To become a translator or to improve language skills? Why do Brazilian students choose university translation courses?

Authors

  • John Milton University of São Paulo.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-9511.tradterm.2000.49511

Keywords:

Translator’s training and education, higher education in Brazil, language studies.

Abstract

This article is based on a survey carried out in two undergraduate translation courses and one postgraduate diploma course in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It examines the reasons why students choose translation courses and shows that a large number of these students do so more to improve their knowledge of foreign languages than to specifically become translators as such. The conclusions question the value of career-based undergraduate translation courses in a world where employment flexibility is becoming the norm.

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Published

2000-12-18

Issue

Section

Translation

How to Cite

Milton, J. (2000). To become a translator or to improve language skills? Why do Brazilian students choose university translation courses?. TradTerm, 6, 61-81/83. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-9511.tradterm.2000.49511