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Translation Studies students receive intensive training in the theory and practice of the written and oral translation of literary and technical texts from one language to another. They also learn about the content and strategies of multilingual cultural mediation. The Department of Translation Studies aims to provide students with the knowledge they will need to deal with general and technical texts in various languages. Students learn the methods and techniques of translation practice, get acquainted with the scientific aspect and theories of the discipline, and learn how to use translation tools that develop in parallel with technology. Interdisciplinary studies that will enable students to work in many different professional fields for the future are waiting for students in translation studies departments. Translation Studies/Translation and Interpretation departments at Turkish universities offer students a wide range of opportunities to personalize their studies beyond the acquisition of the intended translation and translation competence. Intercultural skills, especially related to language and translation, are developed. In this study, the individual preferences of the students of the Department of German Translation and Interpretation, translation education in Turkey and translation competence are discussed. For the application part of the study, the question of whether the students come to the department consciously or with other motivations is important. Trakya University students in Edirne were asked the following questions for this scientific study: Why did you decide to study a foreign language? Why did you decide to study Translation and Interpretation? Why didn't you choose German Language and Literature or German Teaching departments instead of Translation and Interpretation department? The answers to these questions were evaluated and interpreted in the study.

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