TRANSLATION QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB TITLES 20 Match this series of academic titles with the appropriate definition. Check your answers in a monolingual dictionary and then find the Italian equivalent in a bilingual dictionary. 1. Professor 2. Associate professor 3. Assistant professor 4. Lecturer 5. Adjunct professor 6. Teaching assistant (TA) or teaching fellow (TF) 7. Research professor a. Also called adjunct lecturer or faculty associate, this type of professor is a part-time faculty member paid on a class-by-class basis. A Ph.D is not always required. This professor is often asked to teach due to the expertise and career in a certain field. b. Also called instructor, people in this full-time position receive little or no funding outside research and are not eligible for tenure (= permanent contract). They generally teach introductory undergraduate courses (=1st level university degree) and may not hold a Ph.D. c. Before becoming associate professors, most professors start with this position. After some time at the university, this introductory-level professor can be promoted or dismissed from the position. d. It is a title leading up to that of full professor. It is a mid-level position guaranteed by a tenure. e. Sometimes also referred to as a full professor, the term refers to a senior professor whose job is guaranteed by a tenure. f. The person who has the most contact with students: usually a graduate student who supports a professor by helping with grading, leading small discussion groups outside of lectures and sometimes also filling in to lecture when the professor is not available. g. This professor has no teaching duties and is generally paid via external sources like grants. 21 Translate the sentences into English. 1. Mia nonna ha lavorato come segretaria e dattilografa presso una piccola azienda per trent anni. 2. Dopo una laurea in bilancio e finanza, adesso sono un revisore di bilancio e lavoro presso grandi aziende. 3. Per poter diventare contabile presso un azienda è necessario avere almeno un diploma in contabilità. 4. Mia sorella ha una laurea in turismo e spera di diventare direttore d albergo. 5. I vecchi direttori di banca avevano solo un diploma di scuola superiore, oggi i nuovi direttori sono tutti laureati. B2 UNIT 12 132