ON THE WAY TO EXPERTISE: USING METACOGNITIVE QUESTIONNAIRES TO DEVELOP TRAINEE TRANSLATORS’ STRATEGIC SUB-COMPETENCE

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Keywords: metacognition, translation competence, translation education, translation pedagogy

Abstract: The status quo in higher education around the globe is changing, witnessing a shift from teacher-centered to learner-centered approaches. However, researchers concerned with translation teaching, in particular, seem to agree that this area is “almost half a century behind advances made in educational science concerning teaching and learning” (Echeverri, 2015: 308). Despite that translator educators do embrace learner-centered approaches, more efforts need to be done to turn translation training classrooms into learner-centered ones. Meeting the challenges of such transition is the goal of education and “metacognition is a good place to start” (Echeverri, 2015: 308). This paper reports on a study that aimed to develop translation trainees’ strategic sub-competence through the use of metacognitive questionnaires.