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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
ADVANCED TRANSLATION AMER210 - 3 + 0 4

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Assistant Professor Selen Aktari Sevgi
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) will be able to compare the source and the target languages on linguistic and contextual bases through literary texts,
2) will be able to translate excerpts from literary texts into the target language.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONFollowing on AMER 140 Translation, this course aims to enrich and deepen students' understanding of translation. Texts from various literary genres such as the short story, essay, poetry, and drama are studied to help students improve their style and diction.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Thoughts on the Concept of Literary Translation
2nd Week Translation of Essays
3rd Week Translation of Essays
4th Week Translation of Essays
5th Week Translation of Short Stories
6th Week Translation of Short Stories
7th Week Translation of Short Stories
8th Week Revision and Mid-term Examination
9th Week Translation of Plays
10th Week Translation of Plays
11th Week Translation of Plays
12th Week Translation of Poems
13th Week Translation of Poems
14th Week Translation of Poems
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGDerste ana kaynak olarak incelenecek yazınsal metinler dersi verecek öğretim elemanı tarafından belirlenecektir. / The literary texts to be included as required reading material will be selected by the lecturer assigned to the course.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Presentation,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term125
Attendance15
Presentation of Article440
Total(%)70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)30
Total(%)100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONEnglish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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