TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Berkay Tarım
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to understand the process of translation, 2) will be able to be informed about the importance of translation, 3) will be able to be equipped with different approach to translation, 4) will be able to be equipped with different techniques used in especially written translation, 5) will be able to find solutions to some basic problems in written translation.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to provide a basic framework for the translation and interpretation process and to prepare the students for the translation courses in the following years. For this purpose, firstly, Turkish and English grammatical structures will be reviewed and the ways of translating them will be discussed. Secondly, it will present the general concepts of translation such as source language, target language, equivalence, context or discourse. It will also introduce the students to basic text types, possible translation strategies and few examples of their translations.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The role of translator 2nd Week New directions from the new media 3rd Week Research and commentary projects 4th Week Context and Register 5th Week Context and Register 6th Week Word order and reference 7th Week Word order and reference 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Time: tense, mood, and aspect 10th Week Time: tense, mood, and aspect 11th Week Concepts and notions 12th Week Concepts and notions 13th Week Idioms: from one culture to another 14th Week Revision 15th Week Final Exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Duff Alan. Translation. OUP Munday,J. 2012. Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications. Routledge.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Other,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 20 Project 1 20 Presentation of Case Study 1 10 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 4 4 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 4 2 8 Total Workload 152 Total Workload / 30 5,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No