Socio-Cognitive Translation Studies: Processes and Networks

Socotrans Research Group

Translators are constantly confronted with new cognitive, social and technological challenges. Accordingly, our research centres on translators in their current work settings, be they organisations, freelance translation networks or non-professional virtual contexts.

In particular, we study the changes that are currently affecting translation work contexts, especially those relating to the increasing heterogeneity of translation tasks and work processes, new forms of cooperation and the rapid technological change. A crucial aspect thereby is our critical reflection on the consequences of these changes with regard to the opportunities for action and decision processes of the people involved.

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Current News and Events

27.11.2023
 

New open access article by Socotrans: "But what about the emic perspective? An ethnographic approach to investigating translation expertise"

22.11.2023
 

Regina Rogl: “The rules of the game: on the interplay between normative ideas and technology in an online amateur translation community”

22.11.2023
 

Authors: Sonja Pöllabauer, Katia Iacono, Harald Pasch, Maria Bernadette Zwischenberger, and Anna Sourdille

07.11.2023
 

The socotrans research group is happy to welcome Qi Pan (Shanghai International Studies University) as a visiting doctoral student.

06.11.2023
 

The International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting will take place on 23 and 24 November at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.

30.09.2023
 

Lost in Translation? Not Anymore! Celebrate the feast day of St Jerome with us and watch our video in 7 languages.

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