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Developing Translation Competence

Schäffner, Christina, Adab, B. J. (Beverly Joan)

2000

Overview

This volume presents a comprehensive study of what constitutes Translation Competence, from the various sub-competences to the overall skill. Contributors combine experience as translation scholars with their experience as teachers of translation. The volume is organized into three sections: Defining, Building, and Assessing Translation Competence.The chapters offer insights into the nature of translation competence and its place in the translation training programme in an academic environment and show how theoretical considerations have contributed to defining, building and assessing translation competence, offering practical examples of how this can be achieved.The first section introduces major sub-competences, including linguistic, cultural, textual, subject, research, and transfer competence. The second section presents issues relating to course design, methodology and teaching practice. The third section reflects on criteria for quality assessment.

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company,J. Benjamins Pub. Co,John Benjamins
• Subject: Standard usage Applied linguistics / Study and teaching / Training of / Translating and interpreting / Translating and interpreting -- Study and teaching / Translators / Translators -- Training of
• ISBN: 9027285454, 9789027285454, 9789027216434, 9027216436, 9781556199851, 1556199856