«7M02311 – Translation Studies», «7M02316 – Simultaneous Interpretation» (scientific-pedagogical direction)
Uniqueness of the study programme
The aim of the study programmes «7M02311 – Translation Studies», «7M02316 – Simultaneous Interpretation» is oriented to prepare highly-qualified specialists who master written and oral translation and intercultural communication, who can think critically, who is able to manage development of science and technology in translation studies, to analyze and professionally solve topical translation problems, who knows professional competencies. The programme trains researchers in the sphere of theory, practice and methodology of translation, who are able to solve translation issues applying contemporary research methods.
Uniqueness of the profession is related to:
- student-centered education, all taught disciplines are of a practical nature and have a practical translation orientation;
- the program is carried out entirely in English;
- the teaching staff of the study programme has international experience in teaching and conducting research;
- the possibility of attending special courses and receiving personal advice from foreign scientists, invited visiting foreign lecturers;
- monitoring the quality of educational activities;
- a large percentage of the publication of teaching staff in rating journals;
- interdisciplinary nature, aimed at developing the competencies of undergraduates not only in the field of translation studies, simultaneous interpretation and intercultural communication, but also in the field of economics, business, media and in various intersectoral communications;
- the current content of the program; the state of development of science in this area and meets the requirements of the modern labor market;
- the presence of the university's own development strategy, which allows the undergraduate to be competitive in the labor market;
- holding various practice-oriented meetings, master classes with acting interpreters and simultaneous interpreters;
- availability and high level of equipment of special rooms for written translation and simultaneous interpretation;
- one of the leading universities that trains highly qualified professional simultaneous interpreters in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The additional advantage of the study programme is to train specialists\translators from English into Kazakh\Russian, and from English into Oriental languages, vice-versa.
Tuition and Study Mode
Funding: Tuition and Study Mode
- Education is provided at the expense of the republican budget (on the basis of an educational grant) as well as at the expense of personal funds (or other sources).
- Mode of study: Full-time
Career perspectives:
Graduates of MA degree on Translation Studies, Simultaneous Interpretation can work in all spheres and be needed. The key types of professional activities:
1) translation (translation of multi-genre texts and documents, interpretation of negotiations, international meetings, conferences);
2) organizational (organization and conduct of various events, creation of professional and public organizations);
3) production and management (management and/or fulfillment of professional duties (various types of translation) in the divisions of domestic, foreign and joint ventures and organizations);
4) scientific-research (collection and processing of practical material, preparation of reports and articles, projects on the problems of translation studies and intercultural communication);
5) pedagogical (teaching language disciplines, teaching disciplines of practical translation of various professional discourses)
6) field (translator in organizations of the economic, legal, medical, industrial, information spheres of activity)
Profiled disciplines:
- Modern linguistic theories, paradigms and research methods
- Conceptual basics of cognitive linguistics in the theory and practice of intercultural communication
- Cognitive-lingua-cultural methodology of professional training of translators
- Modern methodology of translation theory and practice
- Theory and practice of computer-assisted translation
- Language for academic purposes
- Practice of distance simultaneous interpreting using information and communication technologies
- Translation and localization
- Professional conference interpreting
Our partners:
Busan university of foreign studies (Republic of Korea)
Sussex University (Great Briain)
Giessen University (Germany)
Aarhus University (Denmark)
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi (Romania)
Vigo University (Spain)
Moscow State Linguistic University (Russia)
Institute of linguistics named after A. Baitursunuly (Republic of Kazakhstan)
M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Arts (Republic of Kazakhstan)
After completing the study programme students gain the degree:
Master of philological sciences on the study programmes "7M02311- Translation Studies", «7M02316 – Simultaneous Interpretation»
Welcome to study programmes «7M02311 – Translation Studies», «7M02316 – Simultaneous Interpretation»!
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