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Cultural variability: teacher development in a translation studies department in Finland. (Language Teaching & Learning).

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| September 22, 2001 | Franzon, Johan; Garant, Mike; Immonen, Leena | COPYRIGHT 2001 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

The University of Helsinki Translation Studies Department in Kouvola teaches translation from English, Russian, German and Swedish into and out of Finnish. This paper will report on a teacher cooperative development action research project that aimed to enhance effectiveness in our department. Teacher informants from Swedish, Finnish and English language sections met for two terms and discussed their first-year written communications courses based on student portfolios, student feedback and teacher reflective discussions. Results suggest that on a broad scale, similar texts can he approached at similar periods within the term across the language ...

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