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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MÜI 5047	RESEARCH ONTRANSLATION HISTORY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

Offered By

ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ŞEYDA KINCAL

Offered to

ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Course Objective

This course aims to explore the texts throughout history that translators and interpreters have produced, and their positions and impact on the formation and planning of cultures and civilizations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Students are able to evaluate the historical evolution of translation both in Turkey and Europe.
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 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 What does the history of translation study
2	Invention of translation and the alphabet
3	Translation in Ancient Egypt
4	Translation in Ancient Greece
5	Translation in Ancient Rome
6	Arabian Tradition
7	Toledo School
8	Mid-term
9	The Task of the Translators in Renaissance
10	Classical Period and Translation
11	Translation in the Enlightenment Era
12	Translators in 19th century Europe
13	Translators in 20th century Europe
14	General Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Lefevere, André. Ed. 1992. Translation, History, Culture: A Sourcebook. New York: Routledge.
Robinson, Douglas. Ed. 2002. Western Translation Theory: From Herodotus to Nietzsche. Manchester: St. Jerome Pub.
Hermans, Theo. 1985. The Manipulation of Literature. New York: Routledge.
Venuti, Lawrence. 1995. The Translator s Invisibility: A History of Translation. New York: Routledge.
Pym, Anthony.1998. Method in Translation History. Manchester: St. Jerome.
D'Hulst, Lieven.2001. Why and how to write translation histories, Crop 6: 21-32.
Delisle, Jean & Woodsworth, Judith. 2012. Translators through History. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Baker, Mona & Saldana, Gabriela. 2009. Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies (2nd edition). London: Routledge.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face-to-face, presentation, discussion and evaluation

Assessment Methods

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

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	4	52
Preparing assignments	2	25	50
Preparation for midterm exam	1	15	15
Preparation for final exam	1	35	35
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			195

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
LO.1	5	4	4	3	5	3	5	4	5	5	5
LO.2	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	4
LO.3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
LO.5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

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Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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