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cátedra extraordinaria

English translation: special lecture series

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Spanish term or phrase:cátedra extraordinaria
English translation:special lecture series
Entered by: fionn

20:12 Oct 30, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Education / Pedagogy
Spanish term or phrase: cátedra extraordinaria
A Mexican university has created an ongoing film-related programme of activities that invites directors and film personalities to present seminars etc four times a year. It has been translated as a 'chair' but I think a 'master class' would be better as it is not a permanent position. Anyone have any better ideas?
fionn
Germany
Local time: 16:58
special lecture series
Explanation:
Uno de los significados de "cátedra" es "lecture series".

Está en el Glosario Internacional para el Traductor de Marina Orellana.
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María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Local time: 10:58
Grading comment
Perfect, thanks María
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2special lecture series
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
4 +2visiting scholar/ visiting chair
Jenni Lukac (X)
4Extraordinary Lecture(s)
Steven Huddleston
4 -2extraordinary chair
Noni Gilbert Riley


Discussion entries: 4





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
extraordinary chair


Explanation:
That's why it's called extraordinary - because it is not permanent.

http://www.ordina.com/Nieuws/Nieuwsoverzicht/Persbericht/Ord...

http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Runge.html
Runge continued his work with Julius Precht who had previously held the Extraordinary Chair of Theoretical Physics at Heidelberg.

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-10-30 20:20:11 GMT)
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Not permanent, or not a chair with standard conditions.

Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 16:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 91

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Joseph Tein: This sounds like a term for a faculty position -- for an individual faculty member -- rather than than the type of program of seminars that fionn is describing.
12 mins
  -> Agree with you! See above.
disagree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff: Definitivamente, no es la idea en este caso, Noni.
25 mins
  -> Gracias María Eugenia
disagree  Yvonne Gallagher: does this exist?
5 hrs
  -> See my link, but my context is off.
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
special lecture series


Explanation:
Uno de los significados de "cátedra" es "lecture series".

Está en el Glosario Internacional para el Traductor de Marina Orellana.

María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Local time: 10:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 117
Grading comment
Perfect, thanks María

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
4 hrs
agree  James A. Walsh
22 hrs
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Extraordinary Lecture(s)


Explanation:
They are extraordinary because they are beyond the scope of the ordinary curriculum.

The term is impeccably accurate for what you describe, and so should be the translation.



    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Extraordinary
    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Lecture
Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24
4 corroborated select projects
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
visiting scholar/ visiting chair


Explanation:
Either is often used to describe people who have a high ranking but temporary position at a university. The Department regularly organizes conferences and talks by guest speakers. It also regularly hosts visiting faculty including the Ginebre Serra Visiting Chair in Catalan Studies, the Eusko Ikaskuntza Visiting Professor in Basque Culture, and the Consello de Cultura Galega Visiting Professor. https://www.stanford.edu/dept/DLCL/cgi-bin/web/dept/ilac; History Department Chair Research Team 06/ 1995—01/ 2002 ... University of Notre Visiting Scholar Church History 01/ 1985—06/ 1985 ...... 1917-1961” Mujer, nación, identidad y ciudadanía: siglos XIX y XX, IX Cátedra Anual de Historia ...
casgroup.fiu.edu/pages/docs/1682/1269981005_Curriculum_Vitae.doc; She was a visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation (2005-2006). .... He was formerly Inaugural Chair and Director of the Media and Communication ...
ccs.research.yale.edu/fellows/faculty/ - En caché - Similares

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 16:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 266

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Yes, this works.
7 hrs
  -> Cheers andthanks Noni.
agree  marybro: visiting scholar or distinguished visiting scholar
1 day 7 hrs
  -> Thanks marybro. Adding distinguished sounds fine to me.
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