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This chapter using three taught master’s translation courses as case studies, focuses on how translation courses are presented within the British traditions of teaching and learning from the perspective of course aims and module content. The key issue, namely the relation between educational content and market needs is fully embedded in the analysis of the curricula, and the translation market needs outlined in Chapter 2 are used as indicators to match the module content of the chosen programmes.
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Hu, W. (2018). Analysis of Current Curricula in Translation Programmes in the UK. In: Education, Translation and Global Market Pressures. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8207-8_3
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