Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
6ETI 366Translation of Children's Literature3+0+03615.07.2026
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 The aim of the course is to examine the difference between the translation of children’s literature and other types of translation, to explore the strategies and methods that can be applied when translating children’s literature, and to critically analyse translated texts of children’s literature.
Course Content The history of translation of children’s literature, theories of approaches to translation of children’s literature, challenges of translation for children and solutions.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. YAKUT AKBAY
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Temple, Charles. Children’s Books in Children’s Hands: An Introduction to Their Literature. Needham Heights: Allyn&Bacon, 1998
Oittinen, Riitta. Translating for Children. New York and London: Garland Publishing, 2000
Gillian Lathey. (Ed.). The Translation of Children’s Literature: A Reader. Clevedon, New York, Ontario: Multilingual Matters Ltd. 2006.
Course Notes - Hunt, Peter, editor. Understanding Children's Literature. Routledge, 2002.
-Lathey, Gillian, editor. The Translation of Children's Literature: A Reader. Multilingual Matters, 2006.
-Marshall, Margaret R. An Introduction to the World of Children's Books. Gower Publishing Company,, 1982.
-Handouts supplied by the lecturer

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 1 % 40
Attendance 12 % 0
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
14
% 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 be familiar with the characteristics of children’s literature
2 To recognize the theoretical approaches to translation of children’s literature
3 To understand the possible problems which may rise during translation of children’s literature and to solve them

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to Children’s Literature -Handouts supplied by the lecturer
2 Characteristics and Elements of Children’s Literature - Hunt, Peter, editor. Understanding Children's Literature. -Handouts supplied by the lecturer
3 History of Children’s Literature - Hunt, Peter, editor. Understanding Children's Literature. -Marshall, Margaret R. An Introduction to the World of Children's Books. -Handouts supplied by the lecturer
4 Genres of Children’s Literature - Marshall, Margaret R. An Introduction to the World of Children's Books. -Handouts supplied by the lecturer
5 Translating for Children - -Lathey, Gillian, editor. The Translation of Children's Literature: A Reader. -Handouts supplied by the lecturer
6 Norms of Translating Children’s Books -Lathey, Gillian, editor. The Translation of Children's Literature: A Reader.
7 Midterm exam
8 Theoretical Approaches to Translating Children’s Literature
9 Theoretical Approaches to Translating Children’s Literature (Continued) -Lathey, Gillian, editor. The Translation of Children's Literature: A Reader.
10 Translating Children’s Literature: Intercultural Ideological Factors -Lathey, Gillian, editor. The Translation of Children's Literature: A Reader. -Sample texts and translations supplied by the lecturer
11 Translating Children’s Literature: Narrative Communication -Lathey, Gillian, editor. The Translation of Children's Literature: A Reader. -Sample texts and translations supplied by the lecturer
12 The Challenges of Translating Children’s Literature -Lathey, Gillian, editor. The Translation of Children's Literature: A Reader. -Sample texts and translations supplied by the lecturer
13 Translation Practices -Sample texts and translations supplied by the lecturer
14 Translation Practices (continued) -Sample texts and translations supplied by the lecturer
15 Translation Practices (continued)
16 Final Exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 3 4 5 5 5 5 2 1 5 3 5 2
C1 3 4 5 5 5 5 1 1 5 3 5 2
C2 3 3 5 5 5 5 2 1 5 3 5 1
C3 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 1 5 4 5 2

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