TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Eighth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Orhan Demir
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to keep up with all current issues regarding the translation profession. 2) will have knowledge of new arguments within the scope of translation studies. 3) will gain a critical point of view towards translation studies.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to discuss translations and translators in not only linguistic and textual but also socio-cultural context by enabling students to follow current issues concerning translations and translators. Students are expected to follow all recent developments regarding to translation as a profession.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General Introduction 2nd Week Revision of Translation Theories 3rd Week Post-colonial translation studies 4th Week Feminist Translation 5th Week Translation Sociology 6th Week Translation and Censorship 7th Week Translation and Politics 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Critical Discourse Analysis and Translation 10th Week Translation and Copyright Issues 11th Week Translation and Publication Rights-Relationships between the translator, editor and publisher 12th Week Translation and Occupational Standards 13th Week Translation and Recent developments in the technology 14th Week Final Remarks 15th Week Final Exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Hacettepe University Journal of Translation Studies Simon, S. Gender in Translation. London: Routledge. 1996 Bassnett, S., and Trivedi,H. Post-colonial Translation: Theory & Practice. London: Routledge, 1998.
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 2 0 Individual or group work 14 7 98 Preparation for Final exam 1 8 8 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 4 4 Laboratory (including preparation) 2 2 4 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 8 2 16 Total Workload 190 Total Workload / 30 6,33 ECTS Credits of the Course 6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No