CIOL Remark - Is It Worth It?
Thinking about applying for a remark for the CIOL DipTrans Exam? This is a great choice. Regardless of whether or not your results change, and congratulations if they do, but what I found to be most important was the feedback. Don't get me wrong - if that fail turns into a pass, so much the better. However, there is more than one good reason to ask for a remark. They do breakdowns of the different areas of grading criteria, and give explanations as to why and how your translation of a word or phrase could be improved. It also allows you to see exactly how they grade and the types of things they are looking for. On the CIOL website, once you are registered as a member of any level, they allow you to see a) where they get their articles from, b) past exam example gradings (which again is quite helpful to see how they grade, especially when it comes to your specific language pair), and c) past exams for you to practice on. When it comes to your own work, the ...