Abstract
This paper aims to suggest potential links between e-learning and translator education for Japanese learners through e-learning experiences at Macquarie University. It has been pointed out that current professional education in various domains at tertiary educational institutes tends to be incapable of providing professional trainings which meet requirements set by professional communities. This concern appears to be consistent with translator education due to its ongoing dominant use of ‘transmissionist’ approach (Kiraly, 2000). This paper suggests one way of improving learner autonomy, learner interactions and learning in authentic settings through the introduction of e-learning in the domain of translator education.
