This research paper presents some descriptive statistical information on the profile of average undergraduate students majoring in English Translation in Iranian universities and institutes of higher education which offer translation programs. Unlike the relatively new graduate programs focusing on translation studies, undergraduate degree programs in translation in Iran, especially English and Persian translation, have been on the agenda for applicants and have quite a longer history dating back to decades ago. However, despite the relatively long standing of the program in the educational agenda of the country, meager empirical information is available on the students, the clients of this educational service in practice. As a pilot study of an extended research carried out on the needs analysis of prospective English translators, this quantitative study is supplemented by qualitative information obtained from a case study in a class-observational research. The results are expected to clarify the image of students presently studying English translation at undergraduate programs in Iran.

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