Glossary entry

Croatian term or phrase:

smjer

English translation:

orientation

Added to glossary by Mirela Dorotic
May 3, 2012 14:11
12 yrs ago
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Croatian term

smjer

Croatian to English Social Sciences Education / Pedagogy
Nikako ne uspijevam naći dobar prijevod za SMJER u visokoškolskom obrazovanju. Naime, riječ SMJER ima dva značenja: a) npr. ekonomija, smjer: vanjska trgovina. Tu se još snalazim s recimo FIELD OF STUDY ili SPECIALIZATION.
No postoji i smjer b) nastavnički ili znanstveni. Tu nikako ne bih stavila FIELD OF STUDY a ni SPECIALIZATION. Nekako se snalazim s PROGRAMME: educational study programme and research oriented study (nastavnički i znanstveni smjer), ali nisam zadovoljna time.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 orientation
3 +5 major

Discussion

orientation although I know that it might be scorned as a 'direct translation' and hence considered bad, it might well be a case in point for introducing a term which has not already been reserved for something else in this context (e.g. course, programme) as a definite translation for a term which seems to have no other obvious equivalent. what do you think?

Proposed translations

+2
7 mins
Selected

orientation

might be meant here
Peer comment(s):

agree Kolumbina Benčević Tomljanović
31 mins
agree sandra07
83 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I agree with the proposal of K Benevito to try to introduce into usage."
+5
21 mins

major

Ja bi tako stavila :)

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Note added at 23 mins (2012-05-03 14:35:03 GMT)
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Iz Morton Benson rečnika:

MAJOR:

3. (at a university) glavni predmet; grupa, smer (smjer); a ~ in English grupa za engleski jezik i književnost; a biology (mathematics, physics) ~ biološka (matematička, fizička) grupa; or: grupa za biologiju (matematiku, fiziku)
4. (at a university) student neke grupe, struke; a French ~ student grupe za francuski jezik i književnost; ~s in general literature studenti grupe za opštu (opću) književnost


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Note added at 4 days (2012-05-07 16:25:19 GMT) Post-grading
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Čini se da nisam dobro shvatila pitanje. Ali ako ste našli pravi odgovor, tim bolje :)
Note from asker:
Major kao smjer u smislu polja koje se studira/specijalizacije - DA, ali ne kao smjer u smislu NASTAVNIČKI/ZNANSTVENI/ISTRAŽIVAČKI
Peer comment(s):

agree Aida Samardzic
32 mins
Hvala :)
agree Vesna Maširević
52 mins
Hvala Vesna :)
agree Lingua 5B
58 mins
Hvala :)
agree Natasa Stankovic
6 hrs
Hvala :))
agree Miomira Brankovic
18 hrs
Hvala vam :)
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