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English term or phrase:	literacy
Spanish translation:	Lengua
Entered by:	Sandra Alboum

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15:53 Jul 19, 2004

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Education

English term or phrase: literacy

This is a pamphlet put out by a school district, talking about how scores on some standardized tests increased in all areas ("Literacy, Math, Science").

I'm editing it. The translator had put "lenguaje". My first inclination was to put "lengua" ... but this says "literacy" -- literally "alfabetismo", but it's not really that, either.

Suggestions?

Sandra Alboum KudoZ activity Questions: 362 (10 open) (6 without valid answers) (39 closed without grading) Answers: 392 United States
Local time: 02:24

Lengua

Explanation:
Es una opción... Como área de estudio yo pondría Lengua ( viene a ser lo mismo que Lenguaje).
También podría ponerse Literatura, pero esto es más específico.

Selected response from:

Mar?a Torres
Local time: 01:54

Grading comment

Una CANTIDAD de respuestas pero al final me quede con lengua... gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +3

alfabetización

Judy Rojas

4 +4

Lengua

Mar?a Torres

5 +2

Lenguaje

Rene Ron

5 +2

capacidad de leer y escribir...

Jairo Contreras-López

4 +2

lecto-escritura

Cecilia Della Croce

5 +1

lectura y escritura /redacción ( read explanation)

maryel

5 +1

capacidad para leer y escribir

mslang

inglés / idioma / lenguaje

Sol

lectura

David Jessop

5 -2

Nivel de conocimiento

aless

4 -1

Conocimientos básicos

olv10siq

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

alfabetización

Explanation:
También "lectoescritura" pero es más técnico

Judy Rojas
Chile
Local time: 02:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Ltemes

0 min

-> Gracias

agree

Nora Bellettieri

11 mins

-> Gracias Nora

neutral

Rene Ron: Alfabetización is mostly for adults, not grade-school children.

17 mins

disagree

xxx------: Un alumno que estudia "math and science" se supone que ha completado la fase de alfabetización.

22 mins

-> Literacy: Alfabetización Oxford Spanish Dictionary, pp. 1278

neutral

Sol: with Rene

25 mins

agree

regina1: alfabetización es la palabra utilizada en los países de habla hispana

1 hr

-> Gracias Regina

disagree

maryel: not in this context, ricardo....

2 hrs

agree

Mariana Solanet

3 hrs

-> Gracias Mariana

agree

blucero: alfabetización es un término utilizado en EU en cualquier nivel de grado. En México alfabetización es generalmente para adultos que no saben leer ni escribir.

5 hrs

-> Gracias

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Lengua

Explanation:
Es una opción... Como área de estudio yo pondría Lengua ( viene a ser lo mismo que Lenguaje).
También podría ponerse Literatura, pero esto es más específico.

Mar?a Torres
Local time: 01:54
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 11

Grading comment

Una CANTIDAD de respuestas pero al final me quede con lengua... gracias!

2 mins confidence:

lectura

Explanation:
When we were kids, we would take standardized tests in "Reading, Math, Science" etc.

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-07-19 15:58:47 GMT)
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Ejemplo de un examen estandardizado en lectura:

¿Cuáles exámenes tengo que tomar para matricularme en la ...
... El uno se llama Examen Estandardizado de Aptitud (SAT); mide ... El otro se llama Examen
Americano de la ... y habilidades en inglés, matemáticas, la lectura, y las ...
www.educacionsuperior.org/ Primera_Generacion/cuales2.shtml

Example of standardized test in reading:

Standardized Test Practice Resources -
STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE. Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Writing,
Reading, Mathematics and Science FCAT Schedule for 2003-2004. ...
www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/bobsikes/ standardizedtestpractice_frame.html

David Jessop
Spain
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

lecto-escritura

Explanation:
In teaching this is the "technical term" to refer to the ad¡cquisition of the capacity to read and write -more than "lengua" that refers to the study of Spanish as the subject matter (from the point of view of semantics, syntax, morphology, etc)

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 03:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 170

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

capacidad para leer y escribir

Explanation:
capacidad para leer y escribir or habilidades en lectura y escritura

that's what they score, a literal term is alfabetización, but not for this particular case

Luck!

mslang
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

24 mins confidence:

inglés / idioma / lenguaje

Explanation:
En Uruguay, la clase en que se enseña "reading and writing" es "Idioma Español", por lo que yo lo dejaría como "lenguaje" o lo cambiaría a "idioma", o, si se está hablando específicamente de las habilidades en usar el idioma inglés, lo cambiaría a "Inglés".

Sol
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 22

24 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

Nivel de conocimiento

Explanation:
ok

aless
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 7

32 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Conocimientos básicos

Explanation:
This would be my option: "Conocimientos básicos en matemáticas y ciencias".
I hope it helps.

olv10siq
Local time: 23:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 86

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Lenguaje

Explanation:
'Lenguaje' is the preferred term as it encompasses everything meant by 'Literacy' in grade school.

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Note added at 42 mins (2004-07-19 16:35:54 GMT)
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I must add that, in grade school, \'lenguaje\' teaches children to use language, as opposed to \'lengua\', which teaches them about language in more advanced years.

Rene Ron
Venezuela
Local time: 01:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

capacidad de leer y escribir...

Explanation:
Un saludo!!!

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Note added at 1 hr 28 mins (2004-07-19 17:21:28 GMT)
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también si quieres ahorrar palabras:

\"LECTURA Y ESCRITURA\" creo que queda muy bién...

Jairo Contreras-López
United States
Local time: 00:24
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

lectura y escritura /redacción ( read explanation)

Explanation:
Eventhough the meaning of literacy is "alfabetización", taking into acount the offering in the pamphlet (standarized tests) my suggestion is "lectura y escritua". "Lenguaje" suggests syntactic analysis, word order, etc. as well, which are rearly tested in basic standarized tests.
Good luck!

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Note added at 7 hrs 39 mins (2004-07-19 23:32:59 GMT)
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Well....I´ve found that in USA \"literacy\" ( family literacy - youth, adult literacy) means \"INSTRUCCIÓN\". Anyway that´s not the meaning in the context provided. See
http://ncal.literacy.upenn.edu/
www.nifl.gov
I´m still considering the option provided by Rene - lenguaje -, but I´m not sure....

maryel
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 81

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