Translation

Overview

The Translation major comprises the following concentrations:

• Arabic
• French
• German
• Japanese
• Russian
• Spanish

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this  Translation program from Kent State University will be able to:

• Translate authentic, industry-relevant content, both general and domain-specific, using appropriate tools and approaches
• Define and describe the roles and responsibilities of various language industry stakeholders and various forms of language service provision, and demonstrate an understanding of the basics of entrepreneurship and translation as a business
• Engage in effective research and information retrieval for a variety of language industry-relevant tasks
• Utilize a range of computer-assisted technologies, including machine translation, for language industry-relevant tasks and demonstrate an understanding of the place, benefits and limitations of those technologies in a given project scenario
• Demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical considerations in various project scenarios
• Successfully communicate and mediate communication across languages and cultures in multilingual, multicultural contexts
• Apply theory to inform and justify their decision-making
• Critically reflect on their work and that of others