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DESIGN THINKING AS A TOOL FOR PARTICIPATORY AND TRANSFORMATIVE TRANSLATOR EDUCATION
DESIGN THINKING AS A TOOL FOR PARTICIPATORY AND TRANSFORMATIVE TRANSLATOR EDUCATION

Author(s): Konrad Klimkowski, Katarzyna Klimkowska
Subject(s): Higher Education , Methodology and research technology, Translation Studies, Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Design Thinking; translator education; educational approach; classroom activity; classroom communication; project method; problem-based learning;

Summary/Abstract: This article outlines the main tenets and the working cycle of Design Thinking, which is a problem-solving methodology. We argue that this methodology helps train qualities and skills that are particularly beneficial for students of translator education programmes. We recommend Design Thinking for translation teachers who subscribe to post-positivist, constructivist and other problem-based, participatory and collaborative educational approaches. The latter part of the article presents examples of classroom activities developed with the use of Design Thinking methodology. The activities focus mostly on communicative interactions between participants, since we believe that the major advantage of Design Thinking for the translation classroom is that it offers a structured scaffolding to improve classroom communication.

  • Issue Year: 19/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 155-167
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English
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