COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ATALAY GÜNDÜZ

Offered to

ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to expose students to various schools of thoughts, theories, critical approaches and methodologies in social science and humanities disciplines which have been used in the study of translation. Within this context this course aims to familiarize students with studies in fields like cultural studies, philosophy, literary studies, anthropology, history, political science, economy just to mention a few of them. Students will be encouraged to apply the methodologies and theories studied into the study of translation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

BARRY, P. (2009). Beginning theory: An introduction to literary and cultural theory. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press.
BARTHES, Roland. 1993. A Roland Barthes Reader. Ed. Susan Sontag. Vintage.
Cahoone, L. E. (2003). From modernism to postmodernism: An anthology. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub.
DERRIDA, Jacques. 1976. Structure, sign and play in the discourse of the human sciences. Twentieth Century Literary Theory. Macmillan.
GRAMSCI, A., In Hoare, Q., & In Nowell-Smith, G. (1971). Selections from the prison notebooks of Antonio Gramsci. New York: International Publishers.
LEITCH, V. B. (2010). The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism. New York: W.W. Norton & Co.
MARX, K., ENGELS, F., MOORE, S., & MCLELLAN, D. (1992). The Communist manifesto. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
STOREY, J. (2006). Cultural theory and popular culture: An introduction. Athens: University of Georgia Press.
WILLIAMS, R. (1976). Keywords: A vocabulary of culture and society.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is obligatory.
2. Students should get prepared for class in advance.
3. Any act of plagiarism is forbidden.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof. Atalay Gündüz
atalay.gunduz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes