Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
4ETI 268Turkish for Translators3+0+03607.09.2022
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program English Translation and Interpretation
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Students gain an awareness of Turkish within the framework of language, communication and translation concepts; to actively transfer this awareness, which they will develop, to their translation activities.
Course Content Developing language and comprehension skills through selected texts. Examination of language structures and contextual language.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. AYŞE SAKİ DEMİREL
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Yusuf Çotuksöken Uygulamalı Türk Dili Papatya Yayıncılık, İstanbul 2014 9789756797655 Yazım Kılavuzu Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara 2012 9789751618177
Course Notes Yusuf Çotuksöken Uygulamalı Türk Dili Papatya Yayıncılık, İstanbul 2014 9789756797655 Yazım Kılavuzu Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara 2012 9789751618177

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 2 % 30
Quizzes 6 % 10
Assignment 1 % 10
Attendance 14 % 0
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
24
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 2 10 20
Assignments 1 10 10
Presentation 6 10 60
Mid-terms 2 14 28
Final examination 1 20 20
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 180

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To transfer skills from Turkish to English.
2 Practice of restating and summarizing
3 Using many critical thinking/reading skills to understand texts.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction-exercises with reading skills
2 Spoken language vs. written language; ”language-culture-civilization”, reading skills: making inferences guessing
3 Rules of sounds in Turkish;” language and communication”, reading skills: problem solving and paraphrasing
4 Rules of sounds in Turkish;” language and communication”, reading skills: problem solving and paraphrasing
5 Rules of words in Turkish (affixes, collocations); “language and society”, reading skills: logical reasoning
6 Linguistic structure, meaning and function; “language and thought”, reading skills: textual analysis and evaluation of information
7 Midterm
8 Literary language, imagery, connotative and denotative meaning, metaphors; translating metaphorical meaning; short story; reading skills: decoding explicit/implicit meaning
9 Literary language, imagery, connotative and denotative meaning, metaphors; translating metaphorical meaning; short story; reading skills: decoding explicit/implicit meaning
10 Literary language, imagery, connotative and denotative meaning, metaphors; translating metaphorical meaning; short story; reading skills: decoding explicit/implicit meaning
11 Abstract vs. concrete thinking: critical essays; reading skills: reorganizing thought patterns based on background knowledge
12 Abstract vs. concrete thinking: critical essays; reading skills: reorganizing thought patterns based on background knowledge
13 Discourse of science and the idea of translation: scientific articles; reading skills: making judgments and presenting logical arguments
14 Translation exercises
15 Translation exercises
16 Final Exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
C1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
C2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
C3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant