A Concept for the Introduction of Selected Characteristics of Specialised Language to Practical Exercises in the Fundamentals of German-Polish Translation for Students of Applied Linguistics specialising in Translation Studies Cover Image

Ein Konzept für die Einführung von ausgewählten Besonderheiten der Fachsprache in der Übung Grundlagen des deutsch-polnischen Übersetzens für Studierende der Angewandten Linguistik mit dem Schwerpunkt Translationswissenschaft
A Concept for the Introduction of Selected Characteristics of Specialised Language to Practical Exercises in the Fundamentals of German-Polish Translation for Students of Applied Linguistics specialising in Translation Studies

Author(s): Lucyna Krenz-Brzozowska
Subject(s): Comparative Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Translation Studies
Published by: Komisja Nauk Filologicznych Oddziału Polskiej Akademii Nauk we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Translation, Specialised Translation; Specialised Language; Terminology; Term; Specialised Language Charateristics; Specialised Language Grammar;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a concept of gradual cyclical progression of material in the practice-oriented teaching of characteristics of specialised language in translation classes for beginners, which was developed by the author for the course Fundamentals of German-Polish Translation. The starting point for the development of the concept was Roelcke‘s concept of specialised language ([1999] 2020: 69–154) and the context of the course (degree programme, course aims, the profile of the graduate, the situation of translators in the translation market). Next, the concept is presented in terms of the division of material and its implementation in the class, where a gradual cyclical progression of the material discussed was most important, which is justified with examples. Since the concept owes its origin to the everyday practice of translators, the paper is based much more on the translator’s own experience and reflections than on a broader analysis of the relevant literature, which is usually theoretically oriented and does not provide any concrete hints on how theoretical knowledge could be implemented in practice-oriented translation teaching.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 139-147
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: German