TraducciONG: potencialidades del aprendizaje-servicio en asignaturas de traducción a través de una experiencia didáctica : TrasnaltiNGO: the potentialities of service learning for translation studies through a teaching experience

The present paper describes a teaching experience that implements service learning in translation studies at an undergraduate level. In this regard, students in the third year of the BA in Modern Languages and Translation at the University of Alcalá have collaborated with the NGO Manos Unidas in the English translation of educational material on children’s rights and sustainable development. In addition to studying and presenting the potential benefits of this particular proposal, this paper also seeks to foreground the suitability of translation as a field in which service learning projects can be developed. In order to explore the aforementioned points, two surveys (one addressed at students and the other at the members of the NGO) were conducted. Results confirm the positive impact of this methodology and encourage further planning and implementation of similar initiatives in upcoming years.Resumen: El presente artículo describe una experiencia educativa que incorpora el aprendizaje-servicio a los estudios de grado en traducción. Para ello, los estudiantes del tercer curso del grado en Lenguas Modernas y Traducción de la Universidad de Alcalá han colaborado con la ONG Manos Unidas en la traducción del español al inglés de material educativo centrado en los derechos de los niños y el desarrollo sostenible. Al margen de estudiar y presentar los beneficios de esta iniciativa concreta, este artículo busca también realzar la idoneidad de los estudios en traducción como campo para el desarrollo de proyectos de aprendizaje-servicio. Para explorar ambos puntos, se ha recabado la opinión de los distintos participantes (estudiantes y miembros de la ONG) a través de dos encuestas que confirman el impacto positivo de esta metodología y animan a promover la planificación e implementación de propuestas similares en años venideros. Palabras clave: educación superior; aprendizaje-servicio; traducción; ONG Abstract: The present paper describes a teaching experience that implements service learning in translation studies at an undergraduate level. In this regard, students in the third year of the BA in Modern Languages and Translation at the University of Alcalá have collaborated with the NGO Manos Unidas in the English translation of educational material on children’s rights and sustainable development. In addition to studying and presenting the potential benefits of this particular proposal, this paper also seeks to foreground the suitability of translation as a field in which service learning projects can be developed. In order to explore the aforementioned points, two surveys (one addressed at students and the other at the members of the NGO) were conducted. Results confirm the positive impact of this methodology and encourage further planning and implementation of similar initiatives in upcoming years. Keywords: higher education; service learning; translation; NG