| 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 Orhan Demir
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) will be able to comprehend the theories in translation,
2) will be able to comprehend the tenets of 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 teach the major theoretical developments in the history of translation and interpretation studies with a particular emphasis on the contemporary theories of translation. The course focuses on the intersecting areas of language and culture, language and art, language and philosophy, and language and history in order to provide students with the knowledge of theoretical ideas that have influenced and are still shaping translating practice. Besides, in this course, students will be acquainted with the key elements of translation theory as well as with an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach to translation process. Such an acquirement of knowledge will improve the students? translation skills by enabling them to develop a critical perspective on the process and product of translation. Students will also learn to put their theoretical knowledge into practice by applying translation theories to texts in various fields. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | General Introduction | | 2nd Week | Language and Culture | | 3rd Week | Problems of Equivalence | | 4th Week | Loss and Gain | | 5th Week | Ealy Theorists | | 6th Week | Types of Translation | | 7th Week | Decoding and recoding | | 8th Week | Mid-Term Exam | | 9th Week | Untranslability | | 10th Week | Education | | 11th Week | The 17th and the 18th Century | | 12th Week | Poetry and Translation | | 13th Week | Translating Prose | | 14th Week | General Review | | 15th Week | Final Exam |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Bassnett, S. (2002). Translation Studies. (3rd ed.) London: Routledge.
Additional materials provided by the instructor. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Assignment | 1 | 15 | | Presentation of Case Study | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Preparation for Quiz | 4 | 3 | 12 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 5 | 70 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Total Workload | | | 173 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,76 |
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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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