Keyword: «professionally oriented translation competence»

Teaching a foreign language to university students of non-linguistic profiles is regarded as professionally oriented. An integral part of foreign language proficiency as a means of professional activity is translation competence. The author gives a brief overview of the works of various researchers, that describe the stages of formation and development of professionally oriented translation competence of non-linguistic students, and also shares her own experience.

The article deals with the aspects of developing professionally oriented translation competence of non-linguistic students. The author analyzes the types of exercises aimed at developing this competence and justifies the sequence of their use in the learning process, based on the corresponding stages of work on the translation text.