Methods for teaching translation

Abstract EN

The present, brief and intensive work is devoted to study and review a number of translational concepts.

These are considered to be representing the main pillars of translation without which the whole process of translation might be collapsed.

The notion of translation and its basic features are dealt with and focused upon here.

Having discussed this notion, the translation itself will be clearly seen as a process completely grounded on two different linguistic systems referring to two cultures.

Translation approaches are very necessary for adopting the right methods for teaching translation, an issue which is fully discussed in this paper.

Other essential related issues are touched upon in pass such as the required qualifications that the translation teacher should have in order to teach how to overcome various translation problems.

This issue in particular may lead the reader to the question; is translation teachable? The objective answer of this question might pave the way to explore the features of the unclear circle of this domain and to provide some sort of agreement between the two extremes; those who think it is possible to teach translation and those who think it is not.