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| I am Anna Darafeja, a third-year BA English linguistics and Chinese language student in the University of Central Lancashire, UK. | I am Anna Darafeja, a third-year BA English linguistics and Chinese language student at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. | Syntactic error: Preposition ‘at’ should be used instead of ‘in’. |
| Currently, I am on my two-semester language placement in China, Zhejiang University. | Currently, I am on my two-semester language placement in China, Zhejiang University. | |
| I received secondary education in my home country, Latvia, and during that time also participated in various exchange programs via organizations such as AFS, Meridian Group and others. | I received secondary education in my home country, Latvia, and during that time also participated in various exchange programs via organizations such as AFS, Meridian Group and others. | |
| I am a multilingual person, speaking Russian and Latvian as my native languages; I have been learning English language since the age of and 4 pursuing it as a part of my bachelor degree in the future; I have participated in cultural exchange program via AFS and spend 10 months in France at the age of 16, and took up Chinese language as the second part of my bachelor degree in the university. | I am a multilingual person, speaking Russian and Latvian as my native languages; I have been learning English language since the age of and 4 pursuing it as a part of my bachelor degree in the future; I have participated in cultural exchange program via AFS and spend 10 months in France at the age of 16, and took up Chinese language as the second part of my bachelor degree in the university. | Typographical error: A typo that was missed when reviewing my own text. |
| I have always been passionate about learning foreign languages, but apart from that I am also focused on self-development. | I have always been passionate about learning foreign languages, but apart from that I am also focused on self-development. |
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| I am eager to meet new people, discuss various worldwide and personal topics, because I am a huge believer that we learn and grow through mutual communication. | I am eager to meet new people, discuss various worldwide and personal topics because I am a huge believer that we learn and grow through mutual communication. | Punctuation error: Comma before ‘because’ is necessary according to the punctuation rules in my native language, hence it often appears when typing texts in a foreign language. |
| Overall comment: Should focus more on the target language that is being used and avoid applying same grammar or punctuation rules to every language (following, for instance, the standard of DIN 2345 that the target text must meet linguistic requirements of the target language). | ||
| Error Analysis Total Number of Source Text: 179 Total Number of Target Text: 179 |
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| Errors related to articles | 1 |
| Errors related to punctuation, symbols, signs, spaces | 1 |
| Omissions | 0 |
| Spelling errors | 0 |
| Choice of words | 0 |
| Factual errors | 0 |
| Choice of words and overall consistency of those words | 1 |
| An eye for details | More attention when proofreading is required |
| Page layout and overall presentation | Clear paragraph structure and layout is presented |
| Profile Photo Quality | A profile picture close to required size was submitted |
| Additional comments if any | Main errors are connected to lack of attention to the target language grammar/punctuation rules |
| Time taken to correct 179 words: | 15 Minutes |
| Time taken to prepare this evaluation report: | 25 Minutes |
CAREER GOALS ERROR ANALYSIS
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| Ever since I could remember, my goal always was to get more knowledge, to develop what I have now and strive for more. | Ever since I could remember, my goal always was to get more knowledge, to develop what I have now and strive for more. | |
| This basis was given to me by my parents, who have always been motivating and even pushing me to take part in all possible extracurricular activities, training classes, workshops and so on. | This basis was given to me by my parents, who have always been motivating and even pushing me to take part in all possible extracurricular activities, training classes, workshops and so on. |
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| As a teenager, I did not realize how much benefits it brings to me, as was merely following my parents advice. | As a teenager, I did not realize how much benefits it brings to me, as was merely following my parents' advice. | Punctuation error: An apostrophe missing due to lack of careful proofreading. |
| Now, being a third-year University student, I came to realize that I have a lot of knowledge put in me, which I have not used and played to its fullest. | Now, being a third-year University student, I came to realize that I have a lot of knowledge put in me, which I have not used and played to its fullest. |
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| After having finished bachelor’s studies in English linguistics and Modern Languages next summer, I am planning to pursue a master’s degree in Medical Law in order to be able to provide communication and facilitate the service for those whose rights to get high-quality medical help were violated. | After having finished bachelor’s studies in English linguistics and Modern Languages next summer, I am planning to pursue a master’s degree in Medical Law in order to be able to provide communication and facilitate the service for those whose rights to get high-quality medical help were violated. |
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| I have always been passionate about learning foreign languages and now I want to make the most use of what I have learned so far. | I have always been passionate about learning foreign languages and now I want to make the most use of what I have learned so far. | |
| I aspire to become a fully trained and professional translator, who is able to provide communication between people who otherwise do not understand each other because of the language barrier. | I aspire to become a fully trained and professional translator, who is able to provide communication between people who otherwise do not understand each other because of the language barrier. |
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| Having experience in translation in the field of business and research, as well as having experience in teaching, I am aiming to be able to apply my language skills within the field of Medical law, in order to help people to maintain their right to qualitative medical help and help employees to maintain their right to work at a safe and legal environment. | Having experience in translation in the field of business and research, as well as having experience in teaching, I am aiming to be able to apply my language skills within the field of Medical law, in order to help people to maintain their right to qualitative medical help and help employees to maintain their right to work in a safe and legal environment. |
Syntactic error: Preposition ‘in’ should be used instead of ‘at’. |
| General comment: More careful proofreading is required. Attention to target language grammar rules is required. | ||
| Error Analysis Total Number of Source Text: 271 Total Number of Target Text: 271 |
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| Errors related to articles | 1 |
| Errors related to punctuation, symbols, signs, spaces | 1 |
| Omissions | 0 |
| Spelling errors | 0 |
| Choice of words | 0 |
| Factual errors | 0 |
| Choice of words and overall consistency of those words | 0 |
| An eye for details | More attention when proofreading is required |
| Page layout and overall presentation | Clear paragraph structure and layout is presented |
| Additional comments if any | Main errors are connected to the lack of careful proofreading |
| Time taken to correct 271 words: | 20 Minutes |
| Time taken to prepare this evaluation report: | 20 Minutes |
