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The Interpreter and Translator Trainer Volume 11, 2017 - Issue 2-3: Special issue: Employability in the Translation and Interpreting Curriculum
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Ivory tower vs. workplace reality

Employability and the T&I curriculum – balancing academic education and vocational requirements: a study from the employers’ perspective

Bettina SchnellFacultad de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, Departamento de Traducción e Interpretación, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nadia RodríguezFacultad de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, Departamento de Traducción e Interpretación, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, SpainORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3619-4225
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Pages 160-186 | Received 14 Nov 2016, Accepted 17 Jun 2017, Published online: 12 Jul 2017

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