بررسي شيوه هاي سنجش و معيارهاي ترجمه مورد استفاده در ارزيابي ترجمه دانشجويان ايراني در كلاسهاي ترجم

On the Test Methods and Translation Criteria Used to Assess Iranian Studentsʹ Translations in Translation Courses

One of the moin reasons for studentsʹ dissatisfaction with their exom scores in translation programs is related to the way their tronslotions ore evaluoted. A/though translation courses hove been tought For several years in franian universities (both Islamic Azed universities and Stote universifies), olmost no organized study has been done on the type of tests and the criteria used 10 assess studentsʹ tronslations. The present study set out fa survey the way frans/otion instructors evaluate studentsʹ translations. Participants were solicited for their fest method preferences and the criteria they used to assess studentsʹ translations. To achieve the ob;ecfives of ʹhe study, a 22·item questionnaire was administered to 36 male and female translation instructors who have taught translation courses in 9 different Ironion universities. Results of the dolo analysis indicated thot there is agreement among translation instructors in assessing studentsʹ trans/aNom. Almost all of the instructors preFerred to use essay-type questions in translation exams. They also indicated ʹhat they paid affention to the grammatical points, word equivalence, genre, register, and shifts to assess studentsʹ translations. The findings of this study may be useFul to the students majoring in transfation as well as trans/arion instructors. Students will certainly improve their translations if they are aware of the criteria used fa evaluate their translation. Translation instructors who do not have much experience in teaching or testing translation courses can also use the Findings of the study to improve their tasks