Professional translation is an excellent example of complex problemsolving
processes. Current teaching theory in tertiary education in general and
translation teaching in particular has established a systematic competence approach
that allows teachers and trainers to apply new methodologies and strategies
in translator training. The effectiveness of a competence-based approach has
been shown in a number of graduate development statistics. But how can competence-
oriented teaching approaches be developed and tested for the real classroom
setting as embedded in a specific teaching context (consisting of educational
system and institutions, university programme, exam regulations, curriculum and
course system, target group and personalities, etc.)?
This paper presents the results of an experiment testing such an adapted subcompetence-
oriented teaching approach in the BA Translation programme at
IALT (University of Leipzig). It compares two groups of students in an introductory
course on LSP translation; one group is taught according to an established
methodology and one group is taught using a sub-competence-oriented methodology.
The paper presents observations on teaching methods, student motivation
and activity, and analyses their test results at the end of the semester. The
competence-oriented group showed slightly better results, validating the teaching
method in principle. However, the experiment has certain limitations and the
results will have to be re-obtained to clarify these. The experiment can be used as
a basis for developing further methods for testing the applicability of the competence
approach and for exploring different approaches for different educational
settings.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:91274 |
| Date | 06 May 2024 |
| Creators | Herold, Susann |
| Publisher | De Gruyter |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | German |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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