1.

What are the fundamental issues in establishing the link between theory and
practice in respect of developing translator competence in the translation training
and what approach, methods and techniques can be adopted to make the
translation training more practical and systematic?

 The concept of ‘Translation Competence’

 Translation Competence vs. Language Competence
 Passive nature of traditional translator training: overdependence on
Linguistics
 Prescription vs. description in translator education
 Empirically based description of translation process
 The pedagogical gap in translator education: dearth of a systematic
approach to translator training
 Fundamental issues in academic and professional translation training in
Sri Lankan context
 How to make the translation training more practical and systematic
 A product-oriented text-based analysis