COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSLATION 2

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ING 4404 TRANSLATION 2 COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

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 thiis course is to focus on analysing and comparing the structures and the communicative features of Turkish and English languages, defining and practicing the intermediate and advanced concepts and techniques of translation and practise them through various sample texts. The course ultimately 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   Analyse sentences / texts in Turkish in terms of their structural/communicative/contextual features, and translate them into English,
2   Analyse the texts written in Turkish in their contextual features and translate them into English preserving the corresponding features and nuances,
3   Transfer the knowledge and skills they acquire through translation activities into their learning/teaching process,
4   Build peer-/self-evaluation skills and a general awareness of language(s), and transfer such skills into their future careers effectively.

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 Poem Translation
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 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 4 2 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1555544445
LO.2555544445
LO.3555544445
LO.4555544445

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