Frieda Steurs

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Frieda Steurs (2016)

Frieda Steurs (born September 28, 1958 in Reet, Belgium ) is a Belgian linguist and translation scholar who has made a name for herself in the field of terminology and lexicology . She is the dean of the language and communication department at the Dutch-speaking university KU Leuven in Belgium.

She is the chair of the international terminology network TermNet, based in Vienna .

Life

Frieda Steurs studied Germanic Philology (Dutch - English) at the KU Leuven and graduated in 1980 with summa cum laude. From 1982 she worked as an assistant professor and obtained her doctorate in general linguistics in 1990. She has been working as a professor for the language and communication department at the Dutch-speaking KU Leuven since 1991, for which she has also been dean since 2011. Her subjects include terminology and documentation, media and translation, and specialist translation in the fields of technology and science.

Frieda Steurs has made a name for herself especially in the area of ​​terminology. She was already chair of NL-TERM (Dutch terminology organization for the Netherlands and Belgium) and CoTerm (official government organization for terminology for Belgium and the Netherlands). Since 2000 she has also chaired the TC37 committee of the Dutch standardization institute NEN. She has also been Head of the Department of Translation and Interpreting at Lessius University College since 2003 and has been Chair of the International Terminology Network TermNet since 2008. She also represents her institute at the annual general assembly of CIUTI .

She has already participated in numerous research projects and is currently involved in several projects. This includes TransCert, a project launched on the initiative of the Directorate General for Translation of the European Commission with the aim of developing a transnational certification system for translators. Her main research areas are terminology, language technology , specialist communication, specialist translation and localization . In an interview, she described terminology as essential for all aspects of communication.

Frieda Steurs is married and has four children.

Functions and offices

  • Chair of the Language and Computer Research Group at Lessius University College (1998–2003)
  • Former Chair of NL-TERM (2000–2002)
  • Former Chair of CoTerm (2000–2007)
  • Chair of the TC37 Committee of the NEN (since 2000)
  • Head of the Department of Translation and Interpreting at Lessius University College (since 2003)
  • Chair of TermNet (since 2008)
  • Dean of the Department of Language and Communication at the KU Leuven (since 2011)

Publications (selection)

  • Language technology and terminology training in the new Bachelor-Master program for Translators and Interpreters. In: Proceedings of the conference Duo Colloquium on Translation and Meaning. 2006.
  • Language and technology: partners in the new challenges for translator and interpreter training. In: B. Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, M. Thelen (Eds.): Translation and Meaning. Hogeschool Zuyd, 2008.
  • with Hendrik Kockaert: A model of interaction between education, industry and government. Contribution to Translation World. Lirias, 2009.
  • with M. Thelen (Ed.): Terminology in everyday life. Amsterdam / Philadelphia 2010.
  • with Hendrik Kockaert: Langages de modélisation: un profil UML personnalisé pour modeler les concepts et les définitions. In: C. Rute, C. Roche (Eds.): La définition en terminologie. L'Harmattan, Paris 2013.
  • Translation politics and terminology in legal texts for better community networking. In: M. Forstner, H. Lee-Jahnke: Ciuti Forum 2012. Translators and interpreters as key actors in global networking. Peter Lang, 2013, pp. 179–195.
  • The language industry: growing partner in business and economy for world markets. In: Proceedings of the European Colloquium on Technical Communication 2012. tcworld, Stuttgart 2013.
  • with Hendrik Kockaert (Ed.): Handbook of terminology. John Benjamin, 2015, ISBN 978-90-272-5777-2 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Frieda Steur's website from Termnet (English). Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Frieda Steurs - main research areas . Website of the KU Leuven (English). Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ Interview with Frieda Steurs . TermCoord website. Retrieved August 14, 2014.

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personal data
SURNAME Steurs, Frieda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian linguist and translation scholar
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Reet, Belgium