AUSIT Webinar | 20211016 Situated Learning in Community Translation – A Joint event by AUSIT & the International Community Translation Research Group

Part 1 – Situated learning in Community Translation (and Interpreting) Education – Presenter 1 – Ineke Crezee

This part of the webinar will provide a brief introduction to situated learning in community translator (and interpreter) education. The presenter first experienced the benefits of situated learning as a student of Translation Studies at the University of Amsterdam, and then again as a student nurse at a large general hospital, also in Amsterdam. Both learning experiences left an indelible imprint on her and still shape her choices as an educator today. This part will discuss the early beginnings of situated learning, and the concept of educators attempting to facilitate legitimate peripheral participation by a community of learners in a community of practice (Lave & Wenger, 1991; Wenger, 1998, 2000).

Part 2 – Get out of the classroom! The impact of combining community translation and service- Biography of Presenter 2 – Alicia Rueda-Acedo

This part of the webinar will explore how service-learning provides a unique situated learning experience that allows translation students to participate in a “community of practice”, learning by immersion and not just by internalizing knowledge. The presenter will emphasize how community translation and service-learning impact students, community members, partners, and faculty involved. This combination also allows students to develop civic responsibility, active citizenship, professional experience, readiness for the job market, self-confidence, and translation competence before graduation. The presenter will provide examples on how Spanish translation students at the University of Texas at Arlington collaborate with non-profit organizations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area through service-learning and community translation.

Biography of Presenter 2 – Alicia Rueda-Acedo