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Terminology Work |
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TRA1024 |
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Faculty |
Humanities & Social Sciences |
School |
SALIS |
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NFQ level |
9 |
Credit Rating |
10 |
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Description
This module introduces students to the theory and practice of terminology, and gives students hands-on experience of contemporary tools used in terminology work, including terminology management systems, term extraction tools, and corpus processing tools.
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Learning Outcomes
1. Explain in your own words different computational approaches that can be taken to terminology work and give examples of relevant tools
2. Use a computerised text analysis tool to extract term candidates from a collection of highly specialised digital texts
3. Appraise the degree to which term candidates proposed by a computerised tool relate to domain-specific concepts in a collection of highly specialised digital texts
4. Classify the terminological and conceptual information extracted from a collection of highly specialised texts
5. Write terminology-oriented definitions for concepts identified in a collection of highly specialised digital texts using ISO standards
6. Devise a computational approach to terminology work suited to a particular context of multilingual needs and specialised language purposes
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| Workload | Full time hours per semester | | Type | Hours | Description |
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| Lecture | 12 | No Description | | Laboratory | 10 | No Description | | Online activity | 44 | No Description | | Independent Study | 134 | No Description | | Assignment Completion | 50 | No Description |
| Total Workload: 250 |
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| Section Breakdown | | CRN | 12231 | Part of Term | Semester 1 | | Coursework | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% | | Grade Scale | 40PASS | Pass Both Elements | N | | Resit Category | RC1 | Best Mark | N | | Module Co-ordinator | Patrick Cadwell | Module Teacher | |
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| Assessment Breakdown |
| Type | Description | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Presentation | The student will record themself making an 8-minute pitch to a particular organisation to convince them to adopt a computational approach to their terminology work that the student has devised. | 20% | Week 8 | | Project | The student will carry out terminology work as an individual project and submit a project report for assessment. Specifically, as part of the project they will:
explain the approach to terminology work that you have taken;
create a digital corpus of patent and other specialised information in English in a specialised field of knowledge using computerised tools;
extract four concepts from that corpus using a combination of automated and manual term extraction techniques;
appraise the degree to which term candidates proposed by a computerised tool relate to domain-specific concepts in the corpus and submit the four concepts for which you have the strongest evidence of termhood for examination;
classify the terminological and conceptual information related to these four concepts using graphic representations and a terminology management system;
write terminology-oriented definitions for the four concepts submitted for examination using ISO standards. | 80% | Sem 1 End |
| 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
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None |
| Compatibles |
None |
| Incompatibles |
None |
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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
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Indicative list of the topics that will be covered in this module
Unit 1: Why study terminology work on a translation course?
Unit 2: What does terminology work involve?
Unit 3: What are semasiological and onomasiological approaches to terminology work?
Unit 4: What is term extraction?
Unit 5: What are computational approaches to terminology work a.k.a. terminotics?
Unit 6: What are characteristics and concept systems in terminology work?
Unit 7: What are terminology-oriented definitions?
Unit 8: How should I source a corpus of specialised texts? (introduces Patentscope and Pearl)
Unit 9: How can I analyse a corpus of specialised texts? (introduces Sketch Engine)
Unit 10: How can I record my terminology work? (introduces Terminologue)
Unit 11: How can I be certain of termhood and how do I compile and submit my final project?
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Indicative Reading List
Books:
- 0: Working with Specialized Language. A practical guide to using corpora, 1725957
- 0: Terminology: theory, methods and applications, 1725958
- 0: Theoretical Perspectives on Terminology: Explaining Terms, Concepts and Specialized Knowledge, 1725959
- 0: Terminology management for translators : a guide for students, trainers and professionals, 1725960
- 0: ISO 704 Terminology work - principles and methods, 1725961
- 0: Handbook of terminology, 1725962
- 0: Terminology in everyday life, 1725963
- 0: The Corporate Terminologist, 1725964
- 0: Handbook of Terminology Management,
Articles:
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Other Resources
None |
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