scholarly journals Translation Quality: a Housian Analysis

2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Viola Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Translation Quality ◽  
Definite Improvement

Abstract The author comments on the translation quality assessment model developed by Juliane House and published in 1981. Although it is somewhat dated, this model has given the best results so far, and is a definite improvement over its predecessors.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Persian Translation of the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Based on Juliane House’s (1997) Quality Assessment Model of Translation

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-158
Author(s):  
Sheida Ronagh Zadeh ◽  
Azadeh Nemati ◽  
Mohammad Bavali
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Information Transfer ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Source Text ◽  
Lexical Choice ◽  
Translation Quality ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Text Information ◽  
Persian Translation

As quality is one of the most important aspects of translation studies, the researchers aim at analyzing the quality of the Persian translation of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, which is one of the best-selling novels in the world based on House’s (1997) model of translation quality assessment. As it was time-consuming to apply this model to the whole book, twenty sections out of forty-five sections of the English version were selected randomly. In this qualitative-descriptive research, both source text and target text were compared in tables regarding quality. The study revealed that the translator had translated the text overtly, confirming House’s idea, who noted that literary texts should be translated overtly. However, the cultural filter was applied to some parts of the text that were not acceptable in the target culture. Therefore, covert translation was acceptable in some parts. According to the analysis based on House’s model, the Persian translation was almost of good quality. The register, as well as the related sub-branches, was observed well in most parts of the target text. The text, in respect of textual means, was also cohesive and coherent; however, the lexical choice in some parts needed improvement. The researchers also found out that some part of the source text information was not transferred to the target text without any particular reasons. Thus, it was illustrated that although House’s translation quality assessment model is the best translation quality assessment model among other models, it needs improvement. House’s model was not able to analyze the text in respect of information transfer. Therefore, this could be a weak point in House’s model. In short, the translated text was not of high quality as it needs improvement in respect of information transfer and lexical choice.

nr="141"Intercultural Communication at the Heart of a Translation Quality Assessment Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-154
Author(s):  
ANA PAULINA PEÑA POLLASTRI
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Intercultural Communication Competence ◽  
Translation Quality ◽  
Cultural Component ◽  
Competence Framework

Abstract Effective communication is crucial in a globalized communication technology-driven world. Translation and communication disciplines seem to meet in the field of Intercultural Communication, the study of communication between individuals from different cultural backgrounds. Translation, an interlinguistic and intercultural enterprise, generates quality translation products which portray not only a suitable linguistic format but also a cross- cultural component carefully thought out by expert translators. Fully aware of their responsibility in developing translator-to- be intercultural communication competence, higher education institutions did make their contributions for their graduates to become expert translators producing quality translations. Two such proposals are analysed to discern whether a traditional general approach effectively includes relevant intercultural components identified in a more recent study. At the outset, Lee-Jahnke’s 2001 comprehensive translation quality assessment model is explored to find out the extent and manner in which intercultural matters are taken in, thus making the evaluation tool suitable for academic and field work assessment. Then, PICT’s 2012 specific intercultural competence framework, developed as part of European Union- funded “Promoting Intercultural Competence in Translators” project, is reviewed to identify specific intercultural competence fields and show their degree of correspondence with relevant sections in the general assessment model and its adequacy for judging translation quality.

The Application of House’s (2015) Translation Quality Assessment Model and Venuti's (1995) Theory of Domestication and Foreignization on two Persian Translations of English Translation of Paolo Coelho’s (1992) ALCHEMIST Novel

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 60-71
Author(s):  
Mohammad-Amin Mozaheb ◽  
Amir Ghajarieh ◽  
Fatemeh Tamizi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
English Translation ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Inductive Method ◽  
English Text ◽  
Original Text ◽  
Translation Quality

In this research, two Persian translations of Coelho’s ALCHEMIST were studied in the light of Julian House’s (2015) theoretical TQA model and Venuti's (1995) theory of domestication and foreignization.  The focus was on comparing differences between the original text and the translated texts, namely, between the English text of ALCHEMIST and its two Persian translations by Hejazi and Jafari, in terms of covert errors and overt errors. To this end, one hundred examples, in the forms of phrases or sentences were examined and compared with their equivalent translations. The inductive method and comparative strategy were employed as the methodology to examine the hypothesis of this research. The results revealed that two Persian translations of ALCHEMIST had a roughly close percentage of errors. Namely, Hejazi's translation comprised 66.35 percent covert and domesticated, and Jafari incorporated52.82 percent. Also, the overt errors in Hejazi’s translation comprised 14.72 percent overt and foreignized and Jafari incorporated 32.5 percent. One of the errors observed in both translations was incorrect translation. As a result, Hejazi's translation is reported of better quality than Jafari's translation.

scholarly journals AN ASSESSMENT OF THE VIETNAMESE TRANSLATION OF “THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN - CHAPTER XX” USING HOUSE’S TRANSLATION QUALITY ASSESSMENT MODEL

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoang Thi Diem Hang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Literary Translation ◽  
Great Loss ◽  
Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn ◽  
Translation Quality ◽  
Vernacular Language ◽  
Huckleberry Finn

It is common for people to approach a foreign literary work via its translation; therefore, whether the readers can enjoy a translation text that successfully conveys the author’s intention is a concern to many researchers. In this study, with a view to assess the quality of the translation of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, the researcher utilizes the schema of Translation Quality Assessment proposed by House. The application of House’s Translation Quality Assessment shows that although the translation text achieves some success and  conveys most of the author’s message, it still reveals a number of mismatches in comparison with the source text, among which the inability to render America-African vernacular language results in a great loss of the target text. In addition, the ideational component of the translation text is also affected by overtly erroneous mistakes. On the basis of such findings, implications for literary translation are drawn.

scholarly journals On the Application of Translation Quality Assessment Model in MTI Teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. p1
Author(s):  
Qin Fangfang ◽  
Ding Ying
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Translation Quality ◽  
Effective Evaluation ◽  
Comprehensive Colleges ◽  
Set Up

The 21st century is an era of globalization with rapid development of information technology and there are more and more close exchanges among countries. Under this background, the importance of translation is self-evident, and MTI (Master of Translation and Interpreting) teaching, which is closely related to it, has also attracted increasing attention. On the whole, after over ten years of development, translation teaching in China has begun to take shape. Both major foreign language colleges and foreign language departments of various comprehensive colleges have set up corresponding translation courses. But at present, the teaching effect of MTI is far from satisfaction. Based on the translation quality assessment model of Malcolm Williams, the necessity and possibility of the application of the translation quality assessment model in MTI teaching is explored, and the concept of the application of the translation quality assessment model in the classroom is put forward, aiming to establish an objective and effective evaluation system in MTI teaching so as to further promote the development of MTI teaching.

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