Naturalness tests Theoretical Description
22 acceptability rubric made by the researcher with the help of the expert is presented
in Table 2.4.
Table 2.4 Final Acceptability Rubric
Score Category
4 Idiomatic 3 Near
Idiomatic 2 Modified
Literal 1 Very Literal
Clarity The readers
understand the intended
meaning of the text.
The sentences flow smoothly.
The readers understand the
intended meaning of the text.
Some transitions are presented but
not throughout the text.
The readers hardly
understand the intended
meaning of the text.
Some transitions are awkward.
The readers have difficulty
in understanding the intended
meaning of the text.
Transitions are not presented.
Naturalness Ideas, not words,
are translated meaning-based
translation in the natural form
of the receptor language.
Ideas, not words, are translated
meaning-based translation in the
natural form of the receptor
language without losing the
original language. Sentence
structures are modified but do
not sound natural.
Only words are translated form-
based translation.
Accuracy Necessary
addition and deletion appear
yet the information is
well-preserved. Sentence
structure is correct.
There are necessary
additions and deletions. Some
information is not well-preserved.
Sentence structure is
generally correct. There are
unnecessary additions and
deletions. The information is
barely preserved.
Some sentence structures are
awkward or grammatically
incorrect. There are
unnecessary additions and
deletions. The information is
hardly preserved.
There is distortion of
information content.
Many sentence structures are
incorrect.
Total