Trends in formation of information competence of translators at us universities under the conditions of globalization

Abstract

he  article  deals  with  the  key  trends  in  formation  of  information  competence  of
translators at US universities under the conditions of globalization.  It  is  noted  that professional
tasks  of  translators  become  more  difficult:  from  the  traditional  business  and  technical
translation to the translation in  high-tech sectors and highly specialized areas.  It is stated that
most US universities aim  to train future translators forming their five competencies: linguistic,
expert,  cultural,  managerial  and  IT-competence.  It  is  determined  that  they  are  due  to  the
orientation  of  the  society  to  global  information  of  social  and  productive  spheres  of  life.  The
formation  of  information  competence  of  translators  at  American  universities  is  carried  out  by
introducing  both  core  specialized  courses  and  elective/intensive  courses  for  in-depth  study  of
computer-aided  translation  to  training  programs;  introduction  of  hybrid  forms  of  learning;
implementation  of  training  translation  projects;  informational  support  through  the  specialized
resources of the electronic library of the university.
Key  words:  information  competence,  course,  the  CAT  system,  translation  project,
translator.