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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS IMT 1109 MYTHOLOGY 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 ATALAY GÜNDÜZ

Offered to

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

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   students recognize, analyse, compare and contrast western and eastern myths and legends in various texts. 2   able to study intertextual connections between texts of different periods. 3   students can make cultural, historical and theoretical analysis between different times and discourses.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction 2 Odyssey 1-6 3 Odyssey 7-12 4 Odyssey 13-18 5 Odyssey 19-24 6 Agamemnon by Aeschylus 7 Medea by Euripides 8 Presentations 9 Midterm Exam 10 Oedipus Rex by Sophocles 11 Clytemnestra 12 Republic Book 2, 10 13 Poetics by Aristotle 14 Wrap-up

Recomended or Required Reading

Ilyada, Odysseia, Oedipus Rex, Antigone, Medea, Devlet Ana, Ince Memed Supplementary Book(s): Mitoloji Sözlüğü, Azra Erhat; Mythology, Edith Hamilton; Türk Mitolojisi, Pertev Naili Boratav

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 ASG ASSIGNMENT 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + FN * 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + BUT * 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)

atalay.gunduz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 16 3 48 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 3 45 Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4 Preparation for final exam 1 4 4 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 105

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