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Charles Cai is a Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS), part of Middlebury College, teaching translation and interpretation since 2014. His office is located in Casa Fuente Building CF300H, with contact number (831) 647-3541. Prior to academia, he served as an in-house translator and interpreter at McKinsey & Company across China, supporting diverse consulting projects and spearheading computer-aided translation (CAT) system adoption for McKinsey Greater China's translation offices. He remains active in freelance translation and interpretation for private and social sector clients.
His educational background includes:
- MA in Conference Interpretation (English and Chinese), Monterey Institute of International Studies
- BA in Translation and Interpretation (English and Chinese), Fudan University, China
Professor Cai focuses on developing students' foundational skills and strategic self-improvement through awareness of personal strengths and weaknesses. He innovates by simulating real-world scenarios in the classroom and exposing students to industry-relevant topics like business and social sector content. His research emphasizes human mastery of cross-cultural communication alongside technological efficiency, with core interests in Translation Studies, Interpretation Pedagogy, and Computer-Aided Translation.
No scientific awards were mentioned in the source material.
He actively mentors students through practical events such as the Annual Cross-Language Consecutive Interpretation Event (December 2023) and the Fall Forum (February 2024), collaborating with colleagues Laura Burian and Xiaohui Hu to create immersive experiences featuring real-world cultural contexts and multilingual practice. His freelance work directly informs curriculum development, though no specific grants or funded research projects are referenced.
Professor Cai leads student teams in organizing interpretation-focused events like the Fall Forum—where second-year students managed sessions with seven local restaurants for cuisine-themed practice—and the Cross-Language Event, which breaks cultural barriers through first-year student participation. These initiatives function as applied training environments without dedicated laboratory infrastructure.
