08-12-2014 07:00

Dadour, E., & Kouta, A., & Radwan, N. (2014). Translation skills test for EFL seniors. . Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL), 2 (4), 98-109.

 

Abstract

 

Translation is taught to senior EFL learners in Faculties of Education and Arts. Since it is a branch with a vast number of skills, the present study seeks to Introduce a standardized English/Arabic translation test. To get the test reliability and validityforty graduate-level majors at Uqlat Asoqour Faculty of Arts, Qassim University were chosen randomly to sit for the test. A translation skills rubric was used to assess fivetranslating skills over five points scale. Cronbach_s alpha  showed that the test is reliable and the initial  eigenvalues proved that it_s a unidimensional test i.e it_s a valid one.