Language learning for translators

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Translation studies 9
5. The theory behind the practice 17
6. The competencies required by the translator's roles as professional 31
7. Language learning for translators 39
8. Undergraduate and postgraduate translation degrees 67
9. The role of translation studies within the framework of linguistic and literary studies 83
10. Corpus-aided language pedagogy for translator education 97
11. Developing professional translation competence without a notion of translation 113
12. Are L2 learners more prone to err when they translate? 127
13. Students buzz round the translation class like bees round the honey pot - why? 151
14. The effect of translation exercises versus gap-exercises on the learning of difficult L2 structures 163
15. Do English-speakers really need other languages? 185
16. Index 197