| 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 | 6 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Assistant Professor Mustafa Onur Duman
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) will have a good command of necessary knowledge of terminology in the field.
2) will observe applied translation methods for medical translation and be able to improve their skills.
3) will be able generate solutions to the problems that may emerge during the translation process.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | In this course, translation practices are carried out on texts which require medical terminology and background information. In order to make understanding and producing of texts in medical subjects easy to understand for students, it is aimed to inform them about issues such as human body, medical problems and procedures. This course aims to teach basic anatomy and anatomy-related terminology in Latin, Turkish and English. By analysing different text types (scientific articles, course book, and patient information leaflet etc.), studies and exercises are carried out to develop translation-oriented strategies. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | General Introduction | | 2nd Week | Features of medical texts and translation methods | | 3rd Week | Introduction to terminology in medical texts, Latin affixes and roots | | 4th Week | General overview on body systems | | 5th Week | Body Systems: Respiratory and Digestive Systems | | 6th Week | Body Systems: Nervous System | | 7th Week | Body Systems: Skeletal and Muscular System | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Body Systems: Circulating System | | 10th Week | Body Systems: Reproduction and Urinary Systems | | 11th Week | Translation of prospectuses | | 12th Week | Translation of disease descriptions | | 13th Week | Translation of patient pamphlets | | 14th Week | Final Remarks | | 15th Week | Final Exam |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Montalt, Vicent. Medical Translation Step by Step: Learning by Drafting. London: Routledge, 2014.
Erten,Asalet. Tıp Terminolojisi ve Tıp Metinleri Çevirisi. Seçkin Yayıncılık. 2007 |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion,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 | 6 | 84 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 10 | 4 | 40 | | Total Workload | | | 187 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 6,23 |
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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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