The Construction of Aviation Translation Course based on Translation Competence

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmsd.202412222

Author(s)

Huani Chen*, Zibin Yang, Yafei Liu

Affiliation(s)

School of Foreign Languages, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan, Sichuan, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

“Aviation Translation Course” is a compulsory course in the MTI (Master of Translation and Interpreting) program of Civil Aviation Flight University of China, and a core course in the curriculum system. In accordance with the “Translation Competency Model”, the course objectives and contents were established, and a “Four-cycle Teaching Mode” was constructed based on the Conversational Framework, which serves to enable students to systematically master the principles of literature and documents translation. Through students' participation in translation projects of civil aviation flight manuals, maintenance manuals, civil aviation regulations and civil aviation business documents, the course cultivate competent translators who are capable of engaging in translation tasks in various fields of civil aviation.

Keywords

Aviation Translation; Translation Competence; Conversational Framework; Translation Projects

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