TR216 : Translation and terminology

Department

Department of Translation

Academic Program

Bachelor in Translation

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

ARTR600

Overview

1- This course aims to introduce the field of terminological studies to the students of the Department of Translation as a field of knowledge independent of language studies in general, and also because it includes practical applications for formulating terminology, which is an integral part of the translator's work.

2- It aims to educate students about ways of formulating terminology in Arabic and English.

3- It also aims to educate students about the applications of specialized dictionaries and how to build databases.

Intended learning outcomes

1- The student should be aware of the relationship between translation studies and terminological studies.

2- Students should be familiar with the theoretical concepts and principles of terminology as well as the practical aspects of formulating terms and making specialized dictionaries.

3 - Familiarity with the relationship between terminology studies and lexicology, and clarify the types of dictionaries and their functions.

Teaching and learning methods

• Lecture, explanation, and examples in the chapter.

• Training on derivation, carving, and metaphor in formulating terminology with applications in the classroom and outside the classroom.

• Involve the student in the applications by selecting one of the specialized dictionaries and classifying its terms according to the way those terms are formulated.

Methods of assessments

The first assessment is a written test

The second assessment is an oral test

The final evaluation is a written test

Main Content
Reading / References / Notes	weeks	Content :Topics (subject matter) for each week
	1	1- Terminological studies: their subject and importance
	2	2- Theoretical frameworks for terminological studies
	3	3- Scientific disciplines supporting terminological studies
	4	4- Harassment, social development, and the need for linguistic development parallel to these changes
	5	5- Scientific development and the language's need for terminology to name innovations and new discoveries
	6	middle-term exam
	7	middle-term exam
	8	8- Methods of building the word in the Arabic language
	9	9- The use of nominal compounds in formulating the Arabic scientific term
	10	10- Methods of building the word in the English language
	11	11- The relationship of specialized terminology to the structure of the knowledge field
	12	The final exam

Basic sources and references for the course

The content of the course is collected by the lecturer from a variety of sources: textbooks, and studies in various journals (Al-Lisan Al-Arabi, the Journal of the Arabic Language Academy in Cairo...etc.) English Word Formation, Cambridge Textbooks of Linguistics, By: Laurie Bauer

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