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Investigating the Perspectives of Translation Experts on Defining the Criteria of Translation Assessment

Wehaj.M. Ismael

Volume: 13 Issue: 2 2023

Abstract:

This paper addresses a highly important topic since it examines translation quality from the perspective of translation professionals. This essay's major goals are to establish translation quality and outline the evaluation standards that will be used to evaluate new translators throughout their training and evaluation. Additionally, this study uses two separate focus groups with six translation and conference-interpreting professionals to shed light on the nature of the link between translation theories and translation quality. The focus group decides on three dimensions—content, form, and delivery methods—as the benchmarks for translation quality. In order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the translation quality assessment criteria proposed in this paper, a number of significant conclusions have been drawn.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v13i02.073

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