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Seminarreihe

English translation: seminar series

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German term or phrase:Seminarreihe
English translation:seminar series
Entered by: Robyna

13:03 Mar 17, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
German term or phrase: Seminarreihe
Eine Unternehmensberatung bietet eine Seminarreihe "Personalentwicklung im Unternehmen".

Gibt es eine bessere Möglichkeit als "seminars"?
Robyna
Local time: 18:01
seminar series
Explanation:
" The U.S. Embassy in conjunction with CasaPiedra, a local trade events center, have jointly organized a Franchise Trade Mission and Franchise seminar series. "
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Vittorio Ferretti
Local time: 18:01
Grading comment
Danke vielmals für dieses schnelle Antwort. SChon während der Übersetzung war ich stark vergrippt und hab deshalb danach vollkommen vergessen, die Punkte zu vergeben. Sorry, dass es so lange gedauert hat.

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7series of seminars / seminar series
Steffen Walter
4 +3seminar series
Vittorio Ferretti
3 +3series of courses
Manuela Junghans
4lecture series/series of lectures
Beatriz Galiano (X)
3course
Catherine Winzer
4 -1course sequence
Cathrin Cordes


Discussion entries: 1





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
seminar series


Explanation:
" The U.S. Embassy in conjunction with CasaPiedra, a local trade events center, have jointly organized a Franchise Trade Mission and Franchise seminar series. "


Vittorio Ferretti
Local time: 18:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Danke vielmals für dieses schnelle Antwort. SChon während der Übersetzung war ich stark vergrippt und hab deshalb danach vollkommen vergessen, die Punkte zu vergeben. Sorry, dass es so lange gedauert hat.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beatriz Galiano (X)
25 mins
  -> Gracias!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
50 mins
  -> Danke!
agree  mill2
19 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
series of courses


Explanation:
or series of workshops.
I´m not sure if I would use "seminar" here.

Manuela Junghans
Germany
Local time: 18:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Vielen Dank für die schnelle Antwort. Nach langem Übelegen hab ich mich letztendlich doch für "seminar" entschieden. "course" ist zwar geläufiger, da aber sowohl die deutsche als auch die englische Version in diesem Text sein werden, fand ich es besser, dass es konsistent ist. Vielen Dank.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NGK
1 min
  -> Danke Norbert
agree  BrigitteHilgner: "Courses" is okay, but not "workshops", in my opinion. I think "workshops" are something different.
4 mins
  -> Danke Brigitte
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator): mit Brigitte!
50 mins
  -> Danke Harald
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
course


Explanation:
I think in this context "course" in itself would automatically mean a series of talks/seminars, etc.


    Reference: http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/course?view=uk
Catherine Winzer
Germany
Local time: 18:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
course sequence


Explanation:
serie/s would not really be used

Cathrin Cordes
Local time: 17:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Hilary Davies Shelby: sorry, but it's definitely "series" in this context. "Sequence" would be incorrect.
6 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
series of seminars / seminar series


Explanation:
... should get the meaning across.

See examples at

http://www.futurelab.org.uk/projects/learning_networks
"A ***series of seminars*** which debated key issues, approaches and policies around home-school-community links, informal learning and the use of digital technologies. Presentations were given by experts in the field and these were followed and enhanced by full audience discussions. The seminar audience was made up of a mixture of people working in the field of policy, research and practice."

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/security/seminars/
"Security ***Seminar Series***
The Security Research Group organises the Security ***Seminar Series*** with invited speakers on selected topics of broad interest. These seminars are open for attendance to anyone interested in security research, not only to members of the university."

http://finweb.rit.edu/cpd/performance/researchseminars.html
"The Principal Investigators Institute: A ***Series of Seminars*** about Sponsored Research Services
The PI Institute is a ***series of seminars*** that will give prospective and current Principal Investigators (PI's) an understanding of the issues and topics of sponsored funding and research administration. Interactive seminars will allow an opportunity for PI's to exchange ideas with others about the funding process and grants management."

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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-03-17 20:01:03 GMT)
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Note to Beatriz Galiano - no matter how you argue, "lecture" is not a synonym of "seminar".

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 18:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 232
Notes to answerer
Asker: Ich hoffe, es ist okay, dass die Punkte an Vittorio gingen, da er zuerst geantwortet hat. Deine links waren aber sehr hilfreich. Danke vielmals.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner: I was already wondering why the word "seminar" shouldn't be used - I think it's perfectly alright in this context.
3 mins
agree  Jim Tucker (X): also can't see the problem - clearly not "courses," as the topic is too specific and it's not a school setting.
11 mins
agree  Brita Fiess (X)
1 hr
agree  Gisela Greenlee: I'd prefer "series of seminars".
2 hrs
agree  Michelle Hertrich
2 hrs
agree  Sonja Poeltl: with giselrike!
2 hrs
agree  Hilary Davies Shelby: series of seminars. This is perfectly appropriate for workplace training, continuing education, etc.
11 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lecture series/series of lectures


Explanation:
I have added another possibility.

Smith College Applied Statistics Lecture series (2006-2007)
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Applied Statistics Lecture series (2005-2006). Other 5 college seminars of interest: University of Massachusetts Statistics and Probability Seminar Series ...
www.math.smith.edu/~nhorton/lecture.html - 5k - En caché - Páginas similares
Seminars, Dept of Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary, University ...
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Simon Prince, Department of Computer Science, University College London (UCL) ... Venue: Mason Lecture Theatre, Francis Bancroft Building, Mile End ...
www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/research/seminars/ - 52k - En caché - Páginas similares
Lectures, Seminars, and other Events - Hampshire College - Amherst, MA
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24, 2005 PUBLIC LECTURE: Mount Holyoke College and CBD co-hosted: "What are Emotions? .... This is the first movie night in the CBD Movie Series. ...
www.hampshire.edu/cms/index.php?id=2496 - 59k - En caché - Páginas similares
FrontPage Magazine
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What is more, at University level, Professors and Doctors, are supposed to 'lecture'.

I even have a booklet from Mount Holyoke College where I studied in 1992-3 with a choice of extra-curricular lectures about all kind of subjects. Also, lecture sounds less German than seminar, now that I think.



Beatriz Galiano (X)
Argentina
Local time: 13:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Hilary Davies Shelby: I think it depends on the form of the events. In the UK, a "lecture" is an event at which a professor talks "at" a (larger) group of students, often with little/no interaction with them. Outside a university, a"lecture" is a talk with little interaction.
2 hrs
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