Conference

APTIS 2023
(Queen's University Belfast)

Meeting in the Great Hall at Queen’s University Belfast for important discussion of the teaching and learning that matter today…

‘The teaching and learning that matter today’

The Centre for Translation and Interpreting at Queen’s University Belfast is delighted to host the 5th Conference of the Association of Programmes in Translation and Interpreting Studies, UK and Ireland (APTIS) on 1 - 3 November 2023

The professional and educational landscapes of translation and interpreting (T&I) are changing rapidly. Our understanding of T&I as a discipline and profession, the needs and expectations of service users, the advances of technology and AI, and the urgency of the climate and biodiversity crises, are all factors affecting the contours of those landscapes. COVID-19 has expediated the pace of change and forced educators worldwide into a state of “emergency remote teaching” (Bozkurt and Sharma 2020, i). As we return to the (pre-COVID) ‘normal’ or enter the post-COVID ‘new normal’, this is an opportune time to take stock of where we are as a discipline and profession, where we are – and want to be heading, and how and for what we are preparing the next generation of professionals, practitioners, and academics.

What and how should we teach? What and how should students learn? Answers depend on the job profiles we have in mind, market specificity, and opportunities and limitations afforded by each educational environment. Understanding the aims of any T&I programme (or even of individual modules) is of critical importance when deciding what and how to teach and learn. This conference aims to ignite discussions over situated approaches to curriculum and learning design that is fit for individual contexts and purposes, to (ex)change thoughts and ideas, and to facilitate the sharing of useful and effective teaching and learning practices among our academic community.