COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSLATION CRITICISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IMT 4022 TRANSLATION CRITICISM COMPULSORY 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MÜGE IŞIKLAR KOÇAK

Offered to

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students with a critical point of view in evaluating translated texts. Students will discuss translations using various theoritical approaches and translate texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define different possibilities when translating texts
2   Find and implement appropriate solutions when analyzing translated texts
3   Comment on translator decisions by determining various strategies
4   Evaluate translations on various subjects with a critical point of view
5   Evaluate problems in the area of translation criticism through examples

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Translation Criticism: Definition and Scope
2 Source and target texts and criticism
3 Equivalence and inequivalence at the lexical level
4 Grammatical equivalence
5 Textual equivalence
6 Pragmatic equivalence
7 Translation strategies
8 Midterm
9 Culture-specific usages
10 Figures of speech and their translation
11 Criticism sources
12 Current debates I
13 Current debates II
14 Review

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Katharina Reiss. 2000. Translation Criticism The Potentials and Limitations. St. Jerome Publishing
2. Christiane Nord. 1998. Text Analysis in Translation. Rodopi.
3. Akademik dergilerde basılmıs çeşitli makaleler ve çeviri metinler.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face-to-face and interactive courses.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

1. Assessment will be based on assignments and participation (30%), mid-term (30%) and final exam (40%).
2. At least two assignments will be prepared based on the readings discussed in the semester.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is obligatory.
2. Homeworks should be handed over on due time.

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 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 3 10 30
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 15 15
Midterm 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 168

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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