Module: Computerised Terminology

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Computerised Terminology
Module Code	TRA1013 (ITS: LC516)
Faculty	SALIS	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	10

Description

This module introduces students to the theory and practice of terminology, and gives students hands-on experience of contemporary tools used in terminography, including terminology management systems, term extraction tools, and corpus processing tools.

Learning Outcomes

1. Construct a small concept system to represent the structure of a selected area of specialised knowledge.
2. Write professional-standard definitions for specialised concepts.
3. Evaluate terminographic and lexicographic sources.
4. Use conceptual tools to identify instances of synomymy, antonymy, hyponymy, etc, in a single language, and instances of equivalence across languages.
5. Extract useful conceptual and linguistic knowledge from specialised corpora.
6. Apply appropriate computerised tools in terminographic projects.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	12	introductory lectures to lexicography, terminology theory and terminography
Laboratory	12	practical labs in terminology manangement, term extraction, corpus-based terminography
Directed learning	6	short tasks to be completed between lectures in weeks 1 to 6
Independent Study	90	reading of set texts and student-selected texts
Assignment Completion	130	completion of terminological study of a specialised area
Total Workload: 250

Section Breakdown
CRN	10932	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Patrick Cadwell	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Assignment	A substantial project including a written introduction to a specialised area and the terminological resources available in that area, an original termbase and monolingual glossary with definitions, etc.	100%	Week 12

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

- general theory of terminology - practical terminography (incl. corpus-based terminography)- terminology management systems (Multiterm)- terminology extraction

Indicative Reading List

Books:

Baker, M. and Saldanha, G. (eds.): 2009, The Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, 2nd, Bowker's entry on Terminology, Routledge, London/New York, pp. 286-290,
Somers, H. (ed): 2003, Computers and Translation: A Translator s Guide, John Benjamins Publishing Co, Amsterdam/Philadelphia, pp. 49-65,
Bowker, L. and J. Pearson: 2002, Working with Specialized Language. A practical guide to using corpora, Part III, Routledge, London/New York,
CabrÃ©, M. T.: 1998, Terminology: theory, methods and applications, John Benjamins Publishing Co., Amsterdam/Philadelphia,
Draskau, J. and Picht, H.: 1985, Terminology: an introduction, University of Surrey, Guildford,
Dubuc, R.: 1997, Terminology: A Practical Approach adapted by Elaine Kennedy, Linguatech, Quebec,
Wright, S. E. and Budin. G.: 1997, Handbook of terminology management, 2nd vol., John Benjamins Publishing Co., Amsterdam/Philadelphia,

Articles:
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Other Resources

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