Cosmetic Translation Competence – A Theoretical Model and Implications for Translator Training

translation theory and competence: scientific and practical basis of systematic model of translation training

since any kind of training aims at educating professionals, this research tries to merge theoretical and practical bases of translation training and remove any obstacles in different educational programs existing in the fields of translation studies. translation training is not confined to language teaching, although mastering both source and target languages will make the translators more succ...

The Feasibility and Applicability of Grounded Theory Methodology in Translation Studies: Developing Translator Competence

The development of sociological approach to the study of translation makes it possible for the researchers to adopt different methodology to develop new theoretical formulations and concepts. These formulations are arrived at through the interaction with those being studied through the interpretation of real social world and meanings of the participants involved in the translation/social event....

Transmetrics: A Formative Approach to Translator Competence Assessment and Translation Quality Evaluation for the New Millennium

INTRODUCTION Translation quality is a central issue in the translation profession and one of the most controversial topics in translation studies today. In one aspect, translation quality is a direct result of the translation process, which cannot be separated from the principal actor in the process, namely the translator. Subsequently, translator competence is always called into question whene...

Oxford University’s Internship Model of Teacher Training and Its Implications for Teacher Training Programs in Iran

Oxford University’s Internship Model of Teacher Training and Its Implications for Teacher Training Programs in Iran E.Talaa’ee, Ph.D. Fahimeh Gandomi Oxford University’s Internship Model of Teacher Training with a school-based perspective on teachers’ professional education, is considered to be a successful model resulted from the cooperation of schools ...

Translation Technology and the Translator