Faculty of Translation and Interpreting Course syllabus Year 20152016 Terminology (20225) Degree/studies: Bachelor's Degree in Translation and Interpreting Year: third Term: first ECTS credits: 4 Student dedication time: 100 hours Course type: Compulsory Plenary sessions teacher : Rosa Estopà Language of instruction : Catalan 1. Course presentation This course ⎯ TERMINOLOGY ⎯ introduces the theoretical basis and application of terminology in specialised translation. The specific goal of the course is to provide the translator with the basic competencies and skills in solving terminological problems and creating terminological resources. For that, it is essential to take in readings about both basic and applied subjects. 2. Skills to be developed Upon completing the degree programme a host of skills should be attained and this subject addresses the following general (G) and specific (S) skills defined in the form of learning outcomes: G.2. Situation analysis and problem solving ● Knowing the essential concepts of terminology and its work units. G.4. Documentary and research sources search. ● Searching, selecting and evaluating terminological resources. G.5. Information management ● Searching, selecting and evaluating appropriate information. G.17. Application of knowledge into practice ● Knowing the work methodology in practising terminology. S.10. Ability to reflect on the operation of translation. ● Applying terminological knowledge to the activity of translation 1 S.11. Use of computer tools applied to linguistic mediation, including a command of machine translation and localisation techniques. ● Mastering automatic management of multilingual terminology. E.12. Ability to search and manage information and documentation. ● Evaluating documentary tools useful for translation S.15. Ability to design and manage linguistic projects. ● Using automatic management of multilingual terminology. 3. Contents Theoretical basis and basic principles of terminology Applying terminological notions into specialised translation Identifying, classifying and solving terminological problems in the translating activity Work methodology in exact and systematic terminology Documentary and technological resources for the terminological work 4. Evaluation and reassessment Evaluation Evaluation activity (competencies) Exam* (G2, G17, S10) Reassessment Percentage of the final mark Can it be reassessed? Percentage of the final mark Reassessment type 30 % Yes 40 % Exam* Individual work (G2, G4, G5, G17, S11, S12) 20 % Yes 20 % 50 % No Group work (G2, G4, G5, G17, S10, S11, S12, S15) Submitting 10 new miniglossary files If the mark is 5 or higher, it will count for the reassessment The mark will count for reassessment *ATTENTION: In order to pass the course the students must pass the exam. 5. Methodology: training activities 2 1) Lectures: 14 % 2) Seminars and activities: 12 % 3) Facetoface tutorials: 5 % 5) Group work: 23 % 6) Individual work (reports, exercises, etc...): 23 % 8) Personal study: 23 % 6. Specific topics 1. The terms 2. Translation and terminology and other professional activities 3. Languages and terminology 4. Terminological standardisation 5. Terminological cases in the process of preparing a translation The role of reference books 6. Terminological cases in the process of translating(I). The terminological variants 7. Terminological cases in the process of translating (II). The terminological gaps 8. Methodological resources for specific continuous work 9. Methodological resources for systematic work. 7. Basic course bibliography CABRÉ, M. TERESA . (1992). La terminologia. La teoria, els mètodes, les aplicacions. Barcelona: Empúries. [Traducció castellana: La Terminología. Teoría, métodos, aplicaciones . Barcelona: Antártida, 1993]. [Edició en francès: La Terminologie. Théorie, méthode et applications. París/Ottawa: Presses Universitaires d’Ottawa/Armand Colin, 1998]. [Edició en anglès: Terminology: Theory, methods and applications . Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 1999]. CABRÉ, M. TERESA (1999). La terminología: Representación y comunicación. Elementos para una teoría comunicativa de base comunicativa y otros artículos . Barcelona: Institut Universitari de Lingüística Aplicada, Universitat Pompeu Fabra. (Sèrie Monografies, 3). ESTOPÀ, ROSA (2010). «La neologia especialitzada, repte constant per al mediador lingüístic». A: COROMINA, EUSEBI; MESTRES, JOSEP M. (coord.). Aspectes de terminologia, neologia i traducció. Barcelona: Societat Catalana de Terminologia; Universitat de Vic. (Memòries de la Societat Catalana de Terminologia, 2). L’HOMME, MARIECLAUDE (2004). La terminologie : principes et techniques. Montréal: Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal. MONTERO MARTÍNEZ, SILVIA; FABER BENÍTEZ, PAMELA (2008). Terminología para traductores e intérpretes. Granada: Tragacanto. SAGER, JUANCARLOS (1990). A practical course in terminology processing . Amsterdam; Filadelfia: John Benjamins. [Edició en castellà: Curso práctico sobre el 3 procesamiento en terminología . Madrid: Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez, 1993]. TERMCAT (2010). El diccionari terminològic . Vic: Eumo Editorial; Barcelona: TERMCAT. (En Primer Terme, 9. Criteris i Mètodes). 8. Calendar PLENARY SESSIONS SEMINAR Course presentation Search of terms What's a term? Translation and terminology The interview Definition of T2 Search of specialised resources The terminological management in translation companies Type of assignment. Tools for the terminological management Languages and terminology. Terminology inside the world Readings, centres and magazines BELEN VILLENA SEMINAR TERMCAT / LINGUISTIC SERVICE Terminological file Search and evaluation of the variants in the frame of a terminological standardisation W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 Terminology and other professional activities REMEMBER DISCUSSION 1 (individual) DISCUSSION 2 (individual) SUBMISSION OF THE INTERVIEW Main pitfalls: W6 The terminological variants The terminological gaps Specialists and translators facing denominative gaps. Comments on some interviews DISCUSSION 3 (individual) The role of reference books Adding new terminological units W7 W8 Resources and criteria for term incorporation Loanword incorporation criteria Creation process of a lexicon (I) Terminological standardisation proposal and completion of the terminological standardisation file. TERMINUS exercise SUBMISSION OF THE STANDARDIS 4 ATION FILE (group) W9 Creation proces of a lexicon (II) W1 0: Closing session TERMINUS exercise SUBMISSION OF THE MINIGLOSSA RY (individual) 9. Tasks This course's tasks are meant to be done progressively That's why the student starts them during the first week but are not due until the final weeks. INDIVIDUAL TASKS Task 1 (T1): Creation of a miniglossary. For this assignment the student will use TERMINUS in order to prepare a document containing three terms on an object or subject found in a specialised text. Percentage of the mark: 20 % Type of assignment: mandatory Starts: week 2 Deadline: week 10 Task 3 (T3): Active participation in several terminological discussions on specific cases Percentage of the mark: it can make the final mark increase by up to a 10% Type of assignment: mandatory Progressive work, each discussion will be accessible during 2 weeks GROUP TASKS The groups should consist of three students. This groups will be the same for all the group tasks of this course. Task 2 (T2): Written presentation and oral summary of an interview of a specialist Percentage of the mark: 20 % Type of assignment: mandatory Starts: week 1 Deadline: up to week 5 Task 4 (T4): Preparing a terminological standardisation file on an open case Percentage of the mark: 20 % Type of assignment: mandatory Starts: week 4 Deadline: week 8 5
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