The Cultivation of Translation Competence in College English Teaching

College English is a compulsory basic course for non-English majors in institutions of higher education. Consequently, College English Teaching becomes an integral component of higher education. The changes in College English Test --Band 4 and Band 6, such as the appearance of translation in the assessment, together with the improvements in the teaching materials used in college English teaching, for example, the emergence of translation theories and translation practice in the English teaching materials, pose new requirements for college English teaching. The deficiency of college non-English majors in translation demands the joint effort of the college, the teaching faculty and the students to improve translation competence and to adapt to the changes of social development. Keywords—college English teaching; translation competence; cultivation of translation competence