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GB/T 30240 Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas and guidelines for the use of Japanese, Korean, Russian and other languages in public service areas jointly constitute series of national standards of guidelines for the use of foreign languages in public service areas.
GB/T 30240 Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas consists of the following parts:
——Part 1: General Rules;
——Part 2: Transportation;
——Part 3: Tourism;
——Part 4: Culture and Entertainment;
——Part 5: Sports;
——Part 6: Education;
——Part 7: Health and Medicine;
——Part 8: Post and Telecommunications;
——Part 9: Accommodation and Catering;
——Part 10: Commerce and Finance.
This part is Part 3 of GB/T 30240.
This part is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This part is under the jurisdiction of Language Information Management Department of Ministry of Education.
Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas -
Part 6: Education
1 Scope
This part of GB/T 30240 specifies relevant terms and definitions, translation methods and requirements, writing requirements and the like for the use of English in education area.
This part is applicable to English translation and writing of names of schools and other educational institutions as well as school service information.
2 Normative References
The following referenced documents are indispensable for application of this standard. For dated reference, only the edition cited applies. For the undated references, the latest editions of the normative documents (including all the amendments) apply.
GB/T 30240.1-2013 Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas - Part 1: General Rules
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following term and definition apply.
3.1
educational institution
various schools at different levels and external educational institutions and places for conducting education and teaching activities
4 Translation Methods and Requirements
4.1 Names of educational institutions
4.1.1 Comprehensive university with comparatively large scale is generally translated as University. Different translation methods shall be adopted for small-scale colleges according to different natures, generally they are translated as College or School; the one with clear specialty is translated as Institute; art and research institution as Academy; vocational technical college as Polytechnic College or Vocational and Technical College.
4.1.2 Elementary and secondary schools are translated with School: "中学" as Middle School; "初中" as Junior Middle School; "高中" as Senior Middle School or High School; "职业高中", "中等专业学校" or "职业学校" as Vocational School; "小学" as Primary School; "九年一贯制学校" directly as School and school for special education as Special School or Special Education School.
4.1.3 Youth centers, bases and the like serving as external educational institution are all translated as Youth Center; Palace in Children's Palace and Youth’s Palace may continue to be used.
4.1.4 In adult education system, "业余大学", "继续教育学院" and the like are translated as College of Continuing Education; "社区学校" as Community School.
4.1.5 Where modifier or qualified component of general name is required to be translated into two or more English words, generally, they shall be placed after the general name using "of " or "for" as connection, e.g. East China University of Political Science and Law. If modifier or qualified component is only one English word, it may be placed before the general name, e.g. Nanjing Agricultural University.
4.2 School service information
4.2.1 Different translation methods shall be adopted for school gate according to different conditions: the one named with digit is translated and written in "Gate + Arabic number", e.g. "一号门" is translated as Gate 1; the one named with locality noun is translated and written in "locality noun + Gate", e.g. "东门" as "East Gate".
4.2.2 Other school service information shall be translated and written according to 5.2 in GB/T 30240.1-2013. Specific provisions are given in Annex A.
Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Translation Methods and Requirements
5 Writing Requirements
Annex A (Informative) Examples for English Translations of School Service Information
Codeofchina.com is in charge of this English translation. In case of any doubt about the English translation, the Chinese original shall be considered authoritative.
GB/T 30240 Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas and guidelines for the use of Japanese, Korean, Russian and other languages in public service areas jointly constitute series of national standards of guidelines for the use of foreign languages in public service areas.
GB/T 30240 Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas consists of the following parts:
——Part 1: General Rules;
——Part 2: Transportation;
——Part 3: Tourism;
——Part 4: Culture and Entertainment;
——Part 5: Sports;
——Part 6: Education;
——Part 7: Health and Medicine;
——Part 8: Post and Telecommunications;
——Part 9: Accommodation and Catering;
——Part 10: Commerce and Finance.
This part is Part 3 of GB/T 30240.
This part is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This part is under the jurisdiction of Language Information Management Department of Ministry of Education.
Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas -
Part 6: Education
1 Scope
This part of GB/T 30240 specifies relevant terms and definitions, translation methods and requirements, writing requirements and the like for the use of English in education area.
This part is applicable to English translation and writing of names of schools and other educational institutions as well as school service information.
2 Normative References
The following referenced documents are indispensable for application of this standard. For dated reference, only the edition cited applies. For the undated references, the latest editions of the normative documents (including all the amendments) apply.
GB/T 30240.1-2013 Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas - Part 1: General Rules
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following term and definition apply.
3.1
educational institution
various schools at different levels and external educational institutions and places for conducting education and teaching activities
4 Translation Methods and Requirements
4.1 Names of educational institutions
4.1.1 Comprehensive university with comparatively large scale is generally translated as University. Different translation methods shall be adopted for small-scale colleges according to different natures, generally they are translated as College or School; the one with clear specialty is translated as Institute; art and research institution as Academy; vocational technical college as Polytechnic College or Vocational and Technical College.
4.1.2 Elementary and secondary schools are translated with School: "中学" as Middle School; "初中" as Junior Middle School; "高中" as Senior Middle School or High School; "职业高中", "中等专业学校" or "职业学校" as Vocational School; "小学" as Primary School; "九年一贯制学校" directly as School and school for special education as Special School or Special Education School.
4.1.3 Youth centers, bases and the like serving as external educational institution are all translated as Youth Center; Palace in Children's Palace and Youth’s Palace may continue to be used.
4.1.4 In adult education system, "业余大学", "继续教育学院" and the like are translated as College of Continuing Education; "社区学校" as Community School.
4.1.5 Where modifier or qualified component of general name is required to be translated into two or more English words, generally, they shall be placed after the general name using "of " or "for" as connection, e.g. East China University of Political Science and Law. If modifier or qualified component is only one English word, it may be placed before the general name, e.g. Nanjing Agricultural University.
4.2 School service information
4.2.1 Different translation methods shall be adopted for school gate according to different conditions: the one named with digit is translated and written in "Gate + Arabic number", e.g. "一号门" is translated as Gate 1; the one named with locality noun is translated and written in "locality noun + Gate", e.g. "东门" as "East Gate".
4.2.2 Other school service information shall be translated and written according to 5.2 in GB/T 30240.1-2013. Specific provisions are given in Annex A.
Contents of GB/T 30240.6-2017
Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Translation Methods and Requirements
5 Writing Requirements
Annex A (Informative) Examples for English Translations of School Service Information
