Course code TraZ5026
Credit points 3
Engineering Terminology in Foreign Languages
Total Hours in Course81
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes32
Independent study hours49
Date of course confirmation17.02.2015
Responsible UnitInstitute of Engineering and Energetics
Course developers
Dainis Berjoza
Dr. sc. ing.
Aigars Laizāns
Dr. sc. ing.
Māris Gailis
Ph.D.
Course abstract
During study course students acquire specific terminology of the respective professional academic field. The aim of study course is to prepare a specialist, able to work with the actual documentation of the respective field and to communicate with the colleagues and the partners outside Latvia. The classes are implemented as seminars, which participants actively take part.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
• Knowledge: wide knowledge and comprehension of terminology, used in foreign languages in student’s respective field, ability to use technical documentation in several languages, ability to understand and use content of the text and use it for the research. Ability to perceive foreign language text in combination with the figures.
• Skills: to combine and use knowledge of terminology in own research field, skills to use foreign language text to organize own research and in further work as an engineer.
• Competence: student is able to work independently with technical texts in combination with the figures in English, German and French languages. Student is able to use text, written in different languages, in the situation analysis part of the Master thesis.
Compulsory reading
1. Latviešu-angļu, angļu-latviešu vārdnīca: ap 25 000 vārdu. Sastādīja Dz. Kalniņa. Rīga: Avots, 2005. 543 lpp.
2. Dictionary of Science. Editors: A. Isaacs et al. London: Grange Books, 2005. 858 p. Ir LLU FB 1 eks.
3. Vācu-latviešu vārdnīca, latviešu vācu vārdnīca. Sastādīja L. Vjatere. Rīga: Avots, 2006. 959 lpp.
4. Franču-latviešu, latviešu-franču vārdnīca: ap 22 000 vārdu. Sastādījis J. Joņevs. Rīga: Avots, 2005. 653 lpp.
Further reading
1. Akadēmiskā terminu datubāze AkadTerm [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 29.02.2015.]. Pieejams: http://termini.lza.lv/term.php
2. Terminoloģijas jaunumi. Sastādīja un zinātniskā redaktore V. Skujiņa. Rīga, 2009. 67 lpp.
3. Руководство по ремонту и теническому обслуживинию HAYNES. (Англо – русский автотенический словарь). 32 с.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Das Internetportal Autobild, online, [gesehen 29.02.2015.], available: http://www.autobild.de/
2. Motor Magazine web site, online, [acessed 29.02.2015.], available: http://www.motor.com/
3. Terminoloģijas portāls, online, [skatīts 02.03.2015], pieejams: http://termini.letonika.lv/