| 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 Orhan Demir
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) will develop awareness about confidentiality and codes of ethics existing in the translation process.
2) will be able to demonstrate knowledge gained in the field of ethics by applying them to sample cases and scenarios.
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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 acquaint students with ethical issues in translation and interpretation studies in relation to diverse areas of specialization such as law, medicine, technology, diplomacy, etc. The course enables students to learn the codes of professional ethics of translating and interpreting which can be listed as follows: accuracy, confidentiality, competency, ethical and intellectual maturity, ethical decision-making, ethical exploration of conflicts of interests. The analysis and application of these basic ethical issues will be practiced in sample scenarios which will be used to develop the students? awareness of professional ethics. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | General Introduction | | 2nd Week | Definition of ethics and explanation of essential principles | | 3rd Week | Definition of ethics within the framework of translation | | 4th Week | Reliability of translation and translator | | 5th Week | Translatorship: Professional ethics | | 6th Week | Translatorship: Personal Ethics | | 7th Week | Translator?s liability to translation | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Different receptions of ethics in translator?s decision during translation process | | 10th Week | Different receptions of ethics during the submission of translation | | 11th Week | Plagiarism in translations | | 12th Week | Status and position of the translator in the society | | 13th Week | Status and position of the translator in the society | | 14th Week | Final Remarks | | 15th Week | Final Exam |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Robinson, Douglas. Becoming a Translator: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Translation (2nd ed.). London: Routledge, 2003. |
| 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 | 15 | 15 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total Workload | | | 181 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 6,03 |
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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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