Translation Grading & Reading via Sense Units
Transcript of Translation Grading & Reading via Sense Units
How are translations graded?
• all passages are broken down into sense chunk, each of which is worth 1 point
• you must get all words correct in the chunk to receive the point
• what is a sense chunk?
small group of words that go together syntactically and make up a coherent unit of meaning (e.g. subject-verb, verb-object, prepositional phrases, subordinate clauses,
etc.)
What combinations of words make up sense units?
• subject-verb• verb-object
– direct object + trans. vb.– dat. obj. + vb. w/ dat.– abl. obj. + puffv vb.
• prepositional phrases• noun phrases
– noun + adj.– noun + gen.
• subordinate clauses– introductory
conjunction/pronoun/etc. + verb
• adverb + word modified– adverb + verb– adverb + adjective– adverb + adverb
• correlative constructions– neque…neque, et…et,
aut…aut, etc.)• words joined by
conjunctions• subordinate constructions
– abl. abs., ind. st., part. phrases, gerund(ive) phrases, etc.
N.B.: This list is not exhaustive, but it’s a good starting point. Are there other units you can come up with?
In Cat. 1 Sense Units – Instructions• read through the passage again
• break down the passage into sense units as you go
– numbering the words as you go might help you do this
• fill in your sense chunks [LEFT column]
• explain WHY each chunk is a unit of meaning in itself (i.e. subj.-vb., vb.-obj., prep. phrase, vb.-adv., etc.) [MIDDLE column]
• translate only the chunk [RIGHT column]
• try to keep your chunks small (2-4 words, max. 5)
N.B.: There is no ONE correct way to do this; there are NUMEROUS ways to divide a given passage.
What combinations of words make up sense units?
• subject-verb• verb-object
– direct object + trans. vb.– dat. obj. + vb. w/ dat.– abl. obj. + puffv vb.
• prepositional phrases• noun phrases
– noun + adj.– noun + gen.
• subordinate clauses– introductory
conjunction/pronoun/etc. + verb
• adverb + word modified– adverb + verb– adverb + adjective– adverb + adverb
• correlative constructions– neque…neque, et…et,
aut…aut, etc.)• words joined by
conjunctions• subordinate constructions
– abl. abs., ind. st., part. phrases, gerund(ive) phrases, etc.
N.B.: This list is not exhaustive, but it’s a good starting point. Are there other units you can come up with?