A Rubric for Translation

Criteria

Text realization
and
Understanding

Complete transfer
from ST

almost complete
transfer

Clarity

TT delivers clear
information to the
audience
complete
grammatical
sentences
TT read as one
original piece

TT message is
somehow unclear
to the audience
almost complete
grammatical
sentences
TT is almost read as
One original piece

Style and register

are appropriate for
the topic in the TL
with rare spelling
error

TT contains few
or no
inappropriate
term or
style/register
choices and a few
spelling errors

Grammar
Cohesion and
Naturalness
Spelling and
Style

transfer of general
ideas but with a
number of lapses in
accuracy
TT have unclear
ideas

transfer
undermined by
serious
inaccuracies
TT have no

TT has a number of
grammatical
mistakes
TT is a bit
desultory

a large number of
grammatical
mistakes
TT is completely
desultory

TT contains
frequent
inappropriate
and/or incorrect
terms or
style/register
choices with a
number of
spelling errors.

TT contains
excessive
inappropriate
and/or incorrect
terms or
style/register
choices and a huge
number of spelling
errors