Elaboración de corpus textuales y detección de unidades léxicas especializadas en terminología

Training students in terminology is indispensable to ensure that they can perform specialized translation properly. Manuals are available (Monterde Rey, 2002; Aguilar Cuevas, 2001, etc.) that offer teaching materials for instructors. However, in our view, some of these materials, which have not been updated, lack practical exercises, whereas others have interesting activities, but tend to be decontextualized as they are not presented within the realm of a specific terminographic project. In this paper, we will discuss how to develop a specialized corpus in electronic format that allows the actual use of terminology to be studied in the context of a specific project. Furthermore, we demonstrate, with practical classroom activities, how to differentiate one specialized lexical unit from another non-specialized one, to prepare students on how to select the correct candidate terms. In short, we propose an integrative methodology of knowledge, digital skills and collaborative learning to improve students’ skills, enabling them to succeed in the professional world.