ISTANBUL OKAN UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE / COURSE CATALOGUE
| Chinese Translation and Interpreting | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
General course introduction information
| Course Code: | MUTC308 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. CEMAL DEMİRCİOĞLU |
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Course Objective and Content
| 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 |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Lesson Plan
| 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 |
Sources
| 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. |
Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship
| Learning Outcomes | 1 |
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| Program Outcomes | |||||||||||||
| 1) Having advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other resources containing current information in the field. | |||||||||||||
| 1) Graduates are capable of performing written and oral translation in at least one field of expertise, in accordance with the existing needs of professional life. | |||||||||||||
| 2) To be able to use advanced theoretical and applied knowledge in the field. To be able to interpret and evaluate data, identify problems, analyze, and develop solutions based on research and evidence using advanced knowledge and skills in the field. | |||||||||||||
| 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) To be able to conduct an advanced study related to the field independently. To take responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen and complex problems encountered in applications related to the field. To be able to plan and manage activities for the development of employees under their responsibility within the framework of a project. | |||||||||||||
| 3) Graduates become familiar with the intellectual and cultural traditions in the cultures speaking A, B, and C languages and obtain awareness about behaviors and attitudes specific to such cultures. | |||||||||||||
| 4) To be able to evaluate the advanced knowledge and skills in the field with a critical approach, To be able to determine learning needs and direct learning. To be able to develop a positive attitude towards lifelong learning. | |||||||||||||
| 4) Graduates analyze written and oral texts produced in A, B and C languages, and comment on and translate them into the language A or B. | |||||||||||||
| 5) To be able to inform the related people and institutions on the subjects related to the field; To be able to convey their thoughts and solution suggestions for problems verbally and in writing. To be able to share their thoughts and solution suggestions on issues related to the field with the experts and non-experts by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data. To be able to organize and implement projects and activities for the social environment in which they live with a sense of social responsibility. To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level. To be able to use information and communication technologies with at least the European Computer Driving License Advanced Level computer software required by the field. | |||||||||||||
| 5) Graduates use the contemporary tools and techniques required for the practice of translation, as well as information and communication technologies together with computer hardware and software knowledge required by the field. | |||||||||||||
| 6) Graduates possess sufficient knowledge of theoretical and methodological approaches in translation studies to begin graduate studies in the field. | |||||||||||||
| 6) Acting in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results of the field. Having sufficient awareness of the universality of social rights, social justice, quality culture and protection of cultural values, environmental protection, occupational health and safety. | |||||||||||||
| 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 have the ability to perform disciplinary as well as inter-disciplinary team work. | |||||||||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Having advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other resources containing current information in the field. | |
| 1) | Graduates are capable of performing written and oral translation in at least one field of expertise, in accordance with the existing needs of professional life. | 3 |
| 2) | To be able to use advanced theoretical and applied knowledge in the field. To be able to interpret and evaluate data, identify problems, analyze, and develop solutions based on research and evidence using advanced knowledge and skills in the field. | |
| 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 |
| 3) | To be able to conduct an advanced study related to the field independently. To take responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen and complex problems encountered in applications related to the field. To be able to plan and manage activities for the development of employees under their responsibility within the framework of a project. | |
| 3) | Graduates become familiar with the intellectual and cultural traditions in the cultures speaking A, B, and C languages and obtain awareness about behaviors and attitudes specific to such cultures. | 5 |
| 4) | To be able to evaluate the advanced knowledge and skills in the field with a critical approach, To be able to determine learning needs and direct learning. To be able to develop a positive attitude towards lifelong learning. | |
| 4) | Graduates analyze written and oral texts produced in A, B and C languages, and comment on and translate them into the language A or B. | 5 |
| 5) | To be able to inform the related people and institutions on the subjects related to the field; To be able to convey their thoughts and solution suggestions for problems verbally and in writing. To be able to share their thoughts and solution suggestions on issues related to the field with the experts and non-experts by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data. To be able to organize and implement projects and activities for the social environment in which they live with a sense of social responsibility. To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level. To be able to use information and communication technologies with at least the European Computer Driving License Advanced Level computer software required by the field. | |
| 5) | Graduates use the contemporary tools and techniques required for the practice of translation, as well as information and communication technologies together with computer hardware and software knowledge required by the field. | 5 |
| 6) | Graduates possess sufficient knowledge of theoretical and methodological approaches in translation studies to begin graduate studies in the field. | 5 |
| 6) | Acting in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results of the field. Having sufficient awareness of the universality of social rights, social justice, quality culture and protection of cultural values, environmental protection, occupational health and safety. | |
| 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 have the ability to perform disciplinary as well as inter-disciplinary team work. | 5 |
Learning Activity and Teaching Methods
| Expression | |
| Individual study and homework | |
| Lesson | |
| Reading | |
| Q&A / Discussion |
Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria
| Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
| Oral Examination |
Assessment & Grading
| 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 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Grading
| 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 | ||