New Methodologies in Teaching Translation: A Cognitive Perspective

Abstract

At the beginning of the year 2005, within the frame of the Graduate Programme on Translation and Interpretation imparted by the university of Granada in the city of Mexicali, I began a research with the purpose of observing the translation process per se, to learn about the behaviour and development of the novice translator's skills, when faced with a real translation situation. I aimed at observing the probable external manifestations of his/her cognition when immersed in the translation process, such as decision taking and problem solving, by recording metacognitive strategies (collaborative-reciprocal learning and group tutoring). Besides that, I tried to verify if the general knowledge about what we call TPP (Translation Previous Protocol), is constantly applied prior to the translation of a text, since, influencing positively if this is done, a meaningful learning will be reached by the novice translator, thus providing him/her with more tools that will help their development as expert translators.