On teaching terminology

Abstract

Intensive development of computer technologies enables us to consider terminological lexis from different points of view: morphological, word-building and semantic. Computing terminology is an example of young terminology; being formed in the middle of the XX century, it is still in the process of active development. The dynamic character of computing terminology makes it suitable for the study of means of linguistic nomination. Keeping in mind that terminology is a subsystem of the general lexical-semantic system of a language, it contains all structural word types, all means of nomination and all semantic processes that are characteristic of the lexis in general. The specific character of any terminology manifests itself in different realization of the above processes depending on the type of science and technology, history of its development and typology of a national language. The particular characteristics of computing terminology are determined by these factors as well. Understanding the computing terms structural and semantic specific features, the system character of computing terminology seems important for the practice of English language teaching, it ensures better comprehension and mastering of the terms, improves the efficiency of academic performance.