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Twenty Years EST: Same place, different times
Edited by Michael Boyden
[Target 26:2] 2014
► pp. 247–258

The coming of age of a learned society in Translation Studies

EST, a case study

| ESIT, Université Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle

The author reviews ideas, projects and actions generated and implemented within and with EST over the past twenty years. He concludes in his analysis that predictors of success or failure for EST operations are individual motivation, organization with specific duties and institutional weight. He considers that EST is doing rather well, suggests that there is potential for development in service provision in the form of short courses provided by experts from within the Society, but that one should not be overambitious in terms of institutional influence.

Keywords: Learned Society, motivation, tasks, institutional weight, training
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Some facts
  • 3.A general analysis
  • 4.Moving ahead
    • 4.1Training in research
    • 4.2Other activities?
  • To conclude
  • References
Published online: 10 June 2014
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AIIC – International Association of Conference Interpreters,
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