| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 3 |
| SEMESTER | Fifth Term (Fall) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 7 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Instructor Berkay Tarım
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) will be able to define interpreting strategies particular to sight translation.
2) will acquire knowledge of terminology regarding different English and Turkish text types and be able to practice interpreting.
3) will be able to recognise the challenges that can be encountered within the scope of translation and find solutions to them.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | The main goal of this course is to make students acquire the basic skills of sight interpreting so that they will get ready for simultaneous and consecutive translation. It targets the students to read and understand texts fast so that they can paraphrase and summarize texts, focusing on the main ideas and on the message rather than the structure. Therefore, students are given extensive exercises on summarizing and paraphrasing as well as exercises on identifying the main idea of the texts. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | General Introduction | | 2nd Week | The scope of sight translation | | 3rd Week | Difference between sight translation and other interpreting modes | | 4th Week | Translation-oriented reading techniques | | 5th Week | Translation-oriented reading techniques | | 6th Week | Sight translation strategies | | 7th Week | Sight translation strategies | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Types of speeches and practices | | 10th Week | Sight translation practices | | 11th Week | Sight translation practices | | 12th Week | Sight translation practices | | 13th Week | Sight translation practices | | 14th Week | Final Remarks | | 15th Week | Final Exam |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Chen, Jing. A Coursebook of Sight Translation. Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2011. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,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 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 6 | 84 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Course hours | 14 | 4 | 56 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total Workload | | | 211 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 7,03 |
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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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