Developing translation competence / edited by Christina Schäffner, Beverly Adab.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adab, B. J. (Beverly Joan), 1953-

Schäffner, Christina.

Series:

Benjamins translation library ; v. 38.

Benjamins translation library, 0929-7316 ; v. 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Translating and interpreting--Study and teaching.

Translating and interpreting.

Translators--Training of.

Translators.

Physical Description:

xvi, 244 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

DEVELOPING TRANSLATION COMPETENCE

Editorial page

Title page

Copyright page

Table of contents

Developing Translation Competence: Introduction

Translation as performance

Defining Translation Competence

Building Translation Competence

Assessing Translation Competence

In conclusion

Notes

References

Part I. Defining Translation Competence

Competence in Language, in Languages, and in Translation

Demands on the Cognitive System of the Translator

Overall Features of Translation Competence

Qualitative Parameters of Translation Competence

Equivalence Revisited

Units of Translation and Translation Procedures

Practical Implications

Bilingual Competence and Translation Competence

Introduction

Bilingual competence

The Novice Translator versus the Expert Translator

The Development of Translation Competence

Conclusion

Levels of Speech and Grammar When Translating Between English and French

Grammatical markers of levels of speech as a translation problem

The data used

Patterns in the data

Conclusions

Appendix: Source Text and Target Text Used in the Analysis

The Broader View: How Freelance Translators Define Translation Competence

Academics Learning From Professionals

The Translation Brief

Translation Resources

Feedback and Evaluation

Translator Training between Academia and Profession: A European Perspective

Matching Training and the Demands of Industry

POSI and Europe

Subject Field Knowledge

The Need for Theory

Lesser-used Languages

Main Factors in a Translation Programme and their Interactions

Part II. Building Translation Competence.

Teaching Strategies for Emancipatory Translation

Stages of Expertise

Basic concepts

Role metaphors

Strategies

Teaching with Strategies

Norms and values

Emancipatory translation

Which Competences Should We Teach to Future Translators, and How?

On Translation Competence and Translation Situation

The Core of Translation Competence and Exercises for Developing this

Examples of Exercises to Develop the Abilities Required at this First Stage

Examples of Exercises to Develop the Abilities Required at this Second Stage

Reflections on Teaching Translation from French into Hungarian at the Technical University of Budapest:Towards a Function-Dependent Course Typology

Characteristics of the Intermediate Level Groups in Comparison with the Student Translator/Interpreter Groups

Experience with Student Translators/Interpreters

The Use of Translation Diaries in a Process-Oriented Translation Teaching Methodology

Developing Translation Competence

Course objectives

Diary Writing

Appendix: Texts Used

Structuring Specialised Translation Courses: A Hit and Miss Affair?

The Professional Market

Student Profiles and Expectations

Course Objectives

Choice of Fields

Text Typology

Running before Walking? Designing a Translation Programme at Undergraduate Level

Programme Structure and Content

Initiating Students to Translation Competence

Text Selection for Developing Translator Competence: Why Texts From The Tourist Sector Constitute Suitable Material

Introduction and Context

Text Selection Criteria

References.

A Training Strategy for Translation Studies

The Essentials of Translator Training

The Training Objectives

General Objectives

The Theoretical Framework

Part III. Assessing Translation Competence

Evaluating the Development of Translation Competence

Translation Competence Models

Exploratory Studies: 1995 and 1996

1997 Study

Appendix - Text Used in the 1997 Test

Building A Measuring Instrument for the Acquisition of Translation Competence in Trainee Translators

Introduction: The Notion of Translation Competence

Research Methodology

Research Design

Application and assessment of measuring instruments

Appendix

Evaluating Translation Competence

What is the Purpose of Evaluation of a Target Text ?

Translation in the Academic Environment

A Framework For Evaluation

Methodology

Evaluation: Defining Criteria

Evaluation: A Practical Example

The Evaluation of Translation into a Foreign Language

The Background

Translation Assessment Theory

Evaluation in Accreditation

Positive Evaluation

Editing Time as a Criterion

The Need for a Standard of Translation Adequacy

Index

The series Benjamins Translation Library.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613047076

9781283047074

1283047071

9789027285454

9027285454

OCLC:

709596544