The Department of Theory and Practice of Translation

The Department of Theory and Practice of Translation is a leading department at the Institute of Linguistics of Kyiv International University ensuring teaching of all translation-related disciplines.

Professors of the department conduct both theoretical and practical courses in translation into/from Germanic (English, German), Romance (French, Spanish, Portuguese), and Oriental (Arabic, Chinese, Japanese) languages.

Professor Oleksandr M. Kinshchak is the head of the department.

The Department of Theory and Practice of Translation ensures teaching situation training foreign language assistants and bilingual translators at the Linguistics Institute and the International Relations Institute.

The Department of Theory and Practice of Translation is an independent member of the Association of Ukrainian Translators.

Teaching staff of the department is represented by highly qualified translators known in Ukraine and abroad as well as regular translators of fiction, judicial, economic, scientific and technical matter texts.

Shaping professional competence of would be translators and practical gaining oral and written translation skills are realized through practical trainings at state establishments and institutions (ministries and departments), diplomatic missions, foreign companies and the network of the Association of Ukrainian Translators units.

The Department of Theory and Practice of Translation conducts teaching of the following disciplines

Introduction to Translation, History of Translation, Theory of Translation, Basics of Translation Analysis, Terminology of Translation, Translation of Scientific and Technical Matter Texts, Basics of Professional Activities, Translation Editing, Translation of Official Matter Texts, Consecutive Translation, Simultaneous Translation, Translation Notes, Translation Hermeneutics, Methodology of teaching Translation, Practical Translation from Foreign Languages, Practical Translation from a Native Language.

There is made use of both domestic and foreign textbooks and manuals compiled by the professors of the department, authentic textual and audio materials from the UN, OSCE, Council of Europe, NATO, etc.

The corresponding curriculum sets forth a wide range of practical trainings. Students get their first practical experience at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Department of European Integration, American Culture Centre, UN mission to Ukraine, European commission and OSCE missions to Ukraine, US, German, Egyptian embassies, Association of Translators of Ukraine, Goethe Institute, etc.

Scientific and research work of the department is carried out in terms of the topic Cognitive and discourse structures of Germanic, Romance and Oriental languages in social and cultural sphere of communication. It is aimed at investigating topical lingual and translation issues by writing theses, monographs, scientific papers, articles and text books.

The department initiates annual translation contests, winners of which take part in all-Ukrainian contests.

The department has prolific scientific links with leading translation departments at Ukrainian, Spanish, American and French universities.