Course 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 Entry Requirements:

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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

Teaching methods:

Elicitation, Cooperative learning, Discussion and survey, Team-based learning, Active learning systems, Active listening.

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.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

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