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Cross-Cultural Communication: Advancing Translation and Interpretation Theories

Our research group is interested in investigating the different structures, styles, skills, and cultural aspects of English language in relation to translation and interpretation. We are particularly interested in exploring the translation and interpretation processes in different types of texts, in addition to the sociological approaches to translation, the impact of technology on translation performance, assessing cultural differences in translation works, text analysis and translation, translation quality assessment, translation and technology, translation ethics, the synchronic and diachronic study of the different phases, practices, and norms of the translational action, terminology, and glossaries, cognitive aspects of translation, audiovisual translation, sociology of translation and translation as textual practice.Our ultimate goal is to explore the methods and procedures that enable learners of translation and interpretation to comprehend the actual written and spoken forms of English language varieties by focusing on functional structures and patterns that learners of translation and interpretation can use and benefit from in their educational and professional careers....More