Latin / Levels 9 and 10 / Engaging with texts / Translating
Content description
Evaluate different translations and interpretations of Latin texts, using metalanguage to discuss their effectiveness, and develop strategies for successful translations
Elaborations
evaluating the effectiveness of translations, using criteria such as selection of appropriate vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, fluency, conciseness, clarity, idiomatic expression
discussing how closely and effectively translations convey the author’s meaning and intent
critically analysing the merits of different translations of the same text, presenting and justifying opinions, and recognising skills of others
discussing strategies used to convey complex ideas and structures, such as the use of correlatives and subordinate clauses, the rendering of mood
evaluating strategies used to create fluent, accurate and idiomatic translations
applying identified strategies to the translation of seen and unseen texts
