Dec 21, 2013 12:51
10 yrs ago
1 viewer *
Spanish term
Argentina
Over 30 years' experience.
Native in: Spanish 
, English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
agregatura
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Academic degrees
This is a photograph caption which is part of the biography of a distinguished medical doctor. One of the captions is for a photograph (which I do not have) of a thesis written by this doctor.
This is the WHOLE phrase (sorry, no other context):
*****Documento 14: «NOMBRE DE LA TESIS», Tesis de agregatura de XXX, 1845.*****
There is already a doctoral thesis by this person, three years prior to this one. Could the word refer to a post-doctoral thesis? I have never heard of this, nor does it appear in the RAE dictionary.
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.
NB: I may not be able to respond to all answers any time soon. They will be acknowledged in the New Year. Happy Holidays to all!
This is the WHOLE phrase (sorry, no other context):
*****Documento 14: «NOMBRE DE LA TESIS», Tesis de agregatura de XXX, 1845.*****
There is already a doctoral thesis by this person, three years prior to this one. Could the word refer to a post-doctoral thesis? I have never heard of this, nor does it appear in the RAE dictionary.
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.
NB: I may not be able to respond to all answers any time soon. They will be acknowledged in the New Year. Happy Holidays to all!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | agrégé thesis |
Muriel Vasconcellos
|
| 1 +1 | post-doctoral thesis |
neilmac
|
References
| "Agregaturas" |
Anne Schulz
|
Proposed translations
+2
6 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
1508
Spanish term (edited):
tesis de agregatura
Selected
agrégé thesis
The word "agrégé" is listed in Merriam-Webster's unabridged English dictionary, which means, according to most style manuals, that you can use it in English text. Here's the definition:
"an academic rank conferred by a French university on one who has passed a rigidly competitive examination and who is therefore entitled to appointment to the highest teaching post in a lyc*e or in one of the faculties of a university"
You can use it without accents, but I think the accents help to identify the meaning.
Examples:
books.google.com/books?isbn=041592040X
Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie, Joy Dorothy Harvey - 2000 - Women scientists
She served as an assistant in microbiology until she finished her **agrege thesis**, entitling her to lecture in the university in natural sciences. At that point, she was ...
Canberra Industries, Inc. - Patent Issued for True Coincidence ...
www.verticalnews.com/premium_newsletters/Energy.../7202ER.h...
Aug 10, 2012 - F. De Corte [The k.sub.0-Standardization Method: A Move to the Optimization of Reactor Neutron Activation Analysis, **Agrege thesis, ...**
www.google.com/patents/EP2166376A2
Mar 24, 2010 - F. De Corte [The k0-Standardiation Method: A Move to the Optimization of Reactor Neutron Activation Analysis, **Agrégé thesis**, Rijksuniversitiet ...
"an academic rank conferred by a French university on one who has passed a rigidly competitive examination and who is therefore entitled to appointment to the highest teaching post in a lyc*e or in one of the faculties of a university"
You can use it without accents, but I think the accents help to identify the meaning.
Examples:
books.google.com/books?isbn=041592040X
Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie, Joy Dorothy Harvey - 2000 - Women scientists
She served as an assistant in microbiology until she finished her **agrege thesis**, entitling her to lecture in the university in natural sciences. At that point, she was ...
Canberra Industries, Inc. - Patent Issued for True Coincidence ...
www.verticalnews.com/premium_newsletters/Energy.../7202ER.h...
Aug 10, 2012 - F. De Corte [The k.sub.0-Standardization Method: A Move to the Optimization of Reactor Neutron Activation Analysis, **Agrege thesis, ...**
www.google.com/patents/EP2166376A2
Mar 24, 2010 - F. De Corte [The k0-Standardiation Method: A Move to the Optimization of Reactor Neutron Activation Analysis, **Agrégé thesis**, Rijksuniversitiet ...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Charles Davis
: Agrégation is also in M-W unabridged, so "agrégation thesis" could also be used. I think either would be acceptable.
3 hrs
|
|
Yes, I didn't look for "agrégation" - which is actually more common.
|
|
| agree |
neilmac
: The form "aggregation thesis" is used here: "Ordenstein published the first monograph on MS as an aggregation thesis in 1867..."
14 hrs
|
|
Thanks, Neil!
|
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
6 hrs
post-doctoral thesis
Your own suggestion seems the most logical. If the person already has a doctorate, this thesis would logically be "post-".
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 20 hrs (2013-12-22 09:10:08 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
The Swedes use "aggregation thesis" here: http://www.ub.gu.se/publicera/epublicering/doktor/Doktoranda...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 20 hrs (2013-12-22 09:10:08 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
The Swedes use "aggregation thesis" here: http://www.ub.gu.se/publicera/epublicering/doktor/Doktoranda...
Reference comments
2 hrs
Reference:
"Agregaturas"
May refer to the Uruguayan education system:
"En una estructura de administración del sistema educativo diferente, en el Uruguay, los profesores de los denominados Institutos Normales fueron formados por un sistema de “agregaturas” a las cuales se ingresaba por concurso.
Una de las condiciones para presentarse a estos concursos era el haber obtenido altísimas calificaciones durante su ejercicio como maestros en la escuela. De esta forma, el sistema recuperaba a sus mejores profesores para transformarlos en maestros de maestros, lo cual permitió durante más de cien años la recuperación crítica de la tradición del oficio de enseñar."
http://www.oei.es/pdfs/pensamiento_educativo41.pdf
Maybe these "agregaturas" need an additional thesis to demonstrate their superior qualification?
"En una estructura de administración del sistema educativo diferente, en el Uruguay, los profesores de los denominados Institutos Normales fueron formados por un sistema de “agregaturas” a las cuales se ingresaba por concurso.
Una de las condiciones para presentarse a estos concursos era el haber obtenido altísimas calificaciones durante su ejercicio como maestros en la escuela. De esta forma, el sistema recuperaba a sus mejores profesores para transformarlos en maestros de maestros, lo cual permitió durante más de cien años la recuperación crítica de la tradición del oficio de enseñar."
http://www.oei.es/pdfs/pensamiento_educativo41.pdf
Maybe these "agregaturas" need an additional thesis to demonstrate their superior qualification?
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much, Anne, for this info. Unfortunately, I don't think we're talking about the same thing. This person did his "agregatura thesis" on a medical specialization in France. The author of the book where the photo and caption are inserted is Cuban. Thank you again! |
Discussion