This program will help you develop an ethical awareness of the practice of your profession and adopt an ethical commitment to it” 

In today's globalized society, where languages are already a barrier, the work in translation and interpreting is a vital discipline, which is why it is important to pay attention to a series of essential factors in the environment as well as techniques that will help any highly qualified professional to do an efficient job. In light of this and with the aim of offering the best knowledge to work as translators and interpreters, TECH has designed this postgraduate certificate to cover everything from the historical role of translation to the ethical issues present in the profession.

Graduates will also be provided with the most complete content in contemporary translation theories, addressing the first attempts at systematization, descriptive and culturalist approaches, translation and deconstruction, as well as feminist approaches. The context of interpreting for refugees is also be covered.

Translators and/or interpreters will be able to enjoy a 100% online program that will be fundamental to their professional growth and that they can self-manage as they wish, as well. This is due to the fact that they will be the ones to choose the place and the time to study. Thanks to this convenience, they will be able to perfectly balance their studies with the rest of their personal or professional obligations. 

You will be able to synthesize and analyze translation and interpreting in the current context of conflict zones” 

This postgraduate certificate in Professional Translation and Interpreting contains the most complete and up-to-date academic program on the market. Its most notable features are:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Professional Translation and Interpreting 
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide exhaustive and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice 
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning 
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies  
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments 
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection 

Immerse yourself in the study of this complete program in which you will find everything you need to acquire a higher professional level and compete with the best"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.  

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to train in real situations.  

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, which means the student must try to solve the different real-life situations of that arise throughout the academic program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts. 

Thanks to this course you will be able to acquire basic knowledge of translation as an academic discipline.

Thanks to the Relearning methodology, you will experience different teaching approaches that will allow you to assimilate the knowledge in a dynamic and effective way.

The postgraduate certificate in Professional Translation and Interpreting is aimed at facilitating the professional performance of those devoted to translation and interpreting who seek to acquire basic knowledge of Translation as an academic discipline. The program design will allow graduates to synthesize and analyze Professional Translation and Interpreting in the current context while describing the practice from a historical point of view. To this end, TECH establishes a series of general and specific objectives to fulfill future students’ expectations. 

By means of the best didactic material, the program lays the basic theoretical foundations in Professional Translation and Interpreting to enable defining practical and ethical criteria in translation”

General Objectives

• Become familiar with the most important translation procedures and resources  
• Acquire a serious and efficient work methodology that will allow you to approach Professional Translation and Interpreting assignments with confidence and ease 
• Observe the most common translation errors, whether methodological, grammatical or semantic 

Specific Objectives

• Introduce the basic theoretical foundations of translation and Interpreting to define practical and ethical criteria in translation 
• Acquire basic knowledge of translation as an academic discipline 
• Describe the practice of translation and Interpreting from a historical point of view 
• Develop deontological awareness of the practice in the profession and adopt an ethical commitment to it 
• Synthesize and analyze translation and interpreting in the current context of conflict environments 

Thanks to this course, you will expand your knowledge of the theories on equivalence: formal, dynamic, interpretative, functional, textual and discursive”