Ä°DB760 - RESEARCH IN TRANSLATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESEARCH IN TRANSLATION | Ä°DB760 | 3rd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Faculty members | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course is to make the students acquainted with the methods used in translation, to teach them translation criticism, and make them develop a synthesis of linguistics and translation interaction. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Translation applications both in English and Turkish based on certain translation techniques and methods | |||||
| References | Blochman, G. L. (1964). Problems of Translation. Toury, G. (1980). In Search of Theory of Translation. Tel Aviv: The Porter Inst. For Poetics and Semiotics. Tel Aviv University Publications. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | The introduction of the translation studies and its major concepts, and explaining its relationship with linguistics |
| Week 2 | The presentation of the basic knowledge about the theories and approaches developed through a linguistic point of view |
| Week 3 | The structural linguistics approach to translation studÄ°es |
| Week 4 | Roman Jakobson?s translation study approach |
| Week 5 | The studies related to Roman Jakobson?s translation theory and applied examples |
| Week 6 | The translation theory developed by Eugene Nida |
| Week 7 | Midterm exam |
| Week 8 | The studies related to Nida?s translation theory and applied examples |
| Week 9 | Peter Newmark?s translation approach |
| Week 10 | The studies related to Newmark?s translation theory and applied examples |
| Week 11 | The approach of functional linguistics to translation studies |
| Week 12 | The studies made through a functional linguistic approach to translation theory and applied examples |
| Week 13 | Catford?s translation approach and theory |
| Week 14 | The studies related to Catford?s translation theory |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the final exam |
| Week 16 | 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 | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 3 | 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 | 6 | 84 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 8 | 8 | 64 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 7 | 10 | 70 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 45 | 67 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest