Training Language Professionals for International Organizations in the Context of New Liberal Arts Development:Objectives and Pathways
The development of new liberal arts features the integration of different disciplines as well as the enhancement of traditional liberal arts with innovative training paradigms.Such characteristics well meet the requirement of cultivating interdisciplinary language professionals for international organizations.With the core competency for language professionals in international organizations sorted out,this article develops a competence model and a framework of training objectives for language professionals for international organizations in the context of new liberal arts.By drawing examples from translation and interpreting courses,the article proposes four ways to facilitate the cultivation of language professionals for international organizations through innovative training paradigms in existing liberal arts courses:(1)research-based learning on global issues for fostering global visions required by new liberal arts;(2)situational teaching to deliver on-site experience in a mock setting to build on the technological emphasis of new liberal arts;(3)case-based teaching aimed to simulate professional work scenarios to cater to new liberal arts of the times;and(4)traditional Chinese culture embedded to enhance cultural confidence for instilling Chinese values which lie at the heart of new liberal arts.
new liberal artsinternational organizationslanguage servicecultivation of talents
NETL
NSTL
万方数据
维普
