Arabic Translation and Interpreting

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
04450007	Historical Studies in Translation	3	Autumn	5	3+0+0	5	5

Course Type	Elective
Course Cycle	Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language	Turkish
Methods and Techniques	-
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Prerequisites	-
Coordinator	-
Instructor(s)	Prof. Mahmut KAFES
Instructor Assistant(s)	-

Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses	X
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Program Learning Outcomes	Level
P5	Having sufficient knowledge about the historical development process of translation.	5

Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No	Learning Outcomes	Outcome Relationship	Measurement Method **
O1	Knowing the historical development process of translation.	P.5.1	1
O2	Çevirinin zaman içindeki gelişim aşamalarını tanımlama.	P.5.2	1
O3	Çevirinin geçirdiği gelişim sürecini dikkate alarak güncel bilgilerle hedef metin oluşturabilme.	P.5.3	1
O4	Developing translation methods suitable for today by evaluating past translation experiences.	P.5.5	1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7

Week	Topics
1	Information was given about the origin of the word translation, which is the Arabic equivalent of the word translation, dictionary and term meanings were emphasized, examples were given.
2	The historical process of translation was discussed, the different stages it went through in this process, the developments it went through in these stages were explained, and information about the works of important translators was given.
3	The work carried out in the first phase of translation, which began around 600 BC, was discussed and the languages from which translations were mostly made were explained.
4	In the second phase of translation, which took place between the VIII-X centuries A.D., information was given about the translation works carried out, mostly from which language(s) to which languages.
5	The third stage of translation, translation activities from the XIIth century onwards, was explained, and information was given about the well-known translators of those periods and their works.
6	Early translation activities in Europe were explained, examples of translations were given, and the most well-known translators were informed about their works.
7	The translation activities carried out in Europe in the last centuries were explained, information was given about the areas and languages translated, the most famous translators and their works were introduced.
8	Information was given about translation studies in the Ottoman period, the most translated fields and languages were explained, important translators and their works were introduced.
9	Information was given about the translation studies carried out in the Republican period in Turkey and the main fields, languages and well-known translators, and their works were introduced.
10	The translation activities of the Arabs were emphasized, the translation activities that took place before Islam, in which fields and from which languages the translations were mostly made were explained.
11	Information was given about the translation works carried out in the Islamic period (during the Prophet and the four caliphs), and it was emphasized in which areas and from which languages translations were made.
12	Information was given about the translation works carried out during the Umayyad period, the most famous translators of that period and their works were explained and examples were given.
13	Information was given about the translation activities carried out in the early Abbasid period, the establishment of a unit called Dar al-Hikma in which translations would be made and the translation activities carried out in this unit.
14	Translation studies in the late Abbasid period were discussed, and information was given about the areas of translation of the period and the most famous translators and their works.

Resources

M. H. Suçin, Dünden Bugüne Arapça Çevirinin Serüveni; Esra Uluşahin, Çeviriye Kültürel Bakış; el-Cahız, Kitabu'l-Hayevan

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Attendance	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Practice	-	-
Field Study	-	-
Course Specific Internship (If Any)	-	-
Homework	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Projects	-	-
Quiz	-	-
Listening	-	-
Midterms	1	40 (%)
Final Exam	1	60 (%)
Total		100 (%)

	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time	14	3	42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement)	14	6	84
Midterms	1	10	10
Quiz	0	0	0
Homework	0	0	0
Practice	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Workshop	0	0	0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation	0	0	0
Fieldwork	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	14	14
Other	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load / 30			5
Course ECTS Credits:			5

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Learning Outcomes	P5
O1	Knowing the historical development process of translation.	5
O2	Çevirinin zaman içindeki gelişim aşamalarını tanımlama.	5
O3	Çevirinin geçirdiği gelişim sürecini dikkate alarak güncel bilgilerle hedef metin oluşturabilme.	4
O4	Developing translation methods suitable for today by evaluating past translation experiences.	5