| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 2 |
| SEMESTER | Fourth Term (Spring) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 7 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Assistant Professor Selim Soner Sütçü
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) define form and content of technical text types.
2)
3) comprehend the applicable methods of technical translation.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course aims to enable students to comprehend and translate technical and scientific texts. It is aimed to familiarize students with the terminology and stylistic properties of technical and scientific texts and to provide them opportunity to transfer those elements to target language. This course also includes theoretical approaches to technical translation. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | General Introduction | | 2nd Week | General overview: textual and linguistic features of technical texts | | 3rd Week | Analysing examples of technical translations | | 4th Week | Technical Translation-Oriented Terminology preparation | | 5th Week | Translation Practice: User guide | | 6th Week | Translation Practice: User guide | | 7th Week | Proofreading Practice | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Translation practice: Patent | | 10th Week | Translation practice: Texts on Engineering | | 11th Week | Translation practice: Texts on Statistics | | 12th Week | Translation practice: Texts on Computer | | 13th Week | Proofreading Practice | | 14th Week | Final Remarks | | 15th Week | Final Exam |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Byrne, Jody. Technical Translation: Usability Strategies for Translating Technical Documentation. Dordrecht: Springer, 2010.
Wright, Sue Ellen, and Leland D Wright. Scientific and technical translation. John Benjamin, 1993. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Practice |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Total(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 7 | 98 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 6 | 4 | 24 | | Total Workload | | | 200 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 6,66 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 7 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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