A case for ‘situated learning’ in translator education: translating scientific texts for a digital science blog

Translation as a cognitive process has been topic of inquiry for couple decades in Studies. There shift from an information processing model human mind to situated cognition approach defining mental Cognitive Science recently. In the model, is likened machine or computer working individually and accumulating knowledge skills pre-definable programmed manner. On other hand, takes role dynamic factors including social, physical, emotional ones, into consideration, words ‘situationally embeddedness’ (Kiraly, 2005; Risku, 2002). When learning evaluated perspective cognition, it can be inferred that context-dependent process, which leads importance integrating various professional, real-life situations education (Kiraly González-Davies & Enríquez-Raído 2016; This study aims present implementation translation project Interpreting Department at Bolu Abant ?zzet Baysal University contribute prevalence tasks translator education. The conducted with 14 learners two elective courses called ‘Special Topics III’ (5th semester course) IV’ (6th 2019-2020 Academic Year. included task translating scientific texts digital science blog. With this project, had opportunity take part task, helped “to break stranglehold ‘who’ll next sentence’ teaching technique education” Kiraly’s (2005) term.