Assessing The Quality of Arabic-English translation Of Journalistic texts: A Case Study of Iraqi News Agency
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https://doi.org/10.25130/Lang.10.1.P2.18Abstract
In an ever-growing and globalized media landscape, the role of translation in shaping the dissemination of news across the cultural and linguistic boundaries has become more crucial. The study investigates translation quality of news texts and headlines in Iraqi news agency, the research case study. It employs Mildred Larson’s model (1984) of TQA in the analysis and discussion of the data. The criteria of the model which are accuracy, clarity, naturalness and correctness are applied to assess the quality of Iraqi news agency translation of news into English.
The study hypothesizes the adopted model can be applicable, valid and efficient in assessing the quality of translated texts. To achieve this, the researcher applies each criterion to three examples from news text and headlines and assess the translation and to what extent the source text is appropriately rendered.
The study concludes that Larson’s model (1984) — with its four key criteria (accuracy, clarity, naturalness, and correctness) — is a valid, practical, and reliable framework for assessing translation quality in journalistic contexts. When applied to the English translations produced by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), it revealed consistent issues that undermine the communicative and professional quality of the output.
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