Formación transversal de traductores especializados:una experiencia didáctica interdisciplinar de traducción económica y técnica

The recent changes in the translation market call for a review of the teaching and learning methods used to train new professionals. The rigid traditional division of specialized translation into fields of knowledge does not correspond to market needs, which often involve working with texts that combine content from different disciplines. In this paper, we present an interdisciplinary didactic experience carried out during two consecutive academic years in which students and teachers of two specialized translation modules cooperated in an economic and technical translation project. Specifically, a research article on economic growth and human capital that combined economic content with statistical analysis methods was chosen as the source text. The design of the project required considering the competencies and learning outcomes planned for each module in order to enhance the establishment of connections between specialties. In addition, it was necessary to consider a variety of aspects related to the planning and development of the different project phases, because not all students were enrolled in both modules. For evaluation, a rubric was constructed with five criteria that were adjusted to the requirements of specialized translation and the translated genre. For each criterion, five levels of achievement were defined, four associated with the levels of evaluation of research articles, and a fifth one aimed at rewarding excellence. Both the academic results of students and their evaluation of the learning experience suggest that the method used could be a good option for meeting their interdisciplinary training needs and enhancing their motivation and involvement in learning. For the above reasons, the relevance of including modules based on the development of cross-curricular translation projects in future translation and interpreting curricula should be assessed

Guided Inquiry and Project-Based Learning in the field of specialised translation: a description of two learning experiences

In recent years, university offices for learning and teaching have encouraged their teaching staff to innovate and become teachers as well as to adapt assessment methods to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). The need to adjust the learning-teaching process to the EHEA has indeed prevented us from further postponing a discussion that has been acknowledged as necessary for years: why are our students failing to learn as they should or as we would like them to? As teachers, we usually put the blame on our students and neglect the fact that we might be using the wrong approach. In this article, we present the design of two learning experiences implemented in two specialised translation courses taught in the fourth year of the Degree in Translation and Interpreting at the University of Vigo, in Spain, and we discuss the implementation of constructivism-based tasks and techniques in the classroom. Particularly, we focus on Guided Inquiry (GI) in the Business Translation course and on Project-Based Learning (PBL) and peer review in the Scientific and Technical Translation course. The work closes with a discussion of the main results, in terms of both students' performances and their reactions to the new learning experiences

Las heridas de la memoria: Héctor Abad Faciolince

El artículo analiza la relación que el escritor colombiano Héctor Abad Faciolince, mediante las novelas El olvido que seremos, Traiciones de la memoria y el poemario Testamento involuntario, establece entre los procesos de olvido y recuperación de la memoria personal y colectiva

La mirada como destino: Juan Manuel Torres

Juan Manuel Torres es un cineasta y escritor mexicano, autor del libro de cuentos El viaje (1993), en el que plasma microcosmos donde son recurrentes la imposibilidad del amor, el olvido, el viaje, la fatalidad del destino, el vacío y el desdoblamiento. A todo lo anterior le da textura, entre otros rasgos, el uso de los sentidos como columna vertebral de la trama, los conflictos del alma y el surgimiento de la parte oscura de los seres humanos. Probablemente heredada de su pasión por el cine, la mirada funge como punto de partida en la construcción de las tramas y de los personajes en los relatos de El viaje. En este artículo me abocaré únicamente en el relato “El mar”, en el cual la percepción del protagonista de la imagen de la mujer amada surge inicialmente a través de la mirada y detona la historia

Yo tuve un sueño. El viaje de los niños centroamericanos a Estados Unidos

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Multiples miradas sobre Robert Walser

Enrique Vila-Matas hace un recorrido por la figura de Robert Walser a través del doctor Pasavento. Walser. Viaje real y literario que sostiene Doctor Pasavento. Redes y vínculos intertextuales e interpersonales. Papel de la vida y obra de Walser en la poética de Vila-Matas.Centro de Estudios de Teoría y Crítica Literari

Ajenidad, desarraigo y necesidad de pertenencia en La invasión del pueblo del espíritu de Juan Pablo Villalobos

El presente artículo introduce a Juan Pablo Villalobos como escritor innovador, que, entre otros temas, ha escrito sobre la inmigración desde diferentes registros y géneros. Se analizan los matices que emplea el autor a fin de mostrar que los personajes se enfrentan a múltiples dificultades para integrarse a un nuevo espacio y para establecer relaciones en la novela La invasión del pueblo del espíritu (2020). La soledad y la ajenidad atrapan a los personajes en ese nuevo espacio; y para analizar esta situación se acude a Marc Augé y su concepto de “no lugares”. Asimismo, se reflexiona sobre la simbiosis que se crea entre el espacio y el tiempo, originada por la fugacidad y el movimiento en la trama de la novela; para dar cuenta de esto se recurre a Gaston Bachelard y Martin Heidegger. Por último, se estudia la singular voz narrativa múltiple que se une al lector para percibir, interpretar y narrar lo sucedido

Sol–gel copper chromium delafossite thin films as stable oxide photocathodes for water splitting

Significant effort is being devoted to the study of photoactive electrode materials for artificial photosynthesis devices. In this context, photocathodes promoting water reduction, based on earth-abundant elements and possessing stability under illumination, should be developed. Here, the photoelectrochemical behavior of CuCrO2 sol–gel thin film electrodes prepared on conducting glass is presented. The material, whose direct band gap is 3.15 eV, apparently presents a remarkable stability in both alkaline and acidic media. In 0.1 M HClO4 the material is significantly photoactive, with IPCE values at 350 nm and 0.36 V vs. RHE of over 6% for proton reduction and 23% for oxygen reduction. This response was obtained in the absence of charge extraction layers or co-catalysts, suggesting substantial room for optimization. The photocurrent onset potential is equal to 1.06 V vs. RHE in both alkaline and acidic media, which guarantees the combination of the material with different photoanodes such as Fe2O3 or WO3, potentially yielding bias-free water splitting devices.We are grateful to the Spanish Ministry of Education and Competitiveness for financial support through project MAT2012-37676 (co-financed with FEDER funds by the European Union). A. K. D.-G. thanks the Mexican government (CONACYT) for the award of a doctoral grant