- Office:1165 Budapest, Diósy Lajos utca 22-24.
- Building:Building D, 2nd Floor, Room 13
- Phone:+36 1 467-7921
- Internal extension:921
- Email:polcz.karoly@uni-bge.hu
Introduction
I have been working for the Department of International Business Languages at the Budapest Business School for more than 25 years. During this time, I have taught a wide range of subjects including General and Business English, Contrastive Country Studies, Project Documentation, English for Marketing, Stylistics and Pragmatics Specialized Translation, Discourse Analysis for Translators, Presentation and Writing Skills, etc. In addition to teaching seminars, I also hold lectures in Translation Studies in our postgraduate translator and interpreter training program. My research interests include applied linguistics, translation studies, pragmatics and terminology. I am engaged in active research in these fields, I regularly give presentations at Hungarian and international conferences of Applies Linguistics and Translation Studies and I publish my results. I am a member of the Hungarian Association of Applied Linguists and Language Teachers.
Office Hours
Location | D.II.13. |
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Hours | |
Comment | Fogadóóra előzetes egyeztetés alapján / Office hours prior consultation is required |
Subject(s) taught
- The Theory and Practice of Specialized Translation (English)
- Foreign Language for International Business A (English)
- Foreign Language for International Business B (English)
- Presentation Skills Development (English)
- Foreign Language for Business A/1 (English)
- Foreign Language for Business A/2 (English)
- Foreign Language for Business B/1 (English)
- Foreign Language for Business B/2 (English)
- Business Language Environment 1 (English)
Professional career
- 1988-1993Kossuth Lajos University of Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, majors
- 1996-97College for Foreign Trade
- 1999Eötvös Loránd University
- 2007-2012Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Humanities, School of Linguistics, PhD degree
- 2010Scientific Award, BGF Faculty of International Management and Business
- 2012Scientific Award, BGF
- 2014Scientific Award, BGF Faculty of International Management and Business
- 2017Scientific Award, BGE Faculty of International Management and Business
Research areas
- applied linguistics
- translation studies
- pragmatics
- terminology
Featured publications
- Polcz Károly, Hamsovszki Szvetlana, Huszár Erika, Jámbor Emőke, Szigetváry, Nóra, Válóczi, Marianna: Translation procedures in secondary term formation across languages in online glossaries: Universal or language-specific? ACROSS LANGUAGES AND CULTURES 24 : 2 pp. 239-256., 18 p. (2023)
- Polcz Károly: Kockázati tőkések és üzleti angyalok kérdéseinek tartalomelemzése PORTA LINGUA: 2 pp. 17-24., 8 p. (2022)
- Polcz Károly: A startup vállalkozások terminológiája angol–magyar internetes glosszáriumokban. FORDÍTÁSTUDOMÁNY 22: 2 pp. 5-29., 25 p. (2020)