| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 2 |
| SEMESTER | Third Term (Fall) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 6 |
| 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) will be able to translate texts by using proper dictionaries and sources while using computer.
2) will be able to be able translate texts by using computer-assisted translation programs (CAT Tools).
3) will use their computer skills at advanced level.
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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 at introducing computer-based programs used in translation. Introducing Memory-Aided translation tools in practice within a laboratory setting, enhance students? competence in translation technology and providing students to work on comprehensive translation projects especially by using translation-oriented memory, terminology and project management tools are other goals of this subject. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | General Introduction | | 2nd Week | Process of using technology in translation | | 3rd Week | Introduction to translation toolkits | | 4th Week | Google Translator?s Toolkit | | 5th Week | SDL Trados | | 6th Week | SDL Trados | | 7th Week | SDL Trados | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Creating terminology for translators | | 10th Week | Corpora and the Translator | | 11th Week | Machine Translation | | 12th Week | Localization | | 13th Week | Localization | | 14th Week | Final Remarks | | 15th Week | Final Exam |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Bowker, Lynne. Technology: A Practical Introduction. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2002.
CAT Tools (Computer-Assisted Translation; WordFast, Swordfish, SDL vb.)
Gambier, Yves and Luc van Doorslaer. Handbook of Translation Studies. Volume 1. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2010.
Şahin, Mehmet. Çeviri ve Teknoloji. İzmir: İzmir Ekonomi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2013.
Teeter, Ryan and Barksdale, Karl. Google Apps for Dummies. Indianapolis: Wiley Publishing, 2008.
Multimedia sources, online resources, presentations. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Practice,Project |
| 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 | 4 | 56 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 7 | 3 | 21 | | Total Workload | | | 183 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 6,1 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 6 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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