A Survey of the Translation Competence of the Second-Year English Majors in the Era of Machine-Translation

摘要

A survey made here aims to help both the educators and learners to improve the education of English majors.By distributing statistical questionnaires and collecting relevant data on translation knowledge,relevant examinations and competitions,this paper evaluates the translation competence of sophomores majoring in English at Northeastern University in China.Advantages together with shortcomings and suggestions are provided for teachers to position their teaching and for students to improve their translation competence.