COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSLATION 1

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ING 4403 TRANSLATION 1 COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TARKAN KAÇMAZ

Offered to

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to focus on analysing the structure and the communicative features of English language in comparison with those of Turkish language; defining and practicing the basic concepts and techniques of translation and practise them through various sample texts. The course also aims at enabling the students to transfer the skills they master during the course to the future ELT environment. This course further aims at providing the students with a general concept and nature of language(s), with the ability to solve problems they may encounter in their future careers and to create and freely express their own opinions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Analyze an English sentence in terms of its structural/communicative/contextual features, and translate it in Turkish,
2   Recognise the differances in usage of English in different contexts and transfer such nuances into Turkish,
3   Analyze the texts written in English in their contextual features and translate them into Turkish preserving the corresponding features,
4   Transfer the knowledge and skills they acquire through translation activities into their learning/teaching process,

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General introduction, objectives, course requirements
2 Introduction to Translation, tips and techniques, using a dictionary
3 Simple text translation
4 Simple text translation
5 Simple text translation
6 Simple text translation
7 Midterm
8 Midterm
9 Newspaper language
10 Newspaper Article
11 Proverbs, Idioms and Metaphors
12 Miscellanous Sentences
13 Miscellanous Sentences
14 Wrap-up
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Class notes, Miscellaneous Texts.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Translating pre-assigned texts in class as a whole class study.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tarkan.kacmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced per semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Communication skills practice 2 2 4
Group session 3 2 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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