COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSLATION PROJECT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IMT 4030 TRANSLATION PROJECT COMPULSORY 3 0 0 7

Offered By

English Translation and Interpreting

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MÜGE IŞIKLAR KOÇAK

Offered to

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

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to enable students to complete a translation project that they have designed individually under the supervision of their instructor. In this course, which is a continuation of the 7th semester Translation Project Design course, students complete an oral or written research or translation project on the topics of their choice and submit it at the end of the semester.
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Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Utilize current technologies such as online resources, terminology banks, spell and grammar checks, database in in all processes of their projects.
2   Collect data on a topic in the field of interpreting/interpreting within the framework of their chosen project.
3   Classify and evaluate the data collected for their projects by using scientific methods.
4   Improve decision-making skills within the scope of their projects.
5   Assess the responsibility and the role of himself/herself as a translator.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

IMT 4029 - TRANSLATION PROJECT DESIGN

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 The MLA format
3 Reviewing the designed project and starting data collection
4 Data collection
5 Analyzing data I
6 Analyzing data II
7 Classifying data
8 Midterm: Submission of the classified data
9 Review of data with the instructor I
10 Review of data with the instructor II
11 Review of data with the instructor III
12 Finalization of the chapters
13 Feedback
14 Introduction, Conclusion and References
15 Feedback
16 Final: Submission of the project

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Joseph Gibaldi. 2009. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. N.Y: MLA.
Materials: Various articles and other sources will be given to students according to their project topics.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Students will work under the supervision of their supervisor.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The course includes several stages of one project. In the process, each student has the responsibility of submitting different parts of the project as HOMEWORKS/PRESENTATIONS. Finally submission of the whole project in the book form will be evaluated as PROJECT.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Each work must be handed in on the due date.
2. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.

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 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 7 10 70
Project Preparation 2 15 30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 184

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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