1. 4-step Translation Skills Training at Vocational College
Zhang Lihua
Liaoyang Vocational College of Technology

2. The Rationale
4-step method
The application of 4-step method
The benefit of 4-step method

3. The Rationale The Characteristics of Vocational Education
The nature of translation
The reality of translation teaching

4. The Characteristics of Vocational Education
Employment oriented
Emphasis on practical skills training
Flexibility in class organization
Emphasis on practical skills in evaluation
Close connection between teaching and real world practice.
Requirement for teachers with practical experiences in related field

5. The tradition of translation teaching
More on the learning about translation than the translation practice itself
Systematic but time-consuming
More effort, less achievement
Frustrating teachers, bored students
Miss the target of vocational education

6. The 4-step method Step 1: analyzing Step 2: translating
Step 3: adjusting
Step 4: Polishing

7. The application of 4-step method
Workshop as class organization
Teacher guided practice step by step
Micro-skill teaching when needed
Technique scaffolding when needed

8. The benefit of the4-step method
meet the requirement of vocational education
Reflect the nature of language and translation
Efficient and effective
Fostering good translation behavior
Arouse students’ interests
Raise students’ cooperative awareness