技术写作与职业翻译人才培养（Technical writing and translation occupation training）.doc

技术写作与职业翻译人才培养（Technical writing and translation occupation training） Technical writing and cultivation of professional translators 0. introduction With the progress of science and technology and the deepening of economic globalization, the economic, trade, cultural and technological exchanges among countries have become increasingly frequent, and high-quality professional translation has become a scarce talent in todays society. Technical writing is an important part of localization services. It has been developed for many years in developed countries in Europe and America, and it is a professional ability of high-level localization translators. In China, the writing of technology is still in the period of development, and its importance has not yet been properly recognized. The development of technical writing education is of great significance to improve the competitiveness of Chinas translation industry, to improve the localization service level and to cultivate the professional translation talents needed urgently in the market. 1. summary of technical writing 1.1 definition and classification of technical writing Technical writing is a form of text writing that conveys technical information to a particular reader. Depending on the information given in technical texts, the reader can accomplish a particular task or make a decision independently. Foreign scholars have systematically studied technical writing from the perspectives of writing theme, writing purpose and thinking process. On the theme of writing, technical writing is mainly involved in science and technology, engineering and business information; technical writing is a functional application of style, the aim is to transfer technical data, operation process, use method or conclusion; in the thinking process, technical writing belongs to the order of thinking (sequential thought). Unlike traditional human social sciences, associative (thought), technical writing aims to convey a definitive conclusion o