Translation and Interpreting English

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
04511107	Introduction to Translation Studies	1	Autumn	1	3+0+0	7	7

Course Type	Compulsory
Course Cycle	Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language	English
Methods and Techniques	-
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Prerequisites	-
Coordinator	-
Instructor(s)	Res. Asst. Öznur YANAR TORBALI
Instructor Assistant(s)	-

Name and Surname	Room	E-Mail Address	Internal	Meeting Hours
Res. Asst. Öznur YANAR TORBALI	C-	[email protected]

Basic Vocational Courses	X
Specialization / Field Courses	X
Support Courses
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
P7	To internalise the knowledge of the translation sector and business areas and professional ethics of translation.	5
P8	Develops background knowledge about the historical development of translation.	5

Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No	Learning Outcomes	Outcome Relationship	Measurement Method **
O1	Has knowledge about translation theories.	P.1.1	1
O2	Applies preliminary steps including terminological, contextual and cultural research for translation practices appropriate for the purpose.	P.1.3	1
O3	To be aware of the historical development of translation, translation schools and practices.	P.8.1	1
O4	Defines the developmental stages of translation from past to present and various applications.	P.8.2	1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7

Week	Topics
1	Getting to know each other, roles explained, course details, information on assessment types and times, procedures on assignment completion and submission, introduction of books and sources to be used in the course, references, electronic data bases, purpose of translation, arguments for translation, translation as a profession, translation and interpretation studies, and other issues are explained.
2	INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION STUDIES Emergence of translation as a practice and profession, definitions, translation as a profession and scientific endeavor, skills needed for translation, proficiency in source and target languages including those of idiomatic and symbolic meaning, acculturation, research aptitude and skills development, linguistics, semiotics, cultural studies, literature, lexicology, psychology, communication science, interdisciplinary nature of translation.
3	CULTURE Elements of culture, tangible and intangible culture, linguistic and cultural translation, differences, the question of whether cultural elements are to be translated, loss in cultural translation, intercultural translation ability, cultural intelligence, relationship between cultural and semiotic studies, challenges in cultural translation, effect of translation on the target readership, change of culture brought about by translation activity, criticism of cultural translation approach.
4	TEXT ANALYSIS Formation and purpose of texts, global objectives in text translation, text types such as story, novel, play, biography, film, documentary, advertisement, maxims of Grice, Austin's classification of utterance-action, Halliday's functional approach to texts, types of sentential meanings, coherence, cohesive devices, logical flow in texts, pathways in forming the translation of texts.
5	LITERATURE Genres in literature, poetry and narrative (essays, biography, autobiography, travel writings, speech, diary, cuisine) fiction and non-fiction, transfer of style and aesthetics, translation competence, fidelity, free translation, word play, text types such as informative, expressive, vocative, effect of translation on audience
6	TECHNICAL TRANSLATION Scholarly books and journals, users guides of imported products, evaluation of technical translations done, informative nature of technical narrative, flexibility in technical writing, importance of experience and expertise in this type of translation, getting help from technical writers, terminology, sectoral expertise, dictionaries of various professions.
7	DOCUMENT TRANSLATION Description of documents and official papers, importance of such papers for official transactions, ID, driving license, marriage certificate, passport, customs papers, pension papers, equivalence in translation, accepted terminology in the target language and country, translation of samples, linguistic vs semiotic features in documents, how signs, logo, stamps are to be translated.
8	EUROPEAN UNION TEXTS Accession of Turkey to EU, evaluation of regulations and laws for accession, rules valid for the translation of these documents, EU Regulations Translation Manual, stylistic and design of such documents, definition of translator, rights and responsibilities of translators, proficiencies, ethics and application and terminology.
9	MEDIA Audio-visual media, subtitling, dubbing, rules for subtitling and dubbing, multimedia translation, importance of culture and semiotic knowledge, fidelity, synchronization, challenges, speech anomalies and their translation, domestication, foreignization, equivalence between source and target texts, widespread methods in subtitling and dubbing.
10	PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION Major professions such as legal practice, medicine, trade, international relations, politics, terminology and expertise involved, challenges and the assistance students can get as well as specific social and science disciplines. Samples illustrated.
11	SEMIOTICS Definition and description of semiotics, its place in the overall communication process, emergence of semiotic science and semiosis, the cultural dependence of semiotic processes, relation of verbal language to semiotics, natural and artificial signs and their interpretations, use of signs and symbols coupled with verbal language in advertisements, commercial signs, challenges.
12	QUALITY STANDARDS AND FINAL READING Concept of quality, precautions and regulations to improve quality, certification of practices, ISO 9001:2000 Translation Services Scales, ISO 17100:2015 and MYK 12UMS0274-6 National professional Standards, first draft, second draft, final reading, proof reading, illustration of the practice with samples.
13	CONSECUTIVE AND SIMULTANOUS INTERPRETING Two major types of interpreting, importance and domains for such a practice, competencies for these two types of interpreting, technological base and ability to use technology, specific arrangements for the training of interpreters for this purpose, notetaking, strengthening short term memory, listening techniques, identifying themes during the process
14	TRANSLATION CRITICISM Nature of and need for criticism in translation, benefits for students as well as for the naïve, critical approaches, systematic comparison of various text types and their resolution, major problems encountered in major literary genres, descriptive models for criticisms, consistency in criticism

Resources	AB Mevzuatı Çeviri Rehberi ve Ekler Kitapçığı
	Aksoy, N. B. (2002). Geçmişten Günümüze Yazın Çevirisi. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi.
	Boztaş, İsmail (2012) Hukuk Çevirisi. Ankara: Pelikan Yayınları.
	Catford, J. A. (1967) Linguistic Theory of Translation. London: Oxford University Press.
	Çakır, Abdülkadir (2006) Teaching translation – Çeviri Öğretimi. Konya: Nüve Yayıncılık.
	Demez, Neslihan (2009) Çeviribilim: Bir Giriş. İstanbul: Bayrak.
	Eren, Cüneyt (2000) Modern Tercüme Metotlarına Giriş. Erzurum. EKEV yayınları.
	Gül, Atik (2011) Sözlü Çeviri Yöntem ve Teknikleri. İstanbul: Sinemis.
	Mossop, Brian (2014) Revising and editing for translation. New York: Routledge.
	Patrie, Carol (2009) Simultaneous Interpreting from English. Dawn Sign Press.
	Rakova, Zuzana (2016) Çeviri Kuramları. Ankara: Çevirmenin Yayını. (Çev. Yusuf Polat)
	Stolze, Radegundiz (2014) Çeviri Kuramları (Çev. Emra Durukan). İstanbul: Değişim Yayınları.

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Course Specific Internship (If Any)	-	-
Homework	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Projects	-	-
Midterms	1	40 (%)
Final Exam	1	60 (%)
Total		100 (%)

	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time	14	6	84
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement)	0	0	0
Midterms	0	0	0
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	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			84
Total Work Load / 30			2,80
Course ECTS Credits:			3

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

#	Learning Outcomes	P1	P8
O1	Has knowledge about translation theories.	5	5
O2	Applies preliminary steps including terminological, contextual and cultural research for translation practices appropriate for the purpose.	5	5
O3	To be aware of the historical development of translation, translation schools and practices.	4	4
O4	Defines the developmental stages of translation from past to present and various applications.	4	4