Multilingualism and translation in researcher’s changing work

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Multilingualism, translation and research -seminar
Thursday 13th of March, Natura 105 (N105)

The event is the opening seminar for project “Multilingualism and translation in researcher’s changing work: perspectives from practice and philosophy of science”. The seminar will be held in English.

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Program:

9.00 Opening words

9.15 Multilingualism and translation in research
ReTra research group

10.15 Break with refreshments

10.30 Translation (un)awareness: origins of the concept and evidence from Finland and Estonia
Tanya Escudero & Päivi Kuusi

12.15 Lunch (Self-financed)

13.00 Paraprofessional translators: what we know so far and how does that help us   understand translation in research
Kaisa Koskinen

14.00 Break with refreshments

14.30 Panel dicussion
Participants: Alicja Fajfer, Jarkko Akkanen, Maj Vuorre, Kaisa Koskinen
Facilitator: Juho Suokas

16.00 Next steps and closing remarks

Speakers

Tanya Escudero
Research Fellow in Translation Studies
The School of Humanities, Tallinn University

Päivi Kuusi
University Lecturer in Translation Studies
Department of languages, University of Helsinki

Kaisa Koskinen
Professor of Translation Studies
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University

Panelists

Alicja Fajfer
Project Researcher
Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland

Jarkko Akkanen
Research Director
Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland

Maj Vuorre
International Communications Specialist
Development Services, University of Eastern Finland