Teaching Translation Criticism in M.A. Course of Translation Studies: Expectations of Students and the Unit Content

Course planning is an important task that is impossible without experimental studies and needs assessment of translation studies students. The present study aimed at investigating the content and materials employed in MA translation criticism course by the instructors of “translated works criticism” unit in the MA course of translation. Moreover, it attempted to analyze translation students’ professional needs as translators and translation critics, regarding the course objectives. To this end, the MA translation students, PhD translation studies candidates, and translation instructors of three state universities were selected as the statistical population of the study. In order to study the statistical population, a pilot questionnaire was distributed among the students of the target population and simultaneously the target population’s views on the course objectives and contents were asked through interview questions. Then, the data were analyzed and categorized, and 44 closed-end questions according to the 5 point Likert scale and 4 multi-choice questions in 4 areas were developed. The study of the answers revealed that there is no balance between the unit objectives and the expectations of the students and the unit has some deficiencies. Finally, some suggestions were made according to the findings.