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Oct 28, 2005 08:49
18 yrs ago
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Italian term

Competence/Competency/Competencies

Italian to English Other Education / Pedagogy Online Education
sto presentando progetto relativo a online education. Per tradurre competenza/e uso il termine competence/ies. Un US native speaker mi dice che competency è più corretto. Vorei sapere se è solo una differenza BR/US english e se i plurali competences-competencies sono sostituibili. graz
Proposed translations (English)
4 +7 competency/ies
4 +2 competencies

Discussion

transparx Oct 28, 2005:
se si tratta di linguistics, "competenza" deve essere usato con cautela perche' ha un significato tecnico molto preciso e specifico.

Proposed translations

+7
6 mins
Selected

competency/ies

Competency/competencies are certainly terms used in UK English in an educational/training/professional development context.



Note from asker:
thanks a lot, have a nice week end anna
Peer comment(s):
agree transparx : i'd use "competency" too. with the advent of transformational (generative) grammar in the early sixties, "competence" took on a specific meaning in linguistics and language-related fields.
8 mins
thanks Ninogulli
agree S K : Thanks ninogulli
35 mins
thanks Siobhan
agree Kimberly Wastler : Competencies has a special definition: Competencies represent certain clusters of skills, abilities and knowledges needed to perform certain jobs. - from http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/compete... Otherwise Competency, as noncount
38 mins
thanks Kimberly
agree Linda 969
52 mins
agree Anna Blackab (X)
1 hr
agree Mario Calvagna : I would use competencies too
1 hr
agree 123xyz (X)
1 day 39 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks a lot for answer and comments"
+2
7 mins

competencies

I would have thought "competencies" was the correct term. Never heard of competences, but US English tends to simplify things. Will all depend on your target audience.
Note from asker:
thanks a lot!have a nice week end, anna
Peer comment(s):
agree transparx : i wouldn't use "competences" either. as far as i know, in linguistics "competence" is used as a noncount noun.
9 mins
thanks, ninogulli-sorry got wrong box first
agree Krisztina Lelik
9 hrs
thanks Krisztina
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