The mail foucs of this couse entitled "Lexicon for Translators and Term Planning' is on the 'lexicon' - the most reliable tool invariable used by all translators.Though lexicography as an independent area of study has a wider scope in language development, language learning, language acquisition and so on, the unit writers of this course were asked to focus more on the use of dictionaries in translation activites in paritcular than on the other areas. The course also includes various aspects of term planning, a major activity in the modernisation and standardization of any langauge, the aspect which eventually will help the translator in achieving his/her goal.

     The material pertaining to both the aspect of the course is presented here in a cohesive manner ensuring that it will sustain the interest of the participants coming from an enormous variety of backgrounds. The 16 units included in this course will give an opportunity to the participants to have both the theoritical and practical insights and experiences into the various aspects of the making and use of the dicitonaries and the terminological lexicon as well as the treatment of languages in the translation activity. All the important methods - from traditional to modern have been included so as to make the paritcipant aware of the effective use of both these aspects. The questions included under each unit are so arranged that the paritcipant will be able to instruct himself/herself and at the same time these willl initiate him/her for further reading.

     The co-operation received from the unit writers is praise-worthy. We are grateful for the guidance received from Prof. U.N. Sing who have preceived and carried out most of the work involved in structuring the syllabus of the whole course and who is also a source of constant inspiration.

     Our sincere thanks are also duve to PVSR Murthy, B. Avinash, A. Apparao, Darius Charles, B. Satyanarayana, M.Hari Prasad and others in the section for distance education who have provided every sort of technical and ministerial support in carrying out the enormous work.