The Challenges of Specialised Translation Teaching: Implementation of a Reference Website for Biomedicine
The increase of the volume of biomedical translation and the particularities of biomedicine trigger much thought regarding the training of specialized translators. Since we consider the translation process as a problem-solving operation, teaching should help students to examine and possibly to change their own cognitive mechanisms, as well as to build a knowledge apparatus that will lay the groundwork for their translation decisions. The complexity of medical knowledge as well as the number of resources available may be difficult to manage. It is therefore necessary to craft ad hoc tools that target specific pedagogical goals. BiomeTTico is a website oriented mainly to the teaching of biomedical translation and is meant to help to identify, formulate and categorize problems and possible solutions raised by the text to be translated. It is a documentation portal and a means to promote the value of the products of the research. The role of the teacher, as an expert in the field actively engaged in the building of such resources, is envisioned as a fulcrum, i.e. a touchstone helping students to reorganize and integrate their knowledge and skills.