Translation Quality Assessment in Translation Pedagogy at Tertiary Level

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1075.2020-0075

Abstract

The article is a conceptual research with synthesis and analysis of theories and practices of translation quality assessment (TQA) in translation pedagogy in higher education institutions in the world. The research aims at providing a comprehensive picture with relevant basic issues in TQA; supplying criteria in the holistic assessment and analytic assessment, and classifications of translation errors in evaluation of translation quality in assignments and tests in translation courses; and scoring systems. The importance of TQA is emphasized and finding an answer to the open question of the possibility to build a common model in TQA for translation training at tertiary level is pinpointed. The article is expected to help teachers of translation in Vietnam to grasp a more realistic view of TQA so that they can make appropriate decisions and choose effective TQA solutions in their teaching context at tertiary level