Author(s)

Chunyu Yao ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China

Corresponding Author

Chunyu Yao

ABSTRACT

Translation competence has become one of the indispensable core qualities that translation professionals must be equipped with in the era of information technology. With the emerging technology of computer science, cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence, translation has witnessed huge changes in the language service industry in terms of translation paradigm and process. This article argues that translation competence is composed of linguistic competence, field specific ability, strategic competence, translation technology competence, cross cultural knowledge and skills, theoretical and practical knowledge about translation, and translation project management ability. The seven components work together to ensure the production of high quality target language from source language. Both student translators and translation professionals are expected to be equipped with all the components of the translation competence aforementioned in the information age. At last, the development of translation competence in student translators is proposed.

KEYWORDS

Translation competence, information age, translation technology

CITE THIS PAPER

Chunyu Yao, The Components and Development of Translation Competence of Translator in the Information Age. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2024) Vol. 7: 104-116. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2024.070716.

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