The IATIS Comp@ss :: Calls for Papers

Type of publication: Journal issue
Working title of issue/volume: Training for Doctoral Research
Editors: Ian MASON (Heriot-Watt University, UK)
Publisher:
St Jerome Publishing, http://www.stjerome.co.uk

Description:
Contributions are invited for a special issue of ITT dedicated to training issues surrounding doctoral research in translating, interpreting and intercultural studies.
Following the rapid expansion of translation studies as an emergent (inter-)discipline over recent decades, demand for doctoral research opportunities is now growing fast in many countries. At the same time, doctoral training packages of a generic nature have been elaborated and refined at many universities, drawing on long traditions of doctoral research in established disciplines. A degree of consensus no doubt exists on such matters as the need for rigour, method and the generation of new knowledge. Beyond that, however, there are a host of issues specific to our domain, that remain under-researched and under-discussed:
:: To what extent should training, supervision and assessment be discipline-specific?
:: Given the vast span of translation and interpreting studies, is there a common core that would inform the design of initial training in the field?
:: What might an (inter-disciplinary? comprehensive?) module in Research Methods in Translation Studies include?
:: To what extent is expertise in particular languages a prerequisite for supervisors and examiners?
:: Can detailed sets of criteria be elaborated for the assessment of studies informed by the various attendant disciplines of sociology, psychology, cultural studies, linguistics and so on?
:: Is there a set of domain-specific competences that doctoral graduates should possess?
We are seeking original, well-informed, research-based contributions on any of these or many other issues pertinent to training for doctoral research in translating, interpreting and intercultural studies.
Priority will be given to contributions which report on research already carried out, although reports on work in progress are also welcome.

Submission deadline: 2007-10-20
Submission requirements:
Articles should be between 6000 and 10000 words on average. Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words.
Key dates
20 October 2007: Deadline for submission of abstracts
15 November 2007: Selected contributors notified of acceptance of abstracts
28 February 2008: Deadline for submission of articles
15 May 2008: Confirmation of acceptance of papers
1 July 2008: Deadline for submission of final versions of papers
March 2009: Publication date
Contact:
Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words should be sent to:
Dr Dorothy Kelly (dkelly@ugr.es)
Dr Catherine Way (cway@ugr.es)
or
Prof Ian Mason (I.Mason@hw.ac.uk)

Relevant links:
The Interpreter and Translator Trainer