Faculty Seminar on Critical Issues in the Translation Classroom
Academic Year:
2011 - 2012 (June 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012)
Funding Requested:
$10,000.00
Project Dates:
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Applicant(s):
Overview of the Project:
Christi Merrill from the Department of Comparative Literature led a collaborative seminar of 11 UM faculty, 9 of whom taught a translation course in conjunction with the Fall 2012 LSA Theme Semester on Translation (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsa/theme/upcoming) and expressed interest building a vibrant interdisciplinary undergraduate program in translation. Seminar participants were chosen in university-wide competition; they were asked to meet regularly over the course of the theme semester and to contribute to an online toolkit of materials to be used in the translation classroom. Whitaker funds were used to award research funds of $1000 to each seminar participant.