FMT619 - TRANSLATION THEORIES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSLATION THEORIES | FMT619 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | French | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Drill and Practice | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Oral | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course is to enable students analytically and critically approach to the conventional translation theories. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | - Translation as a cognitive activity - Linguistic Approach to Translation Studies - Functional Theories to Translation - Skopos Theory - Polysystem Theory | |||||
| References | Bengi-Öner, I. (1999). Çeviri bir süreçtir-ya çeviribilim?. İstanbul : Sel Yayıncılık. Guidère, M. (2016). Introduction à la traductologie: penser la traduction: hier, aujourd'hui, demain. Bruxelles : De Boeck Supérieur. Tymoczko, M. (1999) Translation in a Postcolonial Context: Early Irish literature in English translation, Manchester: St. Jerome. Tymoczko, M. (2000) `Translation and political engagement: activism, social change and the role of translation in geopolitical shifts?, The Translator, 6: 23?47. Tymoczko, M. (2003) `Ideology and the position of the translator: in what sense is a translator ?in between???, in M. Calzada Perez (ed.) Apropos of Ideology: Translation studies on ideology ? Ideologies in translation studies, Manchester:St. Jerome, pp. 181?201. Venuti, L. (1995/2008) The Translator?s Invisibility: A history of translation, London and New York: Routledge. Venuti, L. (1998a) The Scandals of Translation: Towards an ethics of difference, London | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | A general introduction to the course, basic notions and concepts on translation studies |
| Week 2 | Introduction to Translation Studies |
| Week 3 | Linguistic Approached to Translation Studies |
| Week 4 | Functional Theories/Text Types and Translation |
| Week 5 | Translational Action Theory |
| Week 6 | Skopos Theory |
| Week 7 | Skopos Theory |
| Week 8 | Mid-Term |
| Week 9 | Polysystem Theory |
| Week 10 | Polysystem Theory |
| Week 11 | Translational Norms |
| Week 12 | Translational Norms |
| Week 13 | Domestication/Foreignization |
| Week 14 | Domestication/Foreignization |
| Week 15 | Genel tekrar |
| Week 16 | Final |
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 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 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) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 19 | 38 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 87 | 210 |
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