Online Course Design for Translation into English

Abstract

Online translator training can provide students the professional advantage of learning within the same environment they will eventually work. Yet this can only be accomplished if instructors narrow the potentially unwieldy possibilities of online course delivery to align closely with the content and contexts of professional language services. This chapter will outline how to prepare for and implement an online translation course and is especially directed to those who may be new to online learning or to formal translator training. Informed by the practice of backward course design, this chapter will start with methods for conducting a needs analysis, outline effective uses of the virtual platform, and close with a number of suggested technology-based translation activities.