Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 4 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING (ENGLISH) | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | İSMAİL SERDAR ALTAÇ (serdaraltac@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The goal of this course is to equip the students with basic skills for simultaneous interpreting, to make them familiar with working in the booth, to improve them to a level where they can interpret from Turkish into English and from English into Turkish. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | develops basic skills, terminology and knowledge about the relevant fields for simultaneous interpreting. |
PO-1 To be able to make interdisciplinary research within the field PO-4 To be able to think analiytically PO-6 To be able to provide cooperation with the related sectors PO-7 To specialise either in translation or interpretation PO-8 To have a self awareness about the importance of the field for contemporary world and the role and identity of the translator/interpreter as an intercultural expert PO-9 To have competence to use the latest translation and interpreting technology PO-11 To have efficent elocation, diction and self expression skills for a sufficient use of language PO-12 To easily be attuned to the current changes in the sector PO-13 To have the abilities to orientate and transform the expectations of the sector PO-14 To have a wide knowledge of terminologies of specific fields in both languages PO-15 To be able to have knowledge of the terminology of various fields (Science, Social and Health Sciences etc.) and being able to use second foreign language and English both as a source and a target language 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 |
Oral Examination |
| LO-2 | have professional knowledge in the field of interpreting. |
PO-1 To be able to make interdisciplinary research within the field PO-4 To be able to think analiytically PO-5 Not to swerve from the proffesional and ethic responsibilities PO-6 To be able to provide cooperation with the related sectors PO-7 To specialise either in translation or interpretation PO-8 To have a self awareness about the importance of the field for contemporary world and the role and identity of the translator/interpreter as an intercultural expert PO-9 To have competence to use the latest translation and interpreting technology PO-11 To have efficent elocation, diction and self expression skills for a sufficient use of language PO-12 To easily be attuned to the current changes in the sector PO-13 To have the abilities to orientate and transform the expectations of the sector PO-14 To have a wide knowledge of terminologies of specific fields in both languages PO-15 To be able to have knowledge of the terminology of various fields (Science, Social and Health Sciences etc.) and being able to use second foreign language and English both as a source and a target language 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 |
Oral Examination |
| LO-3 | can develop ways of solution to the problems faced during interpreting and its various phases |
PO-1 To be able to make interdisciplinary research within the field PO-3 To have problem solving skills to compete with the problems due to the cultural and lingual differences PO-6 To be able to provide cooperation with the related sectors PO-7 To specialise either in translation or interpretation PO-8 To have a self awareness about the importance of the field for contemporary world and the role and identity of the translator/interpreter as an intercultural expert PO-9 To have competence to use the latest translation and interpreting technology PO-15 To be able to have knowledge of the terminology of various fields (Science, Social and Health Sciences etc.) and being able to use second foreign language and English both as a source and a target language 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 |
Oral Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Applying the strategies used in simultaneous interpreting; putting theoretical knowledge into practice. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | The place of simultaneous interpreting in conference interpreting, developmental history, types, basic terminology (relay. pivot booth, evs, decalage, booth content, flag- function of the booth | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 2 | Characteristics of different English and Turkish oral presentation and supporting written material, challenges and facilitating roles and simultaneous interpreting exercises | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 3 | Characteristics of various conference and presentation types, opening and closing paragraphs and the related discourse, equivalences in both languages, cultural and linguistic features, pragmatics, Effort Models | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 4 | Explaining the features of conference speeches within the scope of rhetoric and discourse analysis, and the features covered in the previous week with different types of conference speeches.. Schöldager's simultaneous interpreting evaluation scale | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 5 | Simultaneous interpreting exercises and giving explanations within the scope of academic knowledge so far covered | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer |
| 6 | Anticipation exercises considering the discourse of the speeches and exercises | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Case Study |
| 7 | Mental processing during simultaneous interpreting and cognitive, affective domanin and evaluation of the performance witihin this scope | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Case Study |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Article study on memory and mental processing | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Case Study |
| 10 | Practices with the conference speeches of specific topics and evaluation making use of all the academic knowledge | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Case Study |
| 11 | Simultaneous interpreting practice with a specified topic and evaluation | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Case Study |
| 12 | Translation of texts consisting of numbers, dates and long titles | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Case Study |
| 13 | Simultaneous interpreting practices using videos | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Case Study |
| 14 | Simultaneous interpreting practices using videos | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Case Study |
| 15 | Simultaneous interpreting practices using videos | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Case Study |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Chernov, Ghelly V. Inference and Anticipation in Simultaneous Interpreting. | |
| 2 | CoDiriker. Ebru. (2004) De-/Re-Contextualizing Conference Interpreting. | |
| 3 | Doğan, Aymil. (2012) Sözlü Çeviri: Çalışmaları ve Uygulamaları | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Coursebook, Booth | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 0 | ||
| b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| c) Performance Project | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| 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 | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 113 | ||