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TargetVol. 8:2 (1996) ► pp.325–340
Towards a Model of Translation Proficiency
This paper introduces the concept of translation proficiency and examines its nature. It then presents a tentative framework for dealing with translation proficiency in which areas of translation competence are identified, described and justified. The discussion integrates paradigms in translation studies and language testing, arguing that it is translation proficiency that should be tested and that translation testing should be incorporated as an integral part of the study of translation.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.A Model of Translation Proficiency
- 3.Probing into the Model
- 3.1.Translational Language Competence
- 3.2.Translational Knowledge Structures
- 3.3.Translational Strategic Competence
- 3.4.Interactions Between the Variables
- 4.Some Implications
- 4.1.Translating as a Global Act
- 4.2.Translation is a Special Area of Expertise
- 4.3.Language Competence in the First and Second/Foreign Language
- 4.4.General and Literary Translation
- 4.5.Developmental Path of Translation Proficiency
- Notes
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