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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
LITERARY TRANSLATION II MTI421 Seventh Term (Fall) 3 + 0 7

TYPE OF COURSE UNITCompulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY4
SEMESTERSeventh Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED7
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 comprehend the challenges of literary translation and improve their solution seeking skills.
2) will learn to assess the translation process and a new literary piece of work.
3) will obtain information about the opinions and views regarding literary translation in the world and Turkey.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITIONThis course familiarizes students with the genres of short fiction and novel. The students will translate of selected excerpts from the works of well known Turkish and authors from different countries and they will learn to approach these translations critically.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week General Introduction
2nd Week Terms of Literature
3rd Week Figurative language
4th Week Articles on literary translation
5th Week Articles on literary translation
6th Week Translation practice
7th Week Translation practice
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Literary translation within the scope of polysystem theory
10th Week Literary translation within the scope of polysystem theory
11th Week Translation practice
12th Week Translation practice
13th Week Proofreading Practice
14th Week Final Remarks
15th Week Final Exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGChamberlin, Dennis, and Gillian White. English for Translation. Cambridge: Cambridge UP,1975.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
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 exam122
Preparation for Quiz248
Individual or group work14798
Preparation for Final exam144
Course hours14456
Preparation for Midterm exam133
Laboratory (including preparation)000
Final exam122
Homework6636
Total Workload209
Total Workload / 306,96
ECTS Credits of the Course7
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONEnglish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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