- Full access to on-site lectures and workshops,
- Full access to a Dropbox with all TSS 2024 presentations, training materials and videos,
- 1 joint dinner on Monday, July 1st, 2024
- coffee breaks with coffee, tea, soft drinks, fruits and sweets,
- Full access to 1 self-paced online course (basic or advanced level) to qualify as ECQA Certified Terminology Manager_basic or _advanced, worth 1.000 EUR,
- 1 year free terminology group coaching (one hour group coaching every month), worth 100 EUR.
Excluding: VAT for Non-EU countries, travel, accomodation
The International Terminology Summer School (TSS) is the leading summer school for terminology, language and information professionals from all over the world.
TSS offers a practice-oriented training course covering a comprehensive overview of the methods and tools of professional terminology management.
Focus in 2024: Terminology Management for Translation – in Practice and in Theory
TSS brings together language, terminology and information professionals from all over the world, and from many different organizations and industries.
LEVEL: Basic To Intermediate
2024: hybrid: on-site in Tbilisi (Georgia) and online
The course is taught by some of the most renowned and prominent terminology experts in the world.
Unique: Participation in TSS qualifies for “Terminology Driving Licence” for terminology and translation professionals:
The European Certificate for Terminology Professionals, also known as the “Terminology Driving Licence”, issued by the European Certification and Qualification Association (ECQA GmbH©). According to your experience and knowledge, you can sit the exams for the ECQA Certified Terminology Manager at basic and advanced level, and – NEW – for basic level with focus on terminology management for translation.
Please note that Certification fees are not included in TSS fees.
Please note that the TSS programme may be subject to change at any time.
Day 1 is all about Terminology as a Science: Terminology work and scientific research at Georgian Universities and Government Institutions will be presented and discussed, as well as related fields, such as lexicography.
Day 2 is dedicated to TERMINOLOGY, TRANSLATION AND TECHNOLOGY: We will talk about new features of IATE, the multilingual EU terminology database, and discuss terminology theory and practice for translation purposes. In the afternoon, two workshops will deal with Terminology without Borders (environment terminology), and with term extraction tools.
Day 3 will focus on TERMINOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY: In the morning, we will get an overview on quality standards and future key competences of language and terminology professionals. In the afternoon, three workshops will be about the basics of terminology management: how to search and collect terminology, how to coin terms, how to professionally manage work in private and public institutions.
Day 4 is dedicated to TERMINOLOGY STRATEGIES: We will discuss crisis terminology, terminology and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and how to argue the importance of terminology and involve relevant stakeholders The afternoon workshops are about future trends in terminology.
Day 5 is the highlight of TSS 2024: After an introduction of the ECQA Certificate, the European Driving Licence for Terminology Professionals, your colleagues and peers from all over the world will present their own terminology projects. The presentations also count as oral exam, if you intend to qualify as ECQA Certified Terminology Manager.
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