Terminology work and terminography
- Credits: 4
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2C
- Semester: winter
- Year: 2
- Faculty of Applied Languages
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
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Knowledge:
- Acquiring the knowledge of basic terms such as keyword, definition, term, concept, designation, object, according to the relevant international standards STN - Terminology work.
Competence:
- Mastering basic strategies and procedures of terminology work, terminography and management of terminology databases.
Skills:
- Ability to use MS Excel as an input and output tool for preparing glossaries for various online platforms, practical use of web corpora (Slovak National Corpus) or terminology databases with the possibility of using free software to create subcorpora and glossaries according to specific domains (e.g. SketchEngine, Antconc), as well as extracting and importing terms for tools of computer assisted translation - CAT (SDL Trados, MemoQ).
Indicative content
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Terminology as a scientific discipline. Basic concepts and criteria.
2. Terminological work. How to process terminology. Use of resources.
3. Creation and structure of terminological record. Terminological analysis. Development of conceptual systems.
4. Terminography and terminographic outputs. Translation procedures for translating terms. Methodology and management of creating terminology databases. Preparation of a terminology database for the target users.
5. Terminological standards, sources and specializedliterature. Terminology schools.
6. Influence of technologies on terminology
7. Slovak and international terminology schools
8. Communication and interdisciplinary dimension of terminology
9. Institutional basis of terminology (national and international institutions)
10. Standards - national and international
Support literature
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Support literature:
1. Wrede, Oľga – Štefčík, Jozef – Drlík, Martin: Základy terminologickej práce pre prekladateľov. Vysokoškolské skriptá. UKF Nitra. 2015
2. STN ISO 704. 2009. TERMINOLOGY WORK
3. STN ISO 10241: 2000. INTERNATIONAL TERMINOLOGY STANDARDS.
Optional literature:
1. Terminology portal: https://terminologickyportal.sk/
2. IATE database: https://iate.europa.eu/home
3. EU digital language tools: https://language-tools.ec.europa.eu/
Syllabus
EN Terminology as a scientific discipline. Basic concepts and criteria. 2. Terminological work. How to process terminology. Use of resources. 3. Creation and structure of terminological record. Terminological analysis. Development of conceptual systems. 4. Terminography and terminographic outputs. Translation procedures for translating terms. Methodology and management of creating terminology databases. Preparation of a terminology database for the target users. 5. Terminological standards, sources and specializedliterature. Terminology schools. 6. Influence of technologies on terminology 7. Slovak and international terminology schools 8. Communication and interdisciplinary dimension of terminology 9. Institutional basis of terminology (national and international institutions) 10. Standards - national and international
Requirements to complete the course
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Interim assessment 40%
Final assessment 60%
Student workload
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Full student workload: 104 hours.
Attendance at seminars: 26 hours
Preparation for seminars: 30 hours
Preparation for the exam: 48 hours
Language whose command is required to complete the course
slovak
Date of approval: 09.02.2023
Date of the latest change: 23.05.2022