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Article published In: Computational Terminology
Edited by Ayla Rigouts Terryn and Patrick Drouin
[Terminology 31:1] 2025
► pp. 136–170

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Designing a termbase in the context of European higher education

The Arqus Termbase

ORCiD logo with link | University of Granada
ORCiD logo with link | University of Granada
Published online: 23 May 2025
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https://doi.org/10.1075/term.00086.cas
Abstract
Terminology management is crucial in internationalised environments, particularly in higher education. While the international dimension has long been a part of academia, there is a scarcity of studies on terminology management in multilingual and multicultural settings. This study focuses on developing a normative-harmonising terminology management protocol for the Arqus European University Alliance. It also involves creating and implementing a prototype multilingual termbase aligned with the TBX standard for terminology data exchange. This resource supports the management protocol and incorporates functionalities identified in a preliminary user needs questionnaire (Montero-Martínez, Silvia, Pilar León-Araúz, and Mercedes García de Quesada. 2020. “Arqus Terminology Questionnaire: Quantification and Analysis”. [URL]). The paper highlights the absence of terminology resources and language policies in academic institutions and underscores the challenges in establishing institutional termbases. The resulting prototype addresses these gaps, aiming to enhance institutional consistency and communication among the member universities.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Internationalisation and multilingualism in higher education
  • 3.Terminology and terminology management
    • 3.1Prescriptive and descriptive approaches
    • 3.2Institutional terminology management
  • 4.Materials and methods
    • 4.1The Arqus terminology questionnaire
    • 4.2The Term Base eXchange (TBX)
    • 4.3The terminology management protocol
  • 5.Results and discussion
    • 5.1A proprietary technology with roles and privileges
    • 5.2Conceptual entry and data categories
    • 5.3Subject fields and terminology collections
    • 5.4Harmonisation and definitions
    • 5.5Quality assurance and user interaction
  • 6.Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
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