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From theEditors DeskWelcome to the GraduateJournal of Translation andInterpretation Studies (MTIJ), a project based on the

Master of Science in Translation and Interpretation

Studies (MTI)program at Ismail Qemali University incoastal Vlora city (University of Vlora).

The primary goals of the journal are to showcase

and share graduate research, to encouragetranslator and interpreter education programs to

incorporate graduate research into their curricula,

as well as to provide a resource for students in

translator and interpreter education programs.

The impetus for this journal grew out of the type of

coursework required of all Master of Science in

Translation and Interpretation students at

University of Vlora. We designed the MTI

curriculum so that it could fit the framework

introduced by the EMT Expert Group in the

publication titled Competences for Professional

Translators, Experts in Multilingual and Multimedia

Communication (Gambier, 2009). Students mustproduce papers that are based on data driven,

empirical research. Clearly there is insufficient time

for students to identify a question, design a

research project, collect sufficient data, analyze the

data and write their papers from October to

February or from March to July. So, the MTIJ

provides MA and PhD students with three data

pools available for research:

1. B-Language Speech Pool (EN)

2. A>B Simultaneous Interpreting Pool (SQ>EN)

3. B>A Simultaneous Interpreting Pool (EN>SQ)

Thedata pools consist ofvideo filesfrom a growth-to-competence project that I have been working on

since the launch of the MTI program. The firstdatapool is a growing set of video files in which

students deliver three-point speeches into their B

language (English) for their ConsecutiveInterpreting course. The second data poolis a setof video files in which students simultaneously

interpret into their A language (Albanian). Thethird data poolis a set of video files in whichstudents simultaneously interpret into their B

language (English). Thus, students can begin toidentify and analyze data relevant to their research

topic at the beginning of each semester while

adding their own contributions to the data pools as

they submit their weekly video assignment.

We believe that graduate students are very capable

of contributing to and improving our

understanding of translating and interpreting andthat is why we seek to showcase their work. We

also hope that other T&I education programs will

encourage their students to submit research papers

to the journal.

Therefore, allow me to proudly present MTIJ, the

Graduate Journal of Translation and Interpretation

Studies.

Erida Prifti

MTIJ Editor-in-Chief

Certified Translator & Court Interpreter

Lecturer, Translation and Interpretation Studies, UV

Gambier, Y. (ed.). 2009. Competences for professionaltranslators, experts in multilingual and multimediacommunication. Available online: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/translation/external_relations/universities/documents/emt_competences_translators_en.pdf (accessed 25.05.2013)

Graduate Journal of Translation and Interpretation Studies

About

TheGraduate Journalof Translation andInterpretation Studies(MTIJ)is a peer-reviewed, open access,semi-annual graduatestudent journal,focusing ontranslation andinterpretation studies.

Affiliation

An initiative of

theMaster of Sciencein Translation andInterpretationStudies(MTI) atUniversity of Vlora,MTIJ is produced by avoluntary staff ofUniversity of VloraMTI faculty andgraduate students.

Scope

The MTIJ welcomes

original scholarlyresearch as well as bookandfilm reviewswritten by MA andPhD students from alldisciplines with aconnectiontoTranslation andInterpretation Studies.

Guidelines

Each article should

include an abstract,fivekeywords and anauthors biosketch,which should be nolonger thanfivesentences and includean e-mail address. All references should becited following theHarvard referencingstyle.

Submissions

Original Research

Articles describingresearch conducted as agraduate student. Reviews includingcritiques of publishedarticles or texts. Course-related Papersthat reflect excellence incontent, presentationand research.

Deadline

We are now accepting

submissions for thefirst issue of ourjournal. The deadlineto be considered forthisfirstpublication isJuly 1, 2013.

Cal l fo r Papers Submiss ion : 1 Ju ly 2013

The MTIJ provides MA and PhD students

with three data pools available for research:

1. B-Language Speech Pool (EN)

2. A>B Simultaneous Interpreting Pool (SQ>EN)

3. B>A Simultaneous Interpreting Pool (EN>SQ)