Course TIE 129 1 · Year I · Summer 2022-2023

English for Specific Purposes

Elective (1 of 2) course in Translation and interpretation, taught by Maria Crina Herțeg.

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Overview

Lecturer
Maria Crina Herțeg
Seminar tutor
Maria Crina Herțeg
Type of course
Elective (1 of 2)
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Applied Modern Languages
Field of study
Translation and interpretation
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
DebatePowerpoint presentations
Entry requirements
B2

Aims

1. to empower students with the capacity of analysing and identifying different types of specialized texts

2. to be able to deliver oral and written presentations using specialized lexical units

3. to be able to use specialized vocabulary adequately

Course contents

1.What is ESP? The origins of ESP 2.Context, discourse domains and task characteristics 3.English for business purposes EBP 4.English for management and finances purposes 5.English for marketing and advertising 6.English for Human Resources 7. English for accounting 8.English for medical purposes EMP 9.English for legal purposes 10.English for computer science 11.English for science and technology purposes 12.English for science and technology purposes 13.English for professional purposes 14.General English /vs/ EPS

Learning outcomes

Students are able to make the lexical and linguistic analysis of a specialized text. Students are able to use specialised discourse adequately.

Assessment

50 % Written assessment50% Portfolio

Recommended reading

Researching specialised languages.
Bhatia, V., Sanchez Hernandez, P., & Perez-Paderes, P.
John Benjamins, Amsterdam:, 2011
Handbook of English for specific purposes.
Paltridge, B., & Starfield, S.
Wiley-Blackwell., 2013
Systematic introductions in specialised dictionaries. Some proposals in relation to accounting dictionaries. Lexicography in the 21st century, pp. 161-178.
Fuertes-Olivera, P.
English for specific purposes.
Herțeg, C.
Didactica, ALBA IULIA, 2019