Multilingual Education Yearbook 2025

Translation Practices as Agents of Transformation in Multilingual Settings
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-83044-0
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 645 g

Reihe: Multilingual Education Yearbook

This book offers a compelling exploration of the transformative role of translation practices in multilingual education. As we navigate the intricate landscapes of language, culture, and education, the book invites readers to delve into the potential of translation as a catalyst for profound transformation. The main topics covered in this volume include translation’s transformative power, which examines how translation enhances multiculturalism and multilingual education. Additionally, it includes innovative pedagogical approaches that bridge translation with multilingualism. Furthermore, it touches upon intercultural understanding through translation, which investigates how translation practices foster harmonious coexistence among multilinguals in educational settings. The focus extends beyond day-to-day communication to intentional translation practices in instructional settings, highlighting the social and transformative dimensions of translation in education. The book's selling points lie in its comprehensive exploration of translation's role in shaping educational landscapes. It also focuses on innovative approaches that bridge theory and practice in multilingual settings. The book encourages interdisciplinary studies aligned with the central theme, emphasizing translation practices as agents of transformation in multilingual education contexts. The target audience includes scholars, educators, and doctoral students interested in translation, multilingualism, and education. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chen, Xuemei

Song, Ge

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Übersetzungswissenschaft, Translatologie, Dolmetschen
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

A Holistic Approach to Translation for Multilingual Education with a View to Cultural Diaspora in the Digital and AI Age.- Change and Transformation in the Linguistic Autobiographies of Translation Students in Brussels.-Towards a Pedagogical Framework for Developing Problem-Solving Competence Through Tiered Reflective Practice in Introductory Translation Courses at an Undergraduate Programme in Mexico.- Transforming College Students into Citizens of Planet Earth Through Ecotranslation.- Too Tricky for Rookies? An Enquiry into Novice Translation Students’ Machine Translation Literacy.- Triangulating Needs and Outcome Analyses for Teaching Translation Technology at the Undergraduate Level: A User-Centered Approach.- Exploring the Teaching Motivations of Professional Interpreters in Academic and Private Sectors: An Interview-based Study.- The Phonological Acquisition of English as a Third Language and its Implications for Interpreting: The Case Study by Native Speakers of .- ‘Por favor use a máscara’: Unmasking Macao’s Multilingual Translated Top-down and Bottom-up Covidscape During Pandemic Communication.- Translation Landscape as an Educational Tool: A Case of Transliteration in Serdang Chinese New Village in Malaysia.- Understanding Gender and Sexual Diversity: How Chinese Youth Learn Through Volunteer Subtitling on Social Media.- Vidding as an Innovative Approach to Translation Pedagogy: Process and Challenges.- Game Localization and Translation Studies: A Critical Review and Implications for Future Education.- Exploring Audio Description Pedagogy: A Comparative Study of Three Training Programs in Europe and Hong Kong, China.

Über Autor(innen)

Ge Song (??) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong. He was former Associate Professor in the Department of Languages and Cultures, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University UIC. He uses the perspectives of translation studies to explore Chinese culture in global contexts, urban landscapes, linguistic/semiotic landscapes, digital cultural heritage and museum translation. He has published over twenty papers in major journals in translation studies, sociolinguistics and cultural studies, such as , , , , , , , , , , and. He is an Editorial Board Member (Associate Editor) of  (SSCI, A&HCI).

Xuemei Chen (???) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Translation at Lingnan University. Her main research interests include translation and social media, reception studies, translation and gender, and children’s literature in translation. Her articles appear in internationally peer-reviewed journals such as , , , , and . She is an Editorial Board Member (Associate Editor) of  (SSCI, A&HCI).