Bristol's Marking Criteria For Translations Into English

SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES - MARKING CRITERIA - TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH
1st (85-100)
Transfer of Meaning
Use of English
Level 4 (Y1)
Level 5 (Y2)
Level 6 (Y4)
Overall, the ST has been well understood.
Overall, the ST has been fully understood.
Nuances of meaning and register are

effectively captured.

effectively captured.

precisely and sensitively captured.
There is a clear awareness of the cultural

context at a level comparable to that
expected at level 5.
There is a sophisticated awareness of the

cultural context at a level comparable to
that expected at level 6.
There is a sophisticated awareness of the

cultural context at a level comparable to
that expected at level M.
Almost all lexical and syntactic elements

have been understood.


Translation reads like idiomatic English.
Translation reads like idiomatic English,

may be of near professional and
publishable quality.
Translation reads like idiomatic English,

may be of professional and publishable
quality.
Translation shows a sophisticated

command of English lexis, syntax, and
register.

register.

register.
Any errors in spelling and punctuation are

minor.

minor.

minor.

1st (70-84)
Transfer of Meaning
Level 4 (Y1)
Level 5 (Y2)
Level 6 (Y4)
Most nuances of meaning and register

are effectively captured.

mainly well captured.

mainly well captured.
There is awareness of the cultural

context.

context.

context.



Translation shows a sound command of

English lexis, syntax, and register.



minor.

minor.

minor.
Use of English

2:1 (60-69)
Transfer of Meaning
Level 4 (Y1)
Level 5 (Y2)
Level 6 (Y4)
The ST has mostly been well understood.
The ST has been mostly well understood.
The ST has been mostly well understood.
There is some awareness of nuances of

meaning, register, and cultural context.
There is some sensitivity to nuances of

There is a fair degree of sensitivity to

nuances of meaning, register, and cultural
context.
On balance, more difficulties lie with lexis

rather than syntax.
On balance, more difficulties lie with lexis

rather than syntax.
On balance, any difficulties lie with lexis

rather than syntax.
Translation generally reads well.
There may be isolated instances of

interference from the SL.

interference from the foreign language.

interference from the foreign language.
There is a general ability to find

appropriate English expressions and
structures.

structures.

structures.
Competent punctuation; minor spelling

errors.

errors.

errors.
Use of English

2:2 (50-59)
Level 4 (Y1)
Level 5 (Y2)
Level 6 (Y4)
Most of the ST has been adequately

understood in general, with exceptions.
Most of the ST has been adequately

understood in general, with exceptions.
The ST has been adequately

understood in general, with
isolated exceptions.
There is limited attention to nuances of

meaning, register and cultural context.
There is limited attention to nuances of

meaning, register and cultural context.
There is a lack of sustained

attention to nuances of meaning,
register and cultural context.
Weaker sections include some difficulties

in following syntax in addition to lexical
errors.

errors.

errors.
The English is adequate though not

particularly idiomatic with some SL
interference (the text may feel as though
it has been translated from a foreign
language).

particularly idiomatic with some foreign
language interference (the text feels as
though it has been translated from a
foreign language).

particularly idiomatic with some foreign
language interference (the text feels as
though it has been translated from a
foreign language).
English lexis, syntax, and register are not

always appropriate.

always appropriate.

always appropriate.
Punctuation is not always accurate; there

are a number of spelling errors.
Punctuation is not always accurate; there

are a number of spelling errors.
Punctuation is not always accurate; a

number of spelling errors.
Transfer of Meaning
Use of English

3rd (40-49)
Level 4 (Y1)
Level 5 (Y2)
Level 6 (Y4)
A fair to substantial portion of the ST has

not been understood. There may be a
number of omitted words/sections.

not been understood. A number
of omitted words/sections.

not been understood. A number
of omitted words/sections.
There is scant attention to nuances of



There is evidence of clear difficulties in

following syntax; grammatical categories
are regularly misconstrued.


The English is unidiomatic, with

noticeable to extensive interference from
the SL.
The English ranges from generally nonidiomatic to awkward, with noticeable to

extensive foreign language interference.
The English ranges from generally nonidiomatic to awkward, with noticeable to

extensive foreign language interference.
There are serious to severe shortcomings

in the use of appropriate lexis, syntax,
and register.

and register.

and register.
Spelling errors are frequent; there is a

lack of familiarity with English
punctuation.
Spelling errors are frequent; there is a

lack of familiarity with English
punctuation.
Spelling errors are frequent; a lack of

familiarity with English punctuation.
Transfer of Meaning
Use of English

Marginal
Fail (35-39)
Level 4 (Y1)
At least half of the ST has not been
understood. Large and/or frequent gaps
are left. Translation may be incomplete.
Level 5 (Y2)
Level 6 (Y4)
Transfer of Meaning
There is no appreciable understanding of There is no appreciable understanding of There is no appreciable understanding of
nuances of meaning, register, and cultural nuances of meaning, register, and cultural nuances of meaning, register, and cultural
context.
context.
context.
Use of English
Knowledge of lexis and grammar is

inadequate.
Knowledge of lexis and grammar

is inadequate.

is inadequate.
The English is very unidiomatic, and SL

interference dominates.
The English is very unidiomatic, and

foreign language interference dominates.

A native English speaker has difficulty

following the text.

following the text.

following the text.
Use of English lexis, syntax, and grammar

is inadequate.

is inadequate.

is inadequate.
Communication is put at risk by the

predominance of spelling and
punctuation errors.

punctuation errors.

punctuation errors.

Outright
Fail (0-34)
Level 4 (Y1)
Level 5 (Y2)
Level 6 (Y4)
More than half of the ST has not been



There is no understanding of nuances of



Knowledge of lexis and grammar is

inadequate.

is inadequate.

is inadequate.
The English is very unidiomatic, SL

interference dominates.



following the text.

following the text.

following the text.

is inadequate.

is inadequate.

is inadequate.
Communication is undermined by the

punctuation errors.

punctuation errors.

punctuation errors.
Transfer of Meaning
Use of English

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SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES - MARKING CRITERIA - TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH

Overall, the ST has been well understood.

Overall, the ST has been well understood.

Overall, the ST has been fully understood.

Nuances of meaning and register are

Nuances of meaning and register are

Nuances of meaning and register are

There is a clear awareness of the cultural

There is a sophisticated awareness of the

There is a sophisticated awareness of the

Almost all lexical and syntactic elements

Almost all lexical and syntactic elements

Almost all lexical and syntactic elements

Translation reads like idiomatic English.

Translation reads like idiomatic English,

Translation reads like idiomatic English,

Translation shows a sophisticated

Translation shows a sophisticated

Translation shows a sophisticated

Any errors in spelling and punctuation are

Any errors in spelling and punctuation are

Any errors in spelling and punctuation are

SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES - MARKING CRITERIA - TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH

Overall, the ST has been well understood.

Overall, the ST has been well understood.

Overall, the ST has been well understood.

Most nuances of meaning and register

Nuances of meaning and register are

Nuances of meaning and register are

There is awareness of the cultural

There is a clear awareness of the cultural

There is a clear awareness of the cultural

Almost all lexical and syntactic elements

Almost all lexical and syntactic elements

Almost all lexical and syntactic elements

Translation reads like idiomatic English.

Translation reads like idiomatic English.

Translation reads like idiomatic English.

Translation shows a sound command of

Translation shows a sound command of

Translation shows a sound command of

Any errors in spelling and punctuation are

Any errors in spelling and punctuation are

Any errors in spelling and punctuation are

SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES - MARKING CRITERIA - TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH

The ST has mostly been well understood.

The ST has been mostly well understood.

The ST has been mostly well understood.

There is some awareness of nuances of

There is some sensitivity to nuances of

There is a fair degree of sensitivity to

On balance, more difficulties lie with lexis

On balance, more difficulties lie with lexis

On balance, any difficulties lie with lexis

Translation generally reads well.

Translation generally reads well.

Translation generally reads well.

There may be isolated instances of

There may be isolated instances of

There may be isolated instances of

There is a general ability to find

There is a general ability to find

There is a general ability to find