M.A. (HONOURS) TRANSLATION TRANSLATION QUALITY ASSESSMENT BY HASSAN TAWBI 1994Acknowledgements I warmly thank Professor Stuart Campbell whom I have consulted frequently; Dr.Geoffrey Hull for reviewing this study; Emile Chidiac and Raymond ChaKhachiro .ABSTRACT CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION REVIEW OF THE LITERATUREON T.Q.A. 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Theoretical and Experimental Studies DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARKING GUIDE 3.1 General Description 3.2 Marking Guide 3.2.1 Classification of Errors 3.2.2. Holistic Subjective Assessment 3.3 Evaluation of the Marking Scheme 3.3.1 Methodology 3.3.2. Results 3.3.3. Suggestions for Improvement CONCLUSION PAGE 21 21 25 26 46 46 48 53 54 57 67