The acquisition of Expert Knowledge in Legal Translation Training (French-Spanish): State of the Art in Spanish Universities

Abstract

Firstly, this paper aims to reflect upon how the teaching and learning process of expert knowledge is carried out in the field of French-Spanish legal translation in Spanish universities; to this end, a comparative study of the syllabuses of Translation and Interpreting Studies will be conducted in order to: a) verify the degree of interrelationship between legal training, on the one hand, and linguistic and translation training, on the other hand; and b) draw conclusions that allow us to distinguish the most appropriate methods to succeed in the training process. Secondly, a teaching experience carried out at Universidad de Málaga (Spain) will be presented through the discussion of a series of activities aimed at acquiring this legal thematic competence.