COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSLATION IN TURKEY FROM THE OTTOMAN PERIOD TO THE PRESENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MÜI 5042 TRANSLATION IN TURKEY FROM THE OTTOMAN PERIOD TO THE PRESENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MÜGE IŞIKLAR KOÇAK

Offered to

ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Course Objective

This course aims to explore translation/translators in the context of multilingualism and multiculturalism from social, economic, political and cultural perspectives from the Ottoman period to the present time.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students are able to evaluate the historical evolution of translation from the Ottoman period to the present.
2   Students are able to relate translation activity with social, cultural and political events in different periods of history.
3   Students are able to look into the factors effective in their choice of texts to be translated and their decisions during the process of translation and approaches to the texts.
4   Students are able to explore the identity of the translator in different periods.
5   Students are able to analyze the texts written by translators about translation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Multilingualism, multiculturalism in the Ottoman period.
2 Multilingualism, multiculturalism and translation activities in the Ottoman period.
3 Identity of translators in the Ottoman period.
4 Translation committees in the Ottoman period.
5 Reformation period and translation in the 18th century
6 Reformation period and translation in the 19th century I
7 Reformation period and translation in the 19th century II
8 Mid-term
9 Translation in the transition period in the beginning of the 20th century
10 Translation Bureau and the journal Tercüme ( 1940-1960 ) : Translators, translations I
11 Translation Bureau and the journal Tercüme ( 1940-1960 ) : Translators, translations II
12 Two translation journals: Yazko and Metis: After the 1980s I
13 Two translation journals: Yazko and Metis: After the 1980s II
14 General Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Sakine ERUZ,Çokkültürlülük ve Çeciri, Osmanl Devleti'nde Çeviri Etkinliği ve Çevirmenler, Multilingual, Istanbul, 2010
2.Taceddin KAYAOĞLU, Türkiye'de Tercüme Müesseseleri, Kitapevi, Istanbul, 1998
3. Tanzimat'tan Cumhuriyet'e Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, Iletişim Yaynevi, Istanbul, 1985
4.Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi,Istanbu, 1983
5. Hilmi Ziya ÜLKEN, Uyanış Devirlerinde Tercümenin Rolü, Ülken Yayınları, Istanbul,1997
6. Tercüme Degisi, 1940-1966
7. Yazko Çeviri Dergisi, 1981-1984
8..Metis Çeviri Dergisi, 1987-1992

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The grade for homework includes at least 2 papers.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 2 25 50
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 167

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1514
LO.2342333
LO.32211
LO.4331
LO.55142

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