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Serbian term or phrase:
a query about a word probably translated from Serbian
English translation:
Universit of..., Faculty of...
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Mark Daniels
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I'm editing English written by (a) non-native speaker(s) of -possibly- Serbian. The text is about education in Montenegro, and they refer to teh fact that there is just 1 university in Monetnegro, but then go on to refer to 'faculties'. They refer to 'faculty' as if it was a kind of 'third level education' centre, but in English, faculty is just a PART of a university, i.e. faculties exist within universities not independently of them
Definition:
A faculty is a division of a university (e.g. a Faculty of Science or Faculty of Medicine).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faculty_(University_Division)
Would this be a translation error, in that there is a word in Serbian that is similar to 'faculty' that means a 'third-level school'? That is, 'faculty' is a false friend?
TIA:-)
Definition:
A faculty is a division of a university (e.g. a Faculty of Science or Faculty of Medicine).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faculty_(University_Division)
Would this be a translation error, in that there is a word in Serbian that is similar to 'faculty' that means a 'third-level school'? That is, 'faculty' is a false friend?
TIA:-)
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Universit of..., Faculty of...
Good question - faculties in Serbia ARE also a subdivision of the university, but they seem to operate with a higher degree of independence, and people often use the word "faculty" where in English we would use "University".
For example, I studied Serbian at Nottingham University, but can hardly remember which faculty it was (Modern Languages, I think) and would never say "I studied at the Faculty of Modern Languages in Nottingham".
However, in Serbian you will usually hear "I studied at the Faculty of Philosophy in Podgorica", and the word "university" is not used.
Maybe someone can elaborate on why this is?
I would normally translate this more in line with the English usage: "I studied at the University of..., at the Faculty of...", something like that.
For example, I studied Serbian at Nottingham University, but can hardly remember which faculty it was (Modern Languages, I think) and would never say "I studied at the Faculty of Modern Languages in Nottingham".
However, in Serbian you will usually hear "I studied at the Faculty of Philosophy in Podgorica", and the word "university" is not used.
Maybe someone can elaborate on why this is?
I would normally translate this more in line with the English usage: "I studied at the University of..., at the Faculty of...", something like that.
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Almir Comor MITI
: spot on... in english, the uni is more important; in serbian, it's the faculty/school
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Right, I think "school" might be more an American usage
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Pavle Perencevic
: Also, universities in Serbia/Montenegro differ from British or U.S. universities in that they don't have campuses. The faculties are located in buildings scattered around town, often miles apart from each other.
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Agreed - that may be partly what gives them that "independence"
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Branka Stankovic McCarthy
: Great explanation Mark.
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Thanks, I wasn't sure if I knew where I was going with that :)
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Veronica Prpic Uhing
: We do use: I studied at Faculty of, University of.., but for foreign -I studied at School of .., University of .. Translator's role is not nostrification
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Sherefedin MUSTAFA
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Kristina Kolic
: Absolutely!
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Iva Pajvancic
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Comment: "Thanks to EVERYBODY:-) The comments have been very useful, Marks, Pavle's explanation re the geographical location of faculties, and other people's agrees, which makes it all crystal clear:-) "
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