Developing Translation Competence
Editors
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.
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.
[Benjamins Translation Library, 38] 2000. xvi, 244 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 18 March 2011
Published online on 18 March 2011
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Developing Translation Competence: IntroductionChristina Schäffner and Beverly Adab | p. vii
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Part I. Defining Translation Competence
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Competence in Language, in Languages, and in TranslationAlbrecht Neubert | p. 3
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Bilingual Competence and Translation CompetenceMarisa Presas | p. 19
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Levels of Speech and Grammar When Translating Between English and FrenchJean-Pierre Mailhac | p. 33
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The Broader View: How Freelance Translators Define Translation competenceJanet Fraser | p. 51
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Translator Training between Academia and Profession: A European PerspectiveGunilla Anderman and Margaret Rogers | p. 63
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Part II. Building Translation Competence
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Teaching Strategies for Emancipatory TranslationAndrew Chesterman | p. 77
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Which Competences Should We Teach to Future Translators, and How?Jean Vienne | p. 91
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Reflections on Teaching translation from French into Hungarian at the Technical University of Budapest: Towards a Function-Dependent Course TypologyAgnes Elthes | p. 101
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The Use of Translation Diaries in a Process-Oriented Translation Teaching MethodologyOlivia Fox | p. 115
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Structuring Specialised Translation Courses: A Hit and Miss Affair?Catherine Way | p. 131
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Running before Walking? Designing a Translation Programme at Undergraduate LevelChristina Schäffner | p. 143
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Text Selection for Developing Translator Competence: Why Texts From The Tourist Sector Constitute Suitable MaterialDorothy Kelly | p. 157
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A Training Strategy for Translation StudiesRonald J. Sim | p. 171
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Part III. Assessing Translation Competence
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Evaluating the Development of Translation CompetenceAllison Beeby | p. 185
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Building A Measuring Instrument for the Acquisition of Translation Competence in Trainee TranslatorsMariana Orozco | p. 199
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Evaluating translation CompetenceBeverly Adab | p. 215
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The Evaluation of Translation into a Foreign LanguageGerard McAlester | p. 229
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Index | p. 243
“[...] unique in its choice of focus. [...] I do not hesitate to recommend it as a highly relevant and inspiring book to teachers and scholars with an interest in translation.”
Anne Schjoldager, University of Arhus
“[...] illustrating the practically relevant lessons which theoretical proponents of Translation Studies have generally been guilty of neglecting to date, and providing food for thought n the current debate in translator training.”
Prof. Brian J. Careless, MDÜ, 4-5/2001
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Subjects
Linguistics
Translation & Interpreting Studies
Main BIC Subject
CFP: Translation & interpretation
Main BISAC Subject
LAN023000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting