Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands The book Fit-For-Market Translator and Interpreter Training in a Digital Age gives a very good future-oriented outlook on the translation market. The wide range of contributions reflects the multi-faceted configuration of the profession. Thanks to the practice-oriented approach, the book will become an indispensable guide for all translation didacticians. Dr. Alexandra Krause University of Vienna, Austria

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Rita Besznyák holds an MA in English and German Studies (ELTE, Budapest), DU in Translation and DESS in Conference Interpreting (Marc Bloch University of Strasbourg) and participates in the Eötvös Lóránd University's PhD program in Translation Studies. She has been teaching specialized translation and interpreting at the Centre for Interpreter and Translator Training (CITT) at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) for fifteen years. Her research focuses on methodological aspects of teaching interpreting and specialized translation. Csilla Szabó holds a BA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL); an MA and a PhD in Applied Linguistics. She has also obtained qualifications as a translator and a conference interpreter and, besides working as a freelance in both fields, she has also been active as a trainer. She currently works as the head of Centre for Interpreter and Translator Training (CITT) at BME, Budapest where she has been involved in the professional work of elaborating materials for eTransFair, an Erasmus+ project focusing on the modernisation of the training of specialised translators. Her research areas include translation and interpreting pedagogy with a special focus on note-taking. Márta Fischer holds an MSc in Economics, an MA in European Studies and a PhD in Translation Studies. She has also obtained qualifications in legal studies and terminology (ECQA). She currently works as director of the Centre for Modern Languages at BME, Budapest where she initiated the launch of eTransFair, an Erasmus+ project focusing on specialised translators and university-market cooperation. Her research focuses on translation-oriented terminology with special regard to the EU context.

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