Universität Wien

340197 UE Translation methods technical communication, terminology and information design Portuguese (2025S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Fr 02.05. 15:00-16:30 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: Portuguese

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 14.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Friday 21.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Friday 28.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Friday 04.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Friday 11.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Friday 16.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Friday 23.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Friday 30.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Friday 06.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Friday 13.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Friday 20.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 6 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

GOALS:
- You can apply knowledge of specialized communication, terminology science, and information and interface design (Module 9) in the field of information preparation and design.
- You are familiar with the characteristics of specialized languages and technical communication.
- You can comprehend, analyze, and create texts with distinctive technical and domain-specific language features.
- You can analyze and describe text conventions of selected specialized text types.
- You can carry out terminology work and create glossaries and terminologies.

CONTENT:
- Text creation and analysis with a special focus on the language of tourism.
- Basic knowledge of the use of corpora and tools for terminology management.
- Creation of glossaries and/or terminology databases using specific technical tools.

METHODS:
- Literature review.
- Exercises for analyzing and identifying conventions of specialized texts.
- Intralingual translation based on specific assignments.
- Discussion and text evaluation.
- (Peer) feedback.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Assessment:
Evaluation of the exercises conducted throughout the course.
Minimum passing requirement: 60% performance.
Attendance: A maximum of 3 absences allowed.

Examination topics

There will be no final examination.

Reading list

Available on Moodle during the course of the semester.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Th 20.02.2025 16:07