Assessment In Translation Studies: Research Needs

Melis, Nicole Martínez; Albir, Amparo Hurtado

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“…The fundamental function of assessment in the teaching and learning process is witnessed by the number of dedicated edited volumes and papers addressing translator competence assessment and assessment issues in translation (Schäffner & Adab, 2000;Martínez Melis & Hurtado Albir, 2001;Tsagari & van Deemter, 2013). Drawing on the dichotomy of bridging the gap between pedagogical and professional assessment, some research also explores process-oriented and product-oriented evaluation approaches (Orlando, 2011(Orlando, , 2012.…”

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Constructing Standards in Communities

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Advances in Linguistics and Communication Studies

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Constructing Standards in Communities

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“…Colina (2003) believed that providing feedback on the quality of translations which is based only on grammatical and semantic mistakes is insufficient and that translators should understand the dimensions of original texts beyond language layers. Evidence from previous research (Al-Qinai, 2000;Bowker, 2000;Brione, 2007;Butler & McMunn, 2014;Colina, 2015;Doyle, 2003;House, 2015;LISA, 2007;Manfredi, 2012;Martinez-Melis & Hurtado, 2001;Moskal, 2000;Mossop, 2007;Munday, 2012;Nord, 1997;O'Brien, 2012;Rothe-Neves, 2002;Schaffner, 1998;Wilss, 1996) indicated that ineffective assessment impacted translators' performance, and quality of translation negatively. Therefore, the current study aimed at exploring the effectiveness of the functional linguistic models for assessing the quality of translation.…”

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“…Previous research (Anari & Ghaffarof, 2013;Angelelli, 2009;Bowker, 2000;Brione, 2007;Butler & McMunn, 2014;Doyle, 2003;Drugan, 2013;Honig, 1997;Hatim & Mason;Prior et al, 2011; indicated that the application of assessment research-based criteria resulted in improving the quality of translation. Furthermore, research on the relationship between linguistics and the evaluation of translation (Colina, 2003;Drugan, 2013;Gambier & Doorslaer, 2011;Gouadec, 2010;Kim, 2006;Lauscher, 2000;Martinez-Melis & Hurtado, 2001;Mossop, 2007;Neubert, 2000;Pym, 2003;Reiss, 2000;Saldanha & O'Brien, 2014;Schaffner, 1998) concluded that providing an objective assessment tool prior to the process of translation enabled in understanding the concept of quality in relation to valid criteria. Therefore, the corpus data of the current research was collected from the original works of the functional linguistic approaches that are employed in translation quality assessment.…”

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“…A translation model that can assist in guiding the process of development, should also be included in the assessment report. According to Melis and Albir (2001), and Colina (2009), House's TQA model is based on categorization, classification, and taxonomization to allow analysis of meaning, equivalence, text purpose and discourse register which can be examined in the contexts of structural and functional linguistics, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics and stylistics, and can be implemented using flexible criteria and standards. As such, House's TQA model incorporates quantitative dimensions (weightings and percentages), and qualitative dimensions (evaluators' commentaries and recommendations) to guide translators to achieve the possible highest level of quality.…”

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The Application of Functional Linguistic Models for Assessing Quality of Translation: A Descriptive Analytical Study

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2016

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This descriptive analytical study aimed at examining the application of linguistic-based functional approaches in assessing the quality of translation. A number of translation quality assessment models were analyzed to investigate the potential of integrating linguistic theories into translation theories. The problem that the present study tackled was that institutions of translation at higher education, translation organizations, and agencies of translation worldwide face difficulties in evaluating the quality of translation. Using objective criteria, which are based on the variables of quality, is still debated among these shareholders. The rationale of the present study is that adopting functional linguistic approaches can help in understanding the components of the quality of translation in terms of the relationship between translation purposes and functional adequacy. Linguistic functional approaches can determine the relationship between textual adequacy, and translation quality of content. Therefore, the current study followed a nonlinear design, which allowed an intensive description and analysis of three functional models applied in Translation Quality Assessment (TQA), and their effectiveness in assessing the quality of translation. Corpus data was collected from the theories and original works of House, Nord, and Colina, on translation quality assessment. Problems related to discourse analysis, function of the language, text typology, and theories of equivalence were examined. Translation criticism and evaluation including the classification of the functional hierarchy of translation, standards and benchmarks, empirical evidence for the success and limitations of the linguistic functionalist approaches in translation assessment, and competences and performances in translation, were thoroughly investigated. The research recommendations of the current study emphasize a number of issues relevant to translation evaluation. These issues are: (a) the significance of integrating the linguistic functional approaches into the curriculum of translation; (b) the importance of defining the components of solid criteria that can be employed for evaluating the quality of translations; and (c) the necessity of providing an empirical tool that can reveal the strengths and weaknesses of translated works. As such, this research study is a contribution in the field of translation evaluation and criticism as it provides a number of models that can be implemented in translation classrooms or in translation organizations. This study also provides an evaluation matrix, based on the models of TQA that can help translators understand the requirements of translation quality prior to the translation process itself. This research is also among the first studies to illustrate how to implement linguistic functional approaches that can be adopted by translation organizations, academic institutions, and publishing houses, to evaluate professional translations and this will inevitably lead to raising the standards of translati...

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“…En primer lugar se revisan los conceptos de literatura, así como los de calidad y evaluación, para a continuación considerar los ámbitos y aspectos que han de evaluarse, siguiendo de cerca las líneas marcadas por Martínez & Hurtado (2001). Buena parte del espacio del capítulo se dedica a revisar los principales modelos de evaluación que pueden ser pertinentes para el presente estudio, divididos entre los que parten de una perspectiva analítica (bottom-up) y los que lo hacen desde una perspectiva holística (top-down).…”

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Un modelo de evaluación de la calidad en traducción poética. Estudio sobre cuatro traducciones españolas de dos poemas de Constantino Cavafis

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Castelló de la Plana, septiembre de 2017 Un modelo de evaluación de la calidad en traducción poética Estudio sobre cuatro traducciones españolas de dos poemas de Constantino CavafisA mis padres […] hay una cosa que puede decirse pequeña pero que es enorme, si se mira bien: las muchas hablas de los pueblos, una tan gran variedad de lenguajes que un extranjero, a los ojos de otro, ¡casi no parece un hombre! PLINIO, Historia natural: VII Decía Bernardo de Chartres que somos como enanos a hombros de gigantes. Podemos ver más, y más lejos que ellos, no por la agudeza de nuestra vista ni por la altura de nuestro cuerpo, sino porque somos levantados por su gran altura. This study proposes a quality assessment model specifically designed for the translation of poetry and examines its validity, reliability, generalizability, usability and relevance. In recent decades, many studies have explored translation quality assessment, especially in the areas of teaching and professional translation, where assessment is conducted on a regular basis. However, literary translation has largely remained unaffected by this trend, which goes against the descriptive, non-normative approach that has prevailed in translation studies since the late 1970's.We start from the premise that literary language is not essentially different from non-literary language but displays a series of specific characteristics, which is even more evident in the case of poetry. The study thus reviews empirical and descriptive research on quality assessment and different models that have been proposed for the translation of poetry, in order to construct a specific assessment model. This model combines analytical and holistic approaches to different parts of the poetic text. On the one hand, most aspects that are common to literary and non-literary texts are assessed through a dynamic analytical scale, which takes into consideration both errors and accurate choices. On the other hand, the most defining aspects of poetic texts are assessed through a holistic scale consisting of a series of questions with a numerical response. An important feature of the model is the generation of a global "quality index", i.e. a numerical value, aggregated from the responses obtained through its different parts. RESUMENEl presente estudio propone un modelo de evaluación de la calidad en traducción diseñado específicamente para la traducción poética y examina su validez, fiabilidad, generalizabilidad, usabilidad y pertinencia. En las últimas décadas se ha desarrollado un buen número de estudios que exploran la evaluación de calidad en traducción, especialmente en los ámbitos profesional y docente, donde evaluar es a menudo un requisito imprescindible. Con todo, la traducción literaria ha quedado en buena medida fuera de esta tendencia, que choca con el enfoque descriptivo y no normativo que ha predominado en traductología desde finales de la década de 1970.Se parte de la premisa de que el lenguaje literario no es, en esencia, diferente del lenguaje no literario, si bien cuenta co...

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Assessment In Translation Studies: Research Needs

Cited by 124 publications

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Constructing Standards in Communities

Constructing Standards in Communities

The Application of Functional Linguistic Models for Assessing Quality of Translation: A Descriptive Analytical Study

Un modelo de evaluación de la calidad en traducción poética. Estudio sobre cuatro traducciones españolas de dos poemas de Constantino Cavafis

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