This course aims to train translation majors to engage critically with some of the most important and influential translation theories that have emerged in the West since the mid twentieth century. It studies and interrogates the use and usefulness of translation theory by focusing on how theory informs practice and how practice, in turn, can necessitate a radical re-examination of theory. Students will become aware of research possibilities opened up by the theories they have studied and develop greater awareness of how they translate; they can explain with greater confidence why they translate in a particular manner, and thus obtain the key to effective self-empowerment.