Overview
Lecturer
Maria Crina Herțeg
Seminar tutor
Maria Crina Herțeg
Type of course
Compulsory
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
Lecture
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Debate
Powerpoint presentations
Entry requirements
Course in ESP
Aims
To acquire competences that enable students to translate specialized terms
To develop the capacity of identifying and translating a large variety of specialized texts.
to develop the capacity of working with databases and of compiling glossaries of specialized terms
Course contents
1 Introduction to terminology work. Terms and concepts
A definition of terminology. The importance of terminology.
Terminology and other disciplines. Directions in contemporary terminology
Schools of terminology.
2 Applied principles of terminology work. Scientific discourse. Specialized communication. Linguistic policies and the impact of terminology
3 Lexical and terminological semantic analysis
4 Retrieving relevant online information for terminology work. Terminography
Extracting specialized terminology from linguistic corpora
5 Term formation. Principles in term formation. Methods used in terminology
6 Terminology management systems. Practical activities in terminology
Translation and legal terminology
7 Practical activities in terminology
Translation and business terminology
8 Information and documentation in terminology
Categories of users who resort to terminological databases
Documentation in terminology
9 Term standardisation
Standards for terminology work. Types, relevance, use
A short history of standardisation
Standardisation principles
Standards
10 Practical and theoretical issues of modern terminology
11 Terminology in translation
Translation-oriented terminological resources
IT applications which facilitate the use of terminology in specialized translations
12 Creating a terminology database
Terminological planning
The mechanism of terminological planning
The history of terminological planning
Ontologies
13 Translation, localization and terminology
The role of terminology in the translation of specialized texts
14 New developments in terminology
Terminology today
Learning outcomes
Students are able to compile databases and extract specialized terms
Students are able to recognize specialized terms
Students are able to compile glossaries of specialized terms
Assessment
Oral Presentation 60 % Portfolio Glossary of specialised terms 40 %
Recommended reading
The dynamics of terms in specialized communication: An interdisciplinary perspective. Terminology, 17(1).
Temmerman, R., & Van Camperhoudt, M.
Professional communication and translation studies, 2(1-2), 39-44., 2011
Handbook of terminology management.
Wright, S. E., & Budin, G.
John Benjamins Publishing Company., Amsterdam/ Philadelphia, 2001
Peculiarities of branding terminology.
Ciobanu, G.
2009