TS Research Skills
- Read and analyze critically the literature in Translation Studies and evaluate findings (read about the same topics researched using different methods; read about different topics researched using the same methods)
- Be open to research in one’s own and other areas of Translation Studies
- Be critical of Translation Studies scholars, schools and trends
- Be familiar with and evaluate Translation Studies research that uses different methods
- Understand and apply the current metalanguages of Translation Studies; clarify basic terms; provide working definitions
- Resolve complex problems in an interdisciplinary context
- Understand and apply research techniques relevant to the doctoral research project
- Have knowledge of (and apply as appropriate) current language technologies to carry out projects
- Understand and apply methods relevant to new developments in Translation Studies
- Appreciate standards of good research practice in Translation Studies
- Demonstrate the relevance of the research project to Translation Studies
- Demonstrate an awareness of and appreciation for languages and translation in its various forms
