A Study on the Cultivation of International Engineering Translation Practitioners under the Background of the Belt and Road Initiative

¹ School of Foreign Languages, Research Centre for Applied Translation of Transportation and Engineering, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, China,

ssr 2025 , 7(11), 77–84; https://doi.org/10.26689/ssr.v7i11.12948

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Abstract

Under the development of the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s participation in the international engineering field has been increasing continuously, making an urgent demand for high-quality international engineering translation practitioners with compound capabilities, and also becoming one of the trends in the cultivation of English major students in universities in China. This study firstly reviews the relevant literature included in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), examines the development and current status of engineering translation research in China, and focuses on the characteristics of international engineering translation, the demand for translation practitioners, and the limitations of the current training models. Based on this, a core competency model was developed, covering four dimensions: translation professional competence, engineering professional knowledge competence, intercultural communication competence, and comprehensive professional competence. This paper then accordingly proposes the cultivation pathway for international engineering translation practitioners, thereby providing theoretical references and practical guidance for the reform of translation practitioner education for English majors in universities in China and training programs for translators in the enterprise.

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