COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÜLFER TUNALI

Offered to

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

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide students with the necessary knowledge to translate multimedia texts; to make them aware of the linguistic, cultural and technical characteristics of multimedia texts; to enable them to develop awareness about the cultural and ideological dimensions of multimedia translation; to enable the students to make translations by combining the necessary software knowledge and translation knowledge related to the field

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

Pettit, Z. `The Audio-Visual Text: Subtitling and Dubbing Different Genres. Meta 49(1): 25-38.
Schäler, R `The Cultural Dimension in Software Localisation Localisation Ireland 1 (2), 2002.
Orero, P. (ed.) Topics in Audiovisual Translation. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2004.
Gottlieb, H. `Did you get the picture On culture, semiotics and credibility in subtitling wordplay . The Translator 2 (2).
Gambier, Y. & Gottlieb, H. (eds) (Multi)media Translation. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2001.
Gambier, Y. (ed.) Screen Translation, special issue of The Translator, 9 (2).
Danan , Martine `Dubbing as an Expression of Nationalism , Meta 36 No. 4, 1991.
De Linde, Z. & Kay, N. The Semiotics of Subtitling. Manchester: St. Jerome, 1999.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Discussion, Case Study

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm, Homework, Final

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Participation is obligatory.
2. Students should come to the class as ready.
3. All plagiarism is concluded with disciplinary punishment.
4. Assignments should be submitted in time.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Gülfer Tunalı

Office Hours

Friday, 16.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes