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Description of the project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Erasmus+ project EFFORT (\u201cTowards a European framework of reference for translation\u201d), which is part of Key Action KA2 of the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships (Higher Education) programme, is on the go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike language teaching, which has the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), in the case of translation there is no CEFR, nor is there a comparable research tradition in terms of establishing levels of performance. This project aims to refine written translation levels A (initial) and B (intermediate) developed in the NACT project (Nivelaci\u00f3n de competencias en la Adquisici\u00f3n de la Competencia Traductora -traducci\u00f3n escrita \u2013 NACT \u2013 based on the project\u2019s initials in Spanish) of the PACTE Group of the Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona, and to describe the translator\u2019s areas of specialisation (legal, economic and financial, technical, scientific, and literary) and make a first proposal of descriptors for translation level C (specialist translator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the 36 months of the project (Sept 2020-Aug 2023), EFFORT has developed a reference framework describing the key competences in written translation. The aim is to create a common frame of reference that will promote internationalisation in the academic and professional world that can be used beyond the European Union. The EFFORT project is coordinated by the Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona (UAB) and has 9 other European partners (translation training centres): Universidad de Granada (UGR, Spain), Uniwersytet Wroclawski (UWr, Poland), Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza Din Iasi (UAIC, Romania), University of Westminster (UoW, United Kingdom), Universit\u00e9 de Gen\u00e8ve (UNIGE, Switzerland), Univerza V Ljubljani (UL, Slovenia), Aarhus Universitet (AU, Denmark), Ita-Suomen Yliopisto (UEF, Finland), and Universiteit Utrecht (UU, The Netherlands).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, it has 28 partner translation training institutions and 4 collaborating professional bodies: the International Federation of Translators (FIT Europe); the European Language Industry Association (ELIA); the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL), and the Instituto Cervantes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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