Teaching Translation at University Level:Planning, Teaching an‎d Evaluation

The present paper discusses three aspects of teaching Translation at university level: (1) planning, (2) the execution of the teaching, and (3) evaluation of translation programme. After a brief presentation of the rationale and prospects for teaching translation in the present situation, the paper provides a thorough illustration of the theoretical and practical teaching of different components of the program. The complexity of teaching translation as a dynamic act of interpretation, is seen in the difficulty of synchronizing the appropriate teacher, the suitable material and the viable teaching method. In the third section, the performance of 65 students in Arabic-English and English-Arabic translation examination is discussed in relation to their performance in five courses from two language skills, reading and writing. Finally, the paper recommends the use of translation as a means for teaching language, and calls for more research into the relationship between language skills and translation practice, male/female language aptitude and more planning for preparing future translators and translation teachers. The present paper aims at; (1) describing the planning for teaching translation at King Faisal University, (2) demonstrating the execution of the programme, and (3) evaluating students' performance in language and transaltion courses.