Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Tilda SAYDI

Assoc. Prof. Mehmet SAYIN

English-Turkish Translation II

Course Code	: İDE404
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

To teach the techniques that would give the same meaning through different sentence structures and to show students the advantages by applying these techniques on different kinds of texts such as short story, essay, novel etc.; to teach how to translate without any semantic loss.

Course Content

The use of different sentence structures for the translation of the same idea (paraphrasing); the limits of interpretation during translation; the importance of choosing the appropriate word for the context (collocation), translation of a novel English literature.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Ins. Özgür ESEN

Learning Outcomes

1.	1. To be able to give the same meaning through different sentence structures
2.	2. To be able to distinguish the limits of interpretation in translation process
3.	3. To be able to use the techniques which would help a translation to sound natural in target language
4.	4. To be able to translate the literary texts by applying the appropriate techniques .
5.	To be able to comprehend the techniques of poem translation.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	1. Hasdemir, Yılmaz, Translation Methods, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2008.
2.	Öner, Işın Bengi. Çeviri Bir Süreçtir…Ya Çeviribilim? Sel Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

General introduction

Week 2 - Theoretical

Expressing the same idea through different structures (paraphrasing)

Week 3 - Theoretical

Limits of interpretation during translation process

Week 4 - Theoretical

Limits of interpretation during translation process

Week 5 - Theoretical

The problem of arbitrary word choice during translation from source language into target language.

Week 6 - Theoretical

The problem of arbitrary word choice during translation from source language into target language.

Week 7 - Theoretical

The importance of choosing the appropriate word for the context (collocation)

Week 8 - Theoretical

The importance of choosing the appropriate word for the context (collocation)

Week 9 - Theoretical

The importance of choosing the appropriate word for the context (collocation)

Week 10 - Theoretical

The importance of choosing the appropriate word for the context (collocation)

Week 11 - Theoretical

Translation of a novel from English Literature

Week 12 - Theoretical

Translation of a novel from English Literature

Week 13 - Theoretical

Translation of a novel from English Literature

Week 14 - Theoretical

Translation of a novel from English Literature

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	2	56
Assignment	1	1	2	3
Midterm Examination	1	6	2	8
Final Examination	1	6	2	8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12
OÇ-1			5	4		4	4	4	4	4		4
OÇ-2			5	4		4	4	4	4	4		4
OÇ-3			5	4		4	4	4	4	4		4
OÇ-4			5	4		4	4	4	4	4		4
OÇ-5			5	4		4	4	4	4	4		4

Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Tilda SAYDI

Assoc. Prof. Mehmet SAYIN