Ä°MT637 - TRANSLATION CRITICISM
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSLATION CRITICISM | Ä°MT637 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Asalet Erten | |||||
| Course objective | The objective of this course is to enable the students to analyse if the texts are translated properly if not criticise them within the framework of theory | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | ? Differences in literary texts types ? Differences between literary texts types and technical-scientific texts types ? Translation of user?s manuals ? Translation criticism within the framework of translation theory | |||||
| References | Broeck, Raymond van den (1985) ?Second Thoughts on Translation Criticism: A Model of its Analtic Function? The Manipuılation of Literature: Studies in Literary Translation (ed) Theo Hermans, London - Aksoy, Berrin (2001) ? Çeviride Çevirmen Seçimleri Işığında Çeviri Eleştirisi? Hacettepe Üniversitesi edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 18(2) 1-16 - Karantay, Suat (1993) ? Çeviri Eleştirisinin Bilimsel Konumu Üzerine Eleştirel Görüşler ve Bir Model Önerisi? Dilbilim Araştırmaları 17-24 | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Information on the aim and content of the course |
| Week 2 | Information on translation criticism to be done within the framework of the translation theory |
| Week 3 | Study of Raymond van den Broeck?s model on trasnlation criticism |
| Week 4 | Translation criticism of short-story novel from selected works |
| Week 5 | Translation criticism of poetry-drama form selected works |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Translation criticism of technical-scientific texts from selected works |
| Week 8 | Translation criticism of medical texts from selected works |
| Week 9 | Translation criticism of legal texts form selected works |
| Week 10 | Translation criticism of popular literature texts from selected works |
| Week 11 | Midterm exam |
| Week 12 | Translation criticism of user?s manuals selected from different devices |
| Week 13 | General Revision |
| Week 14 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 10 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 40 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 10 | 4 | 40 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 27 | 22 | 102 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. S/he has a firm grasp of the cultures of the languages he/she works with and a general knowledge of the world. | X | ||||
| 2. S/he knows her/his working languages to use them in different communication situations. | X | ||||
| 3. S/he uses terminology and specialised field knowledge to translate in his/her field of study. | X | ||||
| 4. S/he a good command of translation approaches. | X | ||||
| 5. S/he has professional knowledge of translation. | X | ||||
| 6. S/he translates the source texts into the target language, considering the needs of the user, the peculiarities of the source texts, the terminology used, the technical language and the register. | X | ||||
| 7. S/he revises the target text according to the content, aim and visual aspects of the source text. | X | ||||
| 8. S/he conducts projects and works harmoniously with the other project members. | X | ||||
| 9. S/he undertakes the necessary research required by the translation process. | X | ||||
| 10. S/he conducts bilingual and multilingual terminology work. | X | ||||
| 11. S/he effectively uses the information and translation technologies. | X | ||||
| 12. S/he recognises different steps/strategies/problems in the process and develops strategies to solve them. | X | ||||
| 13. S/he keeps up with developments in translation and interpreting and to improve their skills. | X | ||||
| 14. S/he has the ability of critical and creative thinking, problem solving and analysis-synthesis-evaluation. | X | ||||
| 15. S/he acts in accordance with the ethical principles of his/her profession. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest