Education, Translation and Global Market Pressures

Wan Hu is a Lecturer in Translation and Interpreting Studies at Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing, China. She did her postgraduate study at the University of Nottingham, gaining a MA in Chinese/English Translation and Interpreting and a PhD in Translation Studies. Her research interests include translator and interpreter training, curriculum design and development, and news translation.

• Translation Studies in the Higher Education Systems: the UK and China.- Teaching Translation in the UK and China.- Analysis of Current Curricula in Translation Programmes in the UK.- Analysis of Current Curricula in the Chinese MTI Programme.- Context and Comparison of Translation Programmes in China and the UK: Market Forces, Global Positions and Curriculum Content.- Conclusion.