Information economics, the translation profession and translator certification 

    Chan, Andy Lung Jan (Date of defense: 2008-12-09)

    This research uses the framework of information economics to analyze the translation profession and translator certification. The translation market is found to be heterogeneous and fragmented and both buyers and sellers ...

    Putting the reader in the picture. Screen translation and foreign-language learning 

    Condinho Bravo, Maria Da Conceiçao (Date of defense: 2008-12-10)

    Although Portugal is traditionally a subtitling country, with regular exposure to English audiovisual materials, the population's foreign-language skills (English) appear as statistically low. This research seeks to evaluate ...