TecCOMFrame: Building bridges between technical communication and translation studies through a prototype specialisation curriculum

Yvonne Cleary; Jan Engberg; Joyce Karreman; Birgitta Meex; Sissi Closs; Zygmunt Drazek; Voichita Ghenghea; Patricia Minacori; Julia Müller; Daniela Straub

doi:10.1515/les-2017-0025

TecCOMFrame: Building bridges between technical communication and translation studies through a prototype specialisation curriculum

Yvonne Cleary, Jan Engberg, Joyce Karreman, Birgitta Meex, Sissi Closs, Zygmunt Drazek, Voichita Ghenghea, Patricia Minacori, Julia Müller, Daniela Straub

School of Communication and Culture - German Business Communication

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Technical communication is a new field of work compared to other professions, and therefore it does not have a standardised curriculum. In Europe, many technical communicators do not have qualifications in the area. TecCOMFrame, a project funded by the European Union, aims to develop an academic competence framework and higher education prototype curricula at various levels that correspond to the European Framework of Qualifications. The project team has developed the competence framework, comprising six dimensions and 22 subjects. The team is currently developing prototype curricula, including one curriculum which is a focus of this paper, a specialisation stream in technical communication in a Master's in Translation Studies.

Original language	English
Journal	Lebende Sprachen
Volume	62
Issue	2
Pages (from-to)	313-332
Number of pages	20
ISSN	0023-9909
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/les-2017-0025
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

Technical communication
competencies
curricula
higher education
translation

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