The relevance of linguistic and professional knowledge as contributing factors for technical translation in the area of aircraft (maintenance).

Abstract

A relevância dos conhecimentos linguístico e professional como fatores contribuintes para a tradução técnica na área de (manutenção de) aeronaves. Daniela TERENZI (IFSP) 1 Maria Claudia Bontempi PIZZI (IFSP) 2 ABSTRACT For security reasons, quantity and constant updates, it is impracticable to translate documents related to the operation and maintenance of aircraft. However, most professionals in this field are not native English speakers and are in contact with this English written documentation on a daily basis so they can do their job. Therefore, it is important that aviation professionals have materials of reference, especially for technical terms, that are reliable sources of information. However, in addition to the lack of this type of material, there is a challenge for its development. The objective of this article is, based on theoretical references and examples from the practice of researching and teaching English for specific purposes, to encourage the discussion about the teamwork of the language teacher and the professional of aircraft maintenance in the production of reference materials, such as technical glossaries. Based on the arguments presented, it is concluded that this partnership has benefits for both areas, languages and technical.

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“…The search for collocates also helps pinpoint terms in the source language that do not demonstrate clear equivalence (Tagnin, 2015). Examples are the words screw and bolt, smoke and fumes, or airplane and airliner, which have equal or similar equivalents in Portuguese and often confuse Brazilian learners of English (Terenzi and Pizzi 2020). Li, Zhu, and Zhou (2018) also point out problems affecting aviation English words when they have a different meaning depending on which word they collocate with, such as gear in landing gear and gearbox or generator in oxygen generator and AC generator.…”

Overcoming Challenges in English for Aviation Maintenance: Technical Publications Selection for the Construction of a Corpus and Its Use to Teach Language Aspects Considering Learners Needs

“…However, cards are not the only type of document engineers, mechanics and technicians are supposed to deal with on a daily basis. Terenzi and Pizzi [3] mentioned some of those documents and the ones used in our corpus will be described later in this paper.…”

“…Although these materials offer activities that aim at giving students opportunities to practice authentic communication situations based on the requirements previously stablished by the ICAO, language teachers, students and even profes-sionals cannot rely on these materials to study and teach English specifically used in aviation maintenance field [3]. The referred materials are not suitable for maintainers not only because of the difference in language use among the professionals but also due to the fact the functions, structures, qualifications and levels considering English have not been determined for maintenance area.…”