Übersetzen in philologischen Studiengängen. Bestandsaufnahme und neue Ansätze für die Übersetzung Italienisch-Deutsch

Abstract Using the example of Italian-German translation at departments of Romance languages, this article offers a snapshot of the current role of translation and its didactics in language studies in the German-speaking countries. The lecturers of the individual institutes were invited to take part in an online survey on the organisation and position of the translation courses in the curricula, on the content and methodological orientation of their own courses and on their own background. The results are incorporated into the old discussion on the subject of translating and acquiring translational skills in foreign language teaching. The article concludes with some ideas to integrate the findings of translation science and a reflection on learning objectives into a future conception of translation courses.