TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Sixth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Mustafa Onur Duman
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will learn norms of press language and be able to explain different text types belonging to this field. 2) will develop necessary terms and structures to translate these text types. 3) will develop awareness to find solutions to translation problems in this the field.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to analyse press language in English and Turkish, probe into differences of language use, conduct translation practices from English to Turkish and from Turkish to English by following printed media. It is aimed to provide students with experience and skills in the field of press texts translation with by modelling from electronic and printed media.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General Introduction 2nd Week Communication principles and basic concepts 3rd Week Society and Communication; Communication types 4th Week Media genres and texts 5th Week Media Discourse 6th Week Analysis of translations of press texts 7th Week Translation practise: Daily news 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Mistakes in media discourse and their corrections 10th Week Translation practise: Political news 11th Week Translation practise: Fashion Magazine 12th Week Translation practise: Science and Technology news 13th Week Translation practise: Economy news 14th Week Final Remarks 15th Week Final Exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Lasky, Melvin J. Profanity, obscenity & the media. Transaction Publishers, 2014. Bulut, Alev. Basından o?rneklerle c?eviride ideoloji, ideolojik c?eviri. Multilingual, 2008.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) 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
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 7 98 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 6 6 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 10 3 30 Total Workload 190 Total Workload / 30 6,33 ECTS Credits of the Course 6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No