Table 6 Prototype translation test.

From: Integrating scientific rigor and practicality: developing a translation test to screen translation undergraduates’ ability in a public university in China

Part

Difficulty level

Source

Contents

Translation tasks

Proportion

Part A

Basic Level

NAETI-4

Descriptive text

E – C &

C – E

25%

Expository text

Part B

Intermediate Level

NAETI-3

Narrative text

E – C &

C – E

50%

Persuasive text

Part C

Advanced Level

TEM-8

Argumentative text

E – C &

C – E

25%

Literary text