noun
translation studies
Academic discipline concerned with the theory, description, and application of translation and interpreting.
彼女は大学で翻訳学を専攻している。
She is majoring in translation studies at university.
翻訳学の観点から、この訳文を分析する。
Analyze this translation from the perspective of translation studies.
Interpreting studies; focuses on oral translation, whereas 翻訳学 covers written translation and often includes interpreting as a subfield.
Compound of 翻訳 (translation) + 学 (study, -ology). A modern academic term.