English Translation and Interpreting | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | MUTI308 | ||||||||
Course Name: | Introduction to Translation Studies | ||||||||
Course Semester: | Spring | ||||||||
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Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Compulsory | ||||||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. CEMAL DEMİRCİOĞLU | ||||||||
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Course Objectives: | This is an introductory course, familiarising students with the discipline of Translation Studies (TS). In the course, a special focus will be on basic concepts and contemporary approaches to investigate translation within a systemic-functionalist perspective. |
Course Content: | Week 1: Theories of translation in the West before the 20th century Week 2: Contemporary approaches to translation Week 4: Linguistic approaches to translation Week 5: Functionalist approaches to translation Week 6: Target-or-source-orientedness in translation Week 7-8: Descriptive TS: Polysystem theory Week 9: Conceptual tools in DTS: assumed translation, equivalence and norms Week 10: Midterm Week 11: Critical approaches to TS and translation sociology Week 12: Translation history Week 13-14: Discussions on selected topics |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Theories of translation in the West before the 20th century | Tahir- Gürçağlar, Şehnaz (2011) Çevirinin ABC’si, İstanbul: Say Yayınları. Munday, Jeremy (2008) Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications, Routledge, New York. (Please visit https://demircioglucemal.wordpress.com/courses-thought/undergraduate-courses/mut308-ceviribilime-giris-3/) Baker, Mona (ed.) (1998) Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, London and New York: Routledge. Demircioğlu, Cemal (2016) Çeviribilimde Tarih ve Tarihyazımı, Doğu-Batı Ekseninde Bir Karşılaştırma, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Hermans, Theo (1999) Translation in Systems Descriptive and Systemic Approaches Explained. Manchester : St. Jerome. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi I: Çeviriyi Düşünenler, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi II: Çeviri(bilim) nedir?, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Shuttleworth, Mark (1997) Dictionary of Translation Studies, Manchester: St. Jerome. Vermeer, Hans J. (2008) Çeviride Skopos Kuramı, Çeviren Ayşe Handan Konar, İstanbul: İŞ Bankası Kültür Yayınları. |
2) | Contemporary approaches to translation | Tahir- Gürçağlar, Şehnaz (2011) Çevirinin ABC’si, İstanbul: Say Yayınları. Munday, Jeremy (2008) Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications, Routledge, New York. (Please visit https://demircioglucemal.wordpress.com/courses-thought/undergraduate-courses/mut308-ceviribilime-giris-3/) Baker, Mona (ed.) (1998) Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, London and New York: Routledge. Demircioğlu, Cemal (2016) Çeviribilimde Tarih ve Tarihyazımı, Doğu-Batı Ekseninde Bir Karşılaştırma, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Hermans, Theo (1999) Translation in Systems Descriptive and Systemic Approaches Explained. Manchester : St. Jerome. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi I: Çeviriyi Düşünenler, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi II: Çeviri(bilim) nedir?, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Shuttleworth, Mark (1997) Dictionary of Translation Studies, Manchester: St. Jerome. Vermeer, Hans J. (2008) Çeviride Skopos Kuramı, Çeviren Ayşe Handan Konar, İstanbul: İŞ Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Yazıcı, Mine (2005) Çeviribilimin Temel Kavram ve Kuramları, İstanbul: Multilingual Yayınları. |
3) | Linguistic approaches to translation | Tahir- Gürçağlar, Şehnaz (2011) Çevirinin ABC’si, İstanbul: Say Yayınları. Munday, Jeremy (2008) Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications, Routledge, New York. (Please visit https://demircioglucemal.wordpress.com/courses-thought/undergraduate-courses/mut308-ceviribilime-giris-3/) Baker, Mona (ed.) (1998) Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, London and New York: Routledge. Demircioğlu, Cemal (2016) Çeviribilimde Tarih ve Tarihyazımı, Doğu-Batı Ekseninde Bir Karşılaştırma, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Hermans, Theo (1999) Translation in Systems Descriptive and Systemic Approaches Explained. Manchester : St. Jerome. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi I: Çeviriyi Düşünenler, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi II: Çeviri(bilim) nedir?, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Shuttleworth, Mark (1997) Dictionary of Translation Studies, Manchester: St. Jerome. Vermeer, Hans J. (2008) Çeviride Skopos Kuramı, Çeviren Ayşe Handan Konar, İstanbul: İŞ Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Yazıcı, Mine (2005) Çeviribilimin Temel Kavram ve Kuramları, İstanbul: Multilingual Yayınları. |
4) | Functionalist approaches to translation | Tahir- Gürçağlar, Şehnaz (2011) Çevirinin ABC’si, İstanbul: Say Yayınları. Munday, Jeremy (2008) Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications, Routledge, New York. (Please visit https://demircioglucemal.wordpress.com/courses-thought/undergraduate-courses/mut308-ceviribilime-giris-3/) Baker, Mona (ed.) (1998) Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, London and New York: Routledge. Demircioğlu, Cemal (2016) Çeviribilimde Tarih ve Tarihyazımı, Doğu-Batı Ekseninde Bir Karşılaştırma, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Hermans, Theo (1999) Translation in Systems Descriptive and Systemic Approaches Explained. Manchester : St. Jerome. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi I: Çeviriyi Düşünenler, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi II: Çeviri(bilim) nedir?, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Shuttleworth, Mark (1997) Dictionary of Translation Studies, Manchester: St. Jerome. Vermeer, Hans J. (2008) Çeviride Skopos Kuramı, Çeviren Ayşe Handan Konar, İstanbul: İŞ Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Yazıcı, Mine (2005) Çeviribilimin Temel Kavram ve Kuramları, İstanbul: Multilingual Yayınları. |
5) | Target-or-source-orientedness in translation | Tahir- Gürçağlar, Şehnaz (2011) Çevirinin ABC’si, İstanbul: Say Yayınları. Munday, Jeremy (2008) Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications, Routledge, New York. (Please visit https://demircioglucemal.wordpress.com/courses-thought/undergraduate-courses/mut308-ceviribilime-giris-3/) Baker, Mona (ed.) (1998) Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, London and New York: Routledge. Demircioğlu, Cemal (2016) Çeviribilimde Tarih ve Tarihyazımı, Doğu-Batı Ekseninde Bir Karşılaştırma, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Hermans, Theo (1999) Translation in Systems Descriptive and Systemic Approaches Explained. Manchester : St. Jerome. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi I: Çeviriyi Düşünenler, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi II: Çeviri(bilim) nedir?, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Shuttleworth, Mark (1997) Dictionary of Translation Studies, Manchester: St. Jerome. Vermeer, Hans J. (2008) Çeviride Skopos Kuramı, Çeviren Ayşe Handan Konar, İstanbul: İŞ Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Yazıcı, Mine (2005) Çeviribilimin Temel Kavram ve Kuramları, İstanbul: Multilingual Yayınları. |
6) | Descriptive TS: Polysystem theory | Tahir- Gürçağlar, Şehnaz (2011) Çevirinin ABC’si, İstanbul: Say Yayınları. Munday, Jeremy (2008) Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications, Routledge, New York. (Please visit https://demircioglucemal.wordpress.com/courses-thought/undergraduate-courses/mut308-ceviribilime-giris-3/) Baker, Mona (ed.) (1998) Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, London and New York: Routledge. Demircioğlu, Cemal (2016) Çeviribilimde Tarih ve Tarihyazımı, Doğu-Batı Ekseninde Bir Karşılaştırma, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Hermans, Theo (1999) Translation in Systems Descriptive and Systemic Approaches Explained. Manchester : St. Jerome. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi I: Çeviriyi Düşünenler, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi II: Çeviri(bilim) nedir?, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Shuttleworth, Mark (1997) Dictionary of Translation Studies, Manchester: St. Jerome. Vermeer, Hans J. (2008) Çeviride Skopos Kuramı, Çeviren Ayşe Handan Konar, İstanbul: İŞ Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Yazıcı, Mine (2005) Çeviribilimin Temel Kavram ve Kuramları, İstanbul: Multilingual Yayınları. |
7) | Descriptive TS: Polysystem theory | Tahir- Gürçağlar, Şehnaz (2011) Çevirinin ABC’si, İstanbul: Say Yayınları. Munday, Jeremy (2008) Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications, Routledge, New York. (Please visit https://demircioglucemal.wordpress.com/courses-thought/undergraduate-courses/mut308-ceviribilime-giris-3/) Baker, Mona (ed.) (1998) Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, London and New York: Routledge. Demircioğlu, Cemal (2016) Çeviribilimde Tarih ve Tarihyazımı, Doğu-Batı Ekseninde Bir Karşılaştırma, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Hermans, Theo (1999) Translation in Systems Descriptive and Systemic Approaches Explained. Manchester : St. Jerome. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi I: Çeviriyi Düşünenler, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi II: Çeviri(bilim) nedir?, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Shuttleworth, Mark (1997) Dictionary of Translation Studies, Manchester: St. Jerome. Vermeer, Hans J. (2008) Çeviride Skopos Kuramı, Çeviren Ayşe Handan Konar, İstanbul: İŞ Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Yazıcı, Mine (2005) Çeviribilimin Temel Kavram ve Kuramları, İstanbul: Multilingual Yayınları. |
8) | Conceptual tools in DTS: assumed translation, equivalence and norms | Tahir- Gürçağlar, Şehnaz (2011) Çevirinin ABC’si, İstanbul: Say Yayınları. Munday, Jeremy (2008) Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications, Routledge, New York. (Please visit https://demircioglucemal.wordpress.com/courses-thought/undergraduate-courses/mut308-ceviribilime-giris-3/) Baker, Mona (ed.) (1998) Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, London and New York: Routledge. Demircioğlu, Cemal (2016) Çeviribilimde Tarih ve Tarihyazımı, Doğu-Batı Ekseninde Bir Karşılaştırma, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Hermans, Theo (1999) Translation in Systems Descriptive and Systemic Approaches Explained. Manchester : St. Jerome. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi I: Çeviriyi Düşünenler, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi II: Çeviri(bilim) nedir?, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Shuttleworth, Mark (1997) Dictionary of Translation Studies, Manchester: St. Jerome. Vermeer, Hans J. (2008) Çeviride Skopos Kuramı, Çeviren Ayşe Handan Konar, İstanbul: İŞ Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Yazıcı, Mine (2005) Çeviribilimin Temel Kavram ve Kuramları, İstanbul: Multilingual Yayınları. |
9) | Midterm I | |
10) | Critical approaches to TS and translation sociology | Tahir- Gürçağlar, Şehnaz (2011) Çevirinin ABC’si, İstanbul: Say Yayınları. Munday, Jeremy (2008) Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications, Routledge, New York. (Please visit https://demircioglucemal.wordpress.com/courses-thought/undergraduate-courses/mut308-ceviribilime-giris-3/) Baker, Mona (ed.) (1998) Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, London and New York: Routledge. Demircioğlu, Cemal (2016) Çeviribilimde Tarih ve Tarihyazımı, Doğu-Batı Ekseninde Bir Karşılaştırma, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Hermans, Theo (1999) Translation in Systems Descriptive and Systemic Approaches Explained. Manchester : St. Jerome. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi I: Çeviriyi Düşünenler, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi II: Çeviri(bilim) nedir?, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Shuttleworth, Mark (1997) Dictionary of Translation Studies, Manchester: St. Jerome. Vermeer, Hans J. (2008) Çeviride Skopos Kuramı, Çeviren Ayşe Handan Konar, İstanbul: İŞ Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Yazıcı, Mine (2005) Çeviribilimin Temel Kavram ve Kuramları, İstanbul: Multilingual Yayınları. |
11) | Translation history | Tahir- Gürçağlar, Şehnaz (2011) Çevirinin ABC’si, İstanbul: Say Yayınları. Munday, Jeremy (2008) Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications, Routledge, New York. (Please visit https://demircioglucemal.wordpress.com/courses-thought/undergraduate-courses/mut308-ceviribilime-giris-3/) Baker, Mona (ed.) (1998) Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, London and New York: Routledge. Demircioğlu, Cemal (2016) Çeviribilimde Tarih ve Tarihyazımı, Doğu-Batı Ekseninde Bir Karşılaştırma, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Hermans, Theo (1999) Translation in Systems Descriptive and Systemic Approaches Explained. Manchester : St. Jerome. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi I: Çeviriyi Düşünenler, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi II: Çeviri(bilim) nedir?, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Shuttleworth, Mark (1997) Dictionary of Translation Studies, Manchester: St. Jerome. Vermeer, Hans J. (2008) Çeviride Skopos Kuramı, Çeviren Ayşe Handan Konar, İstanbul: İŞ Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Yazıcı, Mine (2005) Çeviribilimin Temel Kavram ve Kuramları, İstanbul: Multilingual Yayınları. |
12) | Midterm II | |
13) | Discussions on selected topics | |
14) | Discussions on selected topics |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Tahir- Gürçağlar, Şehnaz (2011) Çevirinin ABC’si, İstanbul: Say Yayınları. Munday, Jeremy (2008) Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications, Routledge, New York. (Please visit https://demircioglucemal.wordpress.com/courses-thought/undergraduate-courses/mut308-ceviribilime-giris-3/) Baker, Mona (ed.) (1998) Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, London and New York: Routledge. Demircioğlu, Cemal (2016) Çeviribilimde Tarih ve Tarihyazımı, Doğu-Batı Ekseninde Bir Karşılaştırma, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Hermans, Theo (1999) Translation in Systems Descriptive and Systemic Approaches Explained. Manchester : St. Jerome. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi I: Çeviriyi Düşünenler, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi II: Çeviri(bilim) nedir?, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Shuttleworth, Mark (1997) Dictionary of Translation Studies, Manchester: St. Jerome. Vermeer, Hans J. (2008) Çeviride Skopos Kuramı, Çeviren Ayşe Handan Konar, İstanbul: İŞ Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Yazıcı, Mine (2005) Çeviribilimin Temel Kavram ve Kuramları, İstanbul: Multilingual Yayınları. |
References: | Tahir- Gürçağlar, Şehnaz (2011) Çevirinin ABC’si, İstanbul: Say Yayınları. Munday, Jeremy (2008) Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications, Routledge, New York. (Please visit https://demircioglucemal.wordpress.com/courses-thought/undergraduate-courses/mut308-ceviribilime-giris-3/) Baker, Mona (ed.) (1998) Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, London and New York: Routledge. Demircioğlu, Cemal (2016) Çeviribilimde Tarih ve Tarihyazımı, Doğu-Batı Ekseninde Bir Karşılaştırma, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Hermans, Theo (1999) Translation in Systems Descriptive and Systemic Approaches Explained. Manchester : St. Jerome. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi I: Çeviriyi Düşünenler, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Rifat, Mehmet (Yay. Haz.) (2008) Çeviri Seçkisi II: Çeviri(bilim) nedir?, 2. Basım, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Shuttleworth, Mark (1997) Dictionary of Translation Studies, Manchester: St. Jerome. Vermeer, Hans J. (2008) Çeviride Skopos Kuramı, Çeviren Ayşe Handan Konar, İstanbul: İŞ Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Yazıcı, Mine (2005) Çeviribilimin Temel Kavram ve Kuramları, İstanbul: Multilingual Yayınları. |
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1) Graduates can perform written and oral translations in at least one field of expertise, meeting the current needs of professional life. | |||||||
2) Graduates have multilingual communication skills adequate to produce written and oral translations in language categories A, B, and C (language levels according to the European Language Portfolio on a Global Scale; language A at C2 level, language B at B2 level, language/s C at B1 level). | |||||||
3) Graduates become familiar with the intellectual and cultural traditions in the cultures that speak A, B, and C languages and become aware of behaviors and attitudes specific to such cultures. | |||||||
4) Graduates analyze the written and oral texts produced in A and B, and C languages and comment on and translate them into the language A or B. | |||||||
5) Graduates use the modern tools and techniques required for the practice of translation, as well as information and communication technologies, together with computer hardware and software knowledge needed for the field. | |||||||
6) Graduates possess sufficient knowledge of theoretical and methodological approaches in translation studies to begin graduate studies in the field. | |||||||
7) Graduates possess sufficient knowledge to evaluate issues related to the education of translators as well as to occupational organizing and ethics within the profession and to propose, from a social and scientific perspective, solutions to such issues in the various fields in which the need for translation arises. | |||||||
8) Graduates can perform disciplinary as well as interdisciplinary teamwork. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Graduates can perform written and oral translations in at least one field of expertise, meeting the current needs of professional life. | 4 |
2) | Graduates have multilingual communication skills adequate to produce written and oral translations in language categories A, B, and C (language levels according to the European Language Portfolio on a Global Scale; language A at C2 level, language B at B2 level, language/s C at B1 level). | 4 |
3) | Graduates become familiar with the intellectual and cultural traditions in the cultures that speak A, B, and C languages and become aware of behaviors and attitudes specific to such cultures. | 5 |
4) | Graduates analyze the written and oral texts produced in A and B, and C languages and comment on and translate them into the language A or B. | 5 |
5) | Graduates use the modern tools and techniques required for the practice of translation, as well as information and communication technologies, together with computer hardware and software knowledge needed for the field. | 5 |
6) | Graduates possess sufficient knowledge of theoretical and methodological approaches in translation studies to begin graduate studies in the field. | 5 |
7) | Graduates possess sufficient knowledge to evaluate issues related to the education of translators as well as to occupational organizing and ethics within the profession and to propose, from a social and scientific perspective, solutions to such issues in the various fields in which the need for translation arises. | 5 |
8) | Graduates can perform disciplinary as well as interdisciplinary teamwork. | 5 |
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Individual study and homework | |
Lesson | |
Reading | |
Q&A / Discussion |
Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
Oral Examination |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 2 | % 60 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Midterms | 2 | 40 | 80 |
Final | 1 | 40 | 40 |
Total Workload | 139 |