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Asignatura de libre eleccion

English translation: Elective course

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Spanish term or phrase:Asignatura de libre eleccion
English translation:Elective course
Entered by: Ranita (X)

09:10 Jun 30, 2008
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Spanish term or phrase: Asignatura de libre eleccion
¡Hola a todos!
Estoy traduciendo un certificación académica para Canadá (US English) y, como es lógico, me aparecen los siguientes términos: Troncal, Libre elección y Optativa.

Para Optativa: Elective
Para Libre eleccion: ?
Para Troncal: tengo dudas (Core subject / Majors / Compulsory)

Si pongo Elective para libre elección y Optative para optativa ¿estaría bien? Me suena tan literal ...

He estado mirando el glosario a ver si ya se había planteado esta duda, pero no lo he encontrado.

Cualquier ayuda es bienvenida.

Gracias
Ranita (X)
Local time: 23:32
Elective course
Explanation:
una opcion.
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dominirosa
Grading comment
Thanks for all your help. All answers were helpful, but I think Dominirosa has been more accurate. I am still worrying about optativa, though.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2Free choice subject
Francisco Domínguez Montero (X)
4Elective course
dominirosa
4 -1free-elective subject
claudia mestre


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Free choice subject


Explanation:
En UK, pero puede que sea lo mismo en USA...
Saludos

Francisco Domínguez Montero (X)
Spain
Local time: 23:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dave 72: Hi Francisco- I think this is a common term outside the UK too!
6 mins
  -> Ok! Thanks, Dave
agree  Wilsonn Perez Reyes: Sí, muy de acuerdo
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Elective course


Explanation:
una opcion.


    Reference: http://www.mba.com/mba/FindYourProgram/EvaluateSchools/Resea...
    Reference: http://msa.iusm.iu.edu/StudentRecords/elbk/iuelectivepp.htm
dominirosa
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for all your help. All answers were helpful, but I think Dominirosa has been more accurate. I am still worrying about optativa, though.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Dominirosa, si para Asignatura de Libre elección me das "Elective course", ¿qué pongo, entonces, para Optativa? Es que en España no son lo mismo. Si significa lo mismo en USA, de acuerdo.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Cecilia.
disagree  Wilsonn Perez Reyes: Esto sería "asignatura opcional"
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
free-elective subject


Explanation:
http://euoot-ct.upc.es/eng/estudis/index.php?item=1&subitem=...
Vas a encontrar que hay 'optional subjects' y los que se llaman 'free-elective'. Con respecto a 'troncal', el término que se suele utilizar es 'core'.
Good luck.

claudia mestre
Argentina
Local time: 18:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Wilsonn Perez Reyes:
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