COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSLATION AND TRANSLATORS IN FICTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IMT 3117 TRANSLATION AND TRANSLATORS IN FICTION 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 MEHMET BÜYÜKTUNCAY

Offered to

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

Course Objective

In this course translation practice and translators used as narrative tools in fiction (novels and films) will be analyzed thouroughly to understand the ways translation is discussed by different writers from different periods of time.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students learn to define narratice forms and techniques,
2   They are able to examine the narrative role of translator characters in literary texst and films,
3   They learn to question translation practice in fiction in relation to the social and cultural contexts.
4   They are able to interpret the translation related problems from the perspective fo authors,
5   They are able to make both individual presentations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Academic works on translation in fiction I
3 Academic works on translation in fiction II
4 Fictional translators in novels I
5 Fictional translators in novels II
6 Fictional translators in films I
7 Fictional translators in films II
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 In-class practices I
10 In-class practices II
11 Presentation
12 Presentation
13 Presentation
14 Presentation
15 Final evaluations

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Klaus Kaindl and Karlheinz Spitzl. 2014. Transfiction: research into the realities of translated fiction. Benjamins Publishing.
2. A.Selin Erkul. Discourse on Translation and Translators in Turkish Fiction. Unpublished M.A. Thesis, Dokuz Eylul University.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentations

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

1. One midterm and one final exam.
2. Homework assignments and individual presentation.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70 % class attendance is required.
2. Students should deliver their homework assignments on time. Being absent is not considered an excuse.

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 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 2 6 12
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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