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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

mención

English translation:

major (1st instance); minor (2nd instance)

Added to glossary by Taña Dalglish
Mar 20, 2016 21:01
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term

mención

Spanish to English Art/Literary Education / Pedagogy
Título profesional en traducción, primera mención: alemán-francés; segunda mención: alemán-portugués.

Bechalor´s degree in Translatio,
Proposed translations (English)
2 +1 major (1st instance); minor (2nd instance)
4 +1 [a strategy of omission]
4 concentration
Change log

Mar 23, 2016 21:45: Taña Dalglish changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1103327">schmetterlich's</a> old entry - "mención"" to ""major (1st instance); minor (2nd instance)""

Proposed translations

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major (1st instance); minor (2nd instance)

First of all, I would not translate "título profesional" as a Bachelor's Degree.

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/education_pedag...
GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Spanish term or phrase: título profesional
English translation: professional degree


college degree
Explanation:
Al menos en México, el equivalente al "college degree" es el título profesional.
agree Charles Davis: In Mexico, yes. College degree is OK for US (which is presumably target).
agree Virginia Koolhaas: Para EEUU - university degree para UK


http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/certificates_di...
GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Spanish term or phrase: mención (menciones)
English translation: Major (Majors)

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/education_pedag...
GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase: major in / minor in
Spanish translation: especialización académica principal /campo secundario de especialización académica

Academic regulation 12 - Conditions for obtaining a degree ...
https://www.uottawa.ca/.../academic-regulation-12-conditions...
Honours with major in x + minor in y ... including the Honours Bachelor in Translation (2 years) and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing for Registered Nurses, ...

So, "Degree/College degree in Translation with a major in German-French, and a minor in German-Portuguese" or words to that effect.

HTH!

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Thank you.
Peer comment(s):
agree patinba : Of course!
21 hrs
Thank you Pat. Un abrazo.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
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[a strategy of omission]

professional degree in Translation: [insert various directions in the order in which they appear in the source text]

In this context, it sounds more natural. IMO.

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Note added at 1 hr (2016-03-20 22:09:36 GMT)
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If the the target audience is the USA, another option might be " emphases" (plural here) or perhaps "with specializations in" (or something to that effect).

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Or perhaps, at least for a US target audience: primera mención = first specialization: [ ]; second specialization: [ ] or maybe "primary....secondary"

I hope this helps!
Peer comment(s):
agree Charles Davis : I wouldn't omit it, because if you do it could be understood that the language pairs were of equal emphasis. I think your last idea of "primary...secondary" is best. In the UK "main" and "subsidiary" might well be used.
12 hrs
Thanks, Charles. And that's a good point: the order of their appearance (or listing) may not suffice. Thanks again!
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4 hrs

concentration

That's the closest equivalent in the US.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-03-21 01:15:44 GMT)
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Difference between academic major and academic concentration

In many universities, an academic concentration is a focus within a specific academic major, that is a field of study within a specific academic major. For example, interdisciplinary programs in humanities or social sciences will require a student to pick a specific academic concentration as a focus within his academic major, such as an academic major in Interdisciplinary Humanities with an academic concentration in Film or an academic major in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences with an academic concentration in Geography. At several art schools and liberal arts colleges, an academic concentration serves a similar function to an academic minor at other universities, that is an academic discipline outside of the student's academic major in which he or she takes a small number of classes.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Charles Davis : Agree about concentration in general, but what are you going to do with "segunda mención"?
8 hrs
first concentration, second concentration. Like here: Concentration Advisor Handbook - ASK - Brown University https://ask.brown.edu/home/publicmaterials/viewfile/1 ‎Declaring a Second Concentration. >>> Page 10 in the booklet.
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