COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNICAL TRANSLATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IMT 2001 TECHNICAL TRANSLATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PELIN ŞULHA

Offered to

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

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach how to read, understand and translate scientific and technical texts. Students are expected to acquire the basic skills to determine and transfer the terminological and stylistic features of scientific (mathematics, physics, medicine, biology, chemistry etc) and technical texts (manuals and technical specifications)

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Analyze technical and scientific texts on terminological and textual levels.
2   Transfer the terminology of technical and scientific texts into another language.
3   Transfer the register of technical and scientific texts into another language.
4   Find solutions for the problems of terminology in technical and scientific texts.
5   Make decisions on what online and printed sources to use in solving terminology problems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 General overview: Textual features of scientific and technical texts
3 General characteristics of translation of scientific and technical texts
4 Quality assessment in scientific and technical translation
5 Translation practice: user guide (cell phone, printer, domestic appliances, etc) Texts to be translated before class
6 Translation practice: safety guards(electric appliances, etc)
7 Translation of texts on astronomy (news texts and abstract Texts to be translated before class
8 Midterm Texts to be translated before class
9 Translation of texts on physics, chemistrty (coursebook samples and abstract) Texts to be translated before class
10 Translation of texts on engineering from Turkish to English (descriptive texts and abstracts) Texts to be translated before class
11 Translation of texts on engineering from English to Turkish (descriptive texts and abstracts) Texts to be translated before class
12 Applications
13 Translation of texts on medicine from Turkish to English (descriptive texts and abstracts) Texts to be translated before class
14 Translation of texts on pharmacology from English to Turkish and from Turkish to English (descriptive texts and abstracts Texts to be translated before class
15 General Review
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Wright & Leland (ed.) (1994) Scientific and Technical Translation.

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

Two midterm exams and a final exam will be given throughout the term. Students are expected to come class translated the texts that are assigned to them weekly and to participate in class discussions and practices. Students are also expected to submit two homeworks based on invidual research.

Assessment Criteria

1. Two midterm exams and a final exam will be given throughout the term.
2. Students are expected to come class translated the texts that are assigned to them weekly and to participate in class discussions and practices.
3. Students are also expected to submit two homeworks based on invidual research.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is required
2. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.
3. Homeworks must be handed in on the due date.

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 12 3 36
Preparing assignments 2 12 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 140

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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