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	8
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Selim Soner Sütçü
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will define the concept of translation criticism. 2) will be able to comprehend translation criticism theories put forward from old times to the present day. 3) will be able to apply theories learned to the translation process.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course provides students with a critical exploration of published translations,and cultivate an awareness based on theoretical readings rather than detection of possible error and prescriptivism.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General Introduction 2nd Week What is translation and what is its scoop? 3rd Week Peter Newmark and his Translation Criticism Model 4th Week Anton Popovic and his concept of shifts 5th Week Raymond van den Broeck and his Systemic Translation Criticism Model 6th Week Katharina Reiss and her Functional Translation Criticism Model 7th Week Gideon Toury and Target-Oriented Descriptive Translation Model 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Translation Criticism Practice : Popular Literature 10th Week Translation Criticism Practice: Children Literature 11th Week Translation Criticism Practice: Post-colonial Texts 12th Week Translation Criticism Practice: Feminist Literature 13th Week Translation Criticism Practice: Poem 14th Week Translation Criticism Practice: Audio-medial Texts 15th Week Final Exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Reiss, K. Translation Criticism. Manchester: St. Jerome Publishing.2000 Aksoy, Berrin. Çeviride Çevirmen Seçimleri Işığında Çeviri Eleştirisi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 18 (2):1-16. 2001 Popovic,A. Translation Analysis and Literary History: A Slovak Approach to the Problem. Babel 14.2 1968: 68?76. Broeck, Raymond Van Den. "Second Thoughts on Translation Criticism: A Model of Its Analytic Function." The Manipulation of Literature: Studies in Literary Translation. Ed. Theo Hermans. London& Sdyney: Croom Helm, 1985. 54-62. Newmark, Peter. A Textbook of Translation. Cambridge: Prentice Hall International, 1988. Toury, Gideon. Descriptive Translation Studies- and beyond (Revised Edition). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1995.
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 2 4 8 Individual or group work 14 7 98 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 6 8 48 Total Workload 244 Total Workload / 30 8,13 ECTS Credits of the Course 8
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No