Overview
Lecturer
Valeria Pioraș
Seminar tutor
Valeria Pioraș
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
French
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
Elicitation, Cooperative learning, Discussion and survey, Team-based learning, Active learning systems, Active listening.
Entry requirements
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Aims
Assessing prior knowledge from related fields (Specialized translation).
Introducing the terminology specific to this discipline.
Acquiring fundamental notions of the discipline.
Placing them in the perspective of translation and interpreting practices.
Course contents
1. Genesis of modern terminology. The concept of terminology
2. Division of reality
3. Terminology, semantics and lexicography
4. Term and concept
5. From general to specialized
6. Terminological analysis
7. Bilingual or multilingual terminology
8. The terminology record
9. The terminological definition
10. Synonymy
11. Neology
12. Standardization file
13. Exploitation of documentation
14. Informatics and terminology
Learning outcomes
The priority field placement of the graduates of this specialization implies flexibility, speed and maximum accuracy in transposing the message from the source language into the target language. Therefore, besides the formation of linguistic thinking, the contents also target the ability to integrate and use this knowledge in a professional perspective– translation and interpreting practice.
Assessment
Combined oral and written examination to verify the quality and correctness of information assimilated. (50% + 50%).
Recommended reading
Felber H., Manuel de terminologie, UNESCO, Paris, 1987
Gaudin F., Pour une socioterminologie. Des problèmes sémantiques aux pratiques institutionnelles, Université de Rouen, 1993
Gouadec D., Terminologie. Constitution des données, AFNOR, Paris, 1990
Vocabulaire systématique de la terminologie, Montréal, OLF, 1985
Vocabulaire systématique de la documentation, AFNOR, Paris, 1985