EL DESARROLLO DE LA COMPETENCIA SOBRE VARIACIÓN TERMINOLÓGICA EN ESTUDIANTES DE TRADUCCIÓN E INTERPRETACIÓN: UNA EXPERIENCIA DE COLABORACIÓN INTERUNIVERSITARIA

Term variation is frequently a translation problem that manifests itself at the intralanguage level –given the existence of different term variants for the same concept and at the inter-language level– as a result of different translation equivalents for a term. This article presents a proposal for...

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Published in:RLA, Revista de linguística teórica y aplicada Revista de linguística teórica y aplicada, 2019-12, Vol.57 (2), p.137
Main Authors: Fernández Silva, Sabela, Tercedor Sánchez, Maribel
Format: Article
Language:eng ; spa
Subjects:
Collaboration
College students
Cooperative learning
Corpus linguistics
Interpreters
Interpreting
Learning environment
Self evaluation
Spanish language
Synonyms
Terminology
Translation
Translators
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Summary:Term variation is frequently a translation problem that manifests itself at the intralanguage level –given the existence of different term variants for the same concept and at the inter-language level– as a result of different translation equivalents for a term. This article presents a proposal for the development of term variation competence in student translators and interpreters in the framework of a collaboration project between universities. The assignment consisted on documenting the VariMed term base, containing synonyms of diseases in Spanish and English, with term variants used in Chilean Spanish. A situated and collaborative teaching-learning environment was proposed, where students had to carry out a real-life assignment in a simulated professional environment. Throughout the project, students learned the methodology of ad hoc terminology management, and developed practical and theoretical knowledge about term variation and its management in translation. As a result, students created 1170 term records, 360 corresponding to variants not yet registered in VariMed. The teaching proposal was evaluated by means of a questionnaire and a self-evaluation report. The most problems were reported in the compilation of a Chilean Spanish medical corpus, the identification of term variants and the expert validation phase. Furthermore, students found the learning experience useful for their training as translators/interpreters and evaluated positively its situated nature, especially the collaboration between universities.
ISSN:0033-698X
0718-4883
DOI:10.4067/S0718-48832019000200137