Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Welt- und Umweltkunde
English translation:
world and environment studies
Added to glossary by
Robin Ward
Jun 25, 2003 10:47
21 yrs ago
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One of the subjects in a school report for an 11-year-old child in the "Orientierungsstufe".
Any ideas anyone as regards an English translation?
Any ideas anyone as regards an English translation?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | world and environmental studies |
heikeb
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| 3 +3 | geography and environment |
vhz
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| 4 +2 | Geology and Ecology |
Nancy Arrowsmith
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Proposed translations
+1
4 hrs
Selected
world and environmental studies
This curriculum describes "Weltkunde". The focus is on cultural history:
Weltkunde, Stoffverteilungsplan Klasse 1
Gesamtumfang: 40 Schuljahreswochen zu je 1 Doppelstunde
1. Unterrichtseinheit: Kulturgeschichte Europas
Weltkunde, Stoffverteilungsplan Klasse 2
Gesamtumfang: 40 Schuljahreswochen zu je 1 Doppelstunde
2. Unterrichtseinheit: Philosophie und Psychologie
Unless the word "world" is kept there is no translation that combines "cultural history, philosophy and psychologie" into one.
Weltkunde = World studies
cf:
The Program in Canadian and World Studies
Overview of the Program
The Canadian and world studies program offers courses in history and geography in Grades 9 and 10.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/secondary/can...
Here, they have geography and history together und World studies.
Umweltkunde = environmental studies
Weltkunde, Stoffverteilungsplan Klasse 1
Gesamtumfang: 40 Schuljahreswochen zu je 1 Doppelstunde
1. Unterrichtseinheit: Kulturgeschichte Europas
Weltkunde, Stoffverteilungsplan Klasse 2
Gesamtumfang: 40 Schuljahreswochen zu je 1 Doppelstunde
2. Unterrichtseinheit: Philosophie und Psychologie
Unless the word "world" is kept there is no translation that combines "cultural history, philosophy and psychologie" into one.
Weltkunde = World studies
cf:
The Program in Canadian and World Studies
Overview of the Program
The Canadian and world studies program offers courses in history and geography in Grades 9 and 10.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/secondary/can...
Here, they have geography and history together und World studies.
Umweltkunde = environmental studies
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Sounds a very good suggestion - many thanks!"
+3
5 mins
geography and environment
or environmental knowledge
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Katy62
38 mins
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| agree |
David Moore (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
4 hrs
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| neutral |
Ellen Zittinger
: doesn't sound like a class to me
4 hrs
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+2
1 hr
Nancy Arrowsmith
Native in English
Works in field
literary and scientific translations
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Italian to English, English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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14
Geology and Ecology
is my take on it. Environment is correct, but the science is called ecology.
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