Canadian Association for Translation Studies

The Canadian Association for Translation Studies (CATS) [fr: Association canadienne de traductologie] is a Canadian non-profit organization that promotes research on translation, writing, terminology, and interpretation.[1] It is a member of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, an organization that represents Canadian universities and scholarly associations.[2]

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Aims

Its aims as stated in its Constitution are to foster research in translation and interpreting, to promote further education for teachers of translation and interpreting, and to offer advice on the training of translators and interpreters.[1] The association hosts an annual conference as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences hosted by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.[3]

History

The Canadian Association for Translation Studies was founded in 1987.[4]

The association has also signed a memorandum of cooperation with the American Translators and Interpreting Studies Association[5]

Publications

Since 1998, CATS has published a biannual academic journal, TTR, which focuses on translation, terminology and writing.[6][4] The journal publishes articles in both French and English.

See also

References
  1. "CATS – Canadian Association for Translation Studies". act-cats.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  2. Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. "Membership List" (PDF).
  3. "Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences | Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences". www.ideas-idees.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  4. Delisle, Jean (1998). "Canadian Tradition". Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies. London: Routledge. pp. 356–365.
  5. "Welcome | ATISA - American Translation and Interpreting Studies Association". www.atisa.org. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  6. "TTR : Traduction, terminologie, rédaction | Érudit". ttr.erudit.org. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
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