| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 4 |
| SEMESTER | Seventh Term (Fall) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 7 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) will become familiar with legalese and its properties and rules.
2) will acquire extensive terminology knowledge by observing different judicial systems.
3) will be able to translate between Turkish-English language pairs and find solutions to challenges encountered.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | The aim of this course is to inform students about different fields of law, to introduce them to different judicial systems, and to make it possible for students to become familiar with language properties in various legal texts. Students are expected to understand basic concepts both in source language and target language used in the field of law, and to translate different legal texts like agreements and legislations. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | General Introduction | | 2nd Week | What is translation of legal texts? The scope of translation of legal texts | | 3rd Week | International and national legal systems | | 4th Week | Basic concepts in law and features of text type | | 5th Week | Basic concepts in law and features of text type | | 6th Week | Legal terms | | 7th Week | Translation practice | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Translation practice | | 10th Week | Translation practice | | 11th Week | Translation practice | | 12th Week | Translation practice | | 13th Week | Translation practice | | 14th Week | Final Remarks | | 15th Week | Final Exam |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Aybay, Rona. An introduction to law with special references to Turkish law. ALFA, 2014. |
| 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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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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