This document provides instructions for a discourse competence task that asks the student to analyze examples of university diplomas in Spanish and English. The student is asked to identify differences between the two languages in terms of elements included in the documents and the type of language used. The student is also asked to discuss challenges a translator may face in translating the English diploma into Spanish, as well as differences between formal letters in English and Spanish, such as elements included or style of language.

1. Evaluation, Assessment & Testing Roberto Criollo
Discourse competence Spring 2020
DISCOURSE COMPETENCE: TASK TWO
INSTRUCTIONS: LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES OF THE SAME
TYPE OF DISCOURSE SAMPLES IN SPANISH AND IN ENGLISH. THEN
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.
University Diploma: Spanish

2. Evaluation, Assessment & Testing Roberto Criollo
Discourse competence Spring 2020
University Diploma: English
1. What are the differences in this type of discourse between English and Spanish in
terms of…
a. Elements included in the document?
b. The type of language used (grammar vocabulary, style…?)
2. What would be the challenges for a translator who would try to translate the
English document into Spanish?
3. What are some differences in other kinds of texts, like a formal letter in English
and in Spanish? Mention at least two.