Information Of Programmes

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES / ETI402 - TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING (ENGLISH)

Code: ETI402

Course Title: GRADUATION PROJECT II

Theoretical+Practice: 3+0

ECTS: 7

Year/Semester of Study

4 / Spring Semester

Level of Course

1st Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Compulsory

Department

TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING (ENGLISH)

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

SAMET TAŞÇI (samettasci@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to give students the opportunity to apply the practical and theoretical understanding and skills they have acquired throughout the program by translating a literary or social sciences text involving various challenges with appropriate strategies and writing a commentary justifying translation strategies.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	can define stages and strategies for the translation of literary texts.	PO-12 To easily be attuned to the current changes in the sector	Term Paper
LO-2	can find appropriate solutions to translation problems.	PO-16 To be able to identify the problems that may be encountered in the translation process and developing appropriate strategies to overcome these problems	Term Paper
LO-3	can justify their translation decisions.	PO-13 To have the abilities to orientate and transform the expectations of the sector	Term Paper
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This is an independent study in which students will work independently, yet under the supervision of instructors, taking responsibility from selecting the texts they will translate to submitting their translations on time, and meeting the instructors for feedback. Students are also required to write the translation process, focusing on the problems they encounter in translating the text and solutions they find to those problems.
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Introduction; laying out the ground rules Research for a literary or technical text (4500-5000 words /8-10 A4 pages)	Lecture, Presentation, Report
2	Submission of selected text (electronic + hard copy) Selected texts by the students	Lecture, Presentation, Report
3	Translation review Review of the selected texts	Lecture, Presentation, Report
4	Submission of the selected text, the first part of the translation together with the plot summary/analysis (electronic copy) The first part of the translation of the students	Lecture, Presentation, Report
5	Translation review Review of the first part	Lecture, Presentation, Report
6	Submission of the second part of the translation (electronic copy) The second part of the translation	Lecture, Presentation, Report
7	Submission of the revised version of the second part Instructor feedback on the second part	Lecture, Presentation, Report
8	mid-term exam
9	Submission of the introduction and conclusion (electronic copy) Introduction and conclusion	Lecture, Presentation, Report
10	Project The complete version of the project	Lecture, Presentation, Report
11	Deadline for submitting the revised version of the translation together with the introduction and conclusion (electronic copy) Revised version of the translation along with introduction and conclusion	Lecture, Presentation, Report
12	Translation review The feedback of the translation	Lecture, Presentation, Report
13	Deadline for submitting the final electronic version of the translation (complete with cover, contents page, introduction and conclusion) The electronic version of the translation (complete with cover, contents page, introduction and conclusion)	Lecture, Presentation, Report
14	Project (cont'd) The last version of the project	Lecture, Presentation, Report
15	Semester Review	Lecture, Presentation, Report
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment	Week	Hours	Weight(%)
mid-term exam	1	1	20
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project	1	3	30
8.Term Paper
9.Project	1	5	50
final exam

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	3	14	42
Outside Class
a) Reading	4	14	56
b) Search in internet/Library	4	14	56
c) Performance Project			0
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report	15	1	15
e) Term paper/Project	15	1	15
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam	15	1	15
mid-term exam	1	1	1
Own study for final exam			0
final exam			0
			0
			0
Total work load;			200