Translation Students Receive Recognition for Participation in the Project “Terminology Without Borders”
Students of the Bachelor’s and Master’s Translation Programs at the Faculty of Translation Studies since 2022 under the guidance of Associate Professor Dr. philol. Silga Sviķe have been participating in the international academic cooperation project “Terminology Without Borders”. At the end of last year, the Terminology Coordination Department of the European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Translation (EP TGD) received a carefully prepared terminology table from the students — a collection of 224 environmental domain terminology entries in English-Latvian. This practice-based work with terminology allowed students to practically apply the theoretical knowledge and skills acquired in the terminology course by participating in this international project on terminology development. Each student was required to prepare a full entry for 10 English environmental terms, conducting a thorough term analysis, selecting precise Latvian equivalents, definitions, and contextual examples with references. All prepared materials were compiled into a large Excel table, and the developed material will serve as the basis for the development of entries in the European interactive terminology database, IATE (“Interactive Terminology of Europe”).
Regarding the contribution of students and the instructor to this terminology project, the Terminology Coordination Department sent certificates signed by the department head, Hilary Lavelle, praising the achievements of our students and instructor. The Dean of the Faculty of Translation Studies, Associate Professor Dr. philol. Jānis Veckrācis, ceremoniously awarded the certificates to all 19 Translation and Language Technology bachelor’s students in their third year and to instructor Silga Sviķe. The recognition received is a significant achievement, confirming the contribution of our students and instructors to the development of Latvian terminology in IATE and the enrichment of the database.
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