En el presente artículo se describe la etapa inicial de un Proyecto de Innovación Docente de la Universidad de Santiago de Chile, fase que incluye el diseño del proyecto y los alcances metodológicos para su implementación y evaluación. Expertos de distintas unidades académicas asignaron a los estudiantes encargos de traducción reales y los asesorarán para aportar al desarrollo de la competencia temática. El proyecto será implementado en la asignatura de Traducción especializada en Ciencias Sociales inglés-español (4°año) de la carrera de Licenciatura en Lingüística Aplicada a la Traducción durante el segundo semestre de 2017. La propuesta se basa en los postulados de Kiraly (2000), quien afirma que la manera más efectiva de que un estudiante adquiera competencias profesionales es entregarle oportunidades para que interactúe con sus compañeros y con expertos. En el c...

This article describes the first step in a Teaching Innovation Project in Universidad de Santiago de Chile, which includes the project’s design and the methodological aspects required for its implementation and evaluation. Experts from different academic units will give students real translation assignments (specified in a translation brief) and will consult with them so as to contribute to the development of their thematic translation competence. This project will be implemented in the Specialized Social Science English-Spanish Translation course (4th year) of the Bachelor of Linguistics Applied to Translation degree program during the September 2017 semester. The proposal is based on contributions from Kiraly (2000) stating that the most effective way for students to develop professional competences is by offering them opportunities to interact with their classmates and with experts....

This article describes the first step in a Teaching Innovation Project in Universidad de Santiago de Chile, which includes the project’s design and the methodological aspects required for its implementation and evaluation. Experts from different academic units will give students real translation assignments (specified in a translation brief) and will consult with them so as to contribute to the development of their thematic translation competence. This project will be implemented in the Specialized Social Science English-Spanish Translation course (4th year) of the Bachelor of Linguistics Applied to Translation degree program during the September 2017 semester. The proposal is based on contributions from Kiraly (2000) stating that the most effective way for students to develop professional competences is by offering them opportunities to interact with their classmates and with experts....