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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS IMT 1102 VOCABULARY BUILDING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BURCU ILKAY KARAMAN

Offered to

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English) English Translation and Interpreting

Course Objective

The course aims to help students to develop vocabulary thorugh Anglosaxon, Latin and Greek roots and affixes with a focus on translation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Distinguish between words, phrases and sentences. 2   Identify the inflections and derivations. 3   Use the learned vocabulary through Anglosaxon, Latin and Greek affixes. 4   Translate words into the target language considering the context. 5   Develop skills for predicting the meaning of new words.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Language: A System of Systems De Saussurean Principles 2 Sub-disciplines of Linguistics The Interrelationship between Linguistics and Translatology 3 Lexicology: Lexis (Word), Lexicon, and The Mental Lexicon 4 A fundamental Building Block in Language: Lexis Morphological Derivation and Word Formation 5 The Fundamental Structure of the Lexis: The Diadic and the Triadic Model 6 Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, Equivalence, and Conceptual Equivalence 7 MID-TERM EXAM 8 The Interrelationship between Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology, and Terminography The Relationship between Term and Word 9 Terminology Science: Terminology and Terminography The Fundamental Structure of the Term: The Quadric Model 10 The Morphological Structure of the Term: Roots and Affixes 11 The Notion of Neology, Derivational Patterns, and Word/Term Formation Methods 12 ISO Standarts and Equivalency 13 General Assessment 14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Levine, Harold. 1982. Vocabulary for the High School student. Istanbul: ABC kitabevi. 2. Ayers, Donald. 2005. English Words. University of Arizona Press. 3. English-English Dictionaries

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentations 2. Exercises

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1 2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2 3 PRC PRACTICE 4 FIN FINAL EXAM 5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 +MTE 2 * 0.20 + PRC * 0.20 +FIN* 0.40 6 RST RESIT 7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 +PRC* 0.20 +RST* 0.40 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Mid-term exam %40 2. End-of-term exam %60

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% class attendance

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

burcu.karaman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24 Preparation for midterm exam 2 8 16 Preparing assignments 2 5 10 Preparation for final exam 1 12 12 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 2 2 4 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 LO.2 LO.3 LO.4 LO.5