COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Faculty Of Letters

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÜLPERI SERT

Offered to

American Culture and Literature
Archeology
Museology
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Turkish Language and Literature
Psychology
Archeology
Comparative Literature
Sociology
Sociology
Philosophy
Linguistics
History
History
Comparative Literature

Course Objective

This course aims to deal with what translation criticism is and how it is done and develop awareness on translation criticism based on theoretical readings rather than seeking mistakes and a prescriptive approach, through critical analysis of texts translated from German into Turkish.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Gülperi Sert: Çeviri: Araştırma, Inceleme, Eleştiri,Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Yayınları, Izmir, 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Courses
The students translate the texts in German at home first. This course aims to deal with what translation criticism is and how it is done and develop awareness on translation criticism based on theoretical readings rather than seeking mistakes and a prescriptive approach, through critical analysis of texts translated from German into Turkish.
2. Review Sessions and Classroom Discussions
Works on translation, translation criticism tradition in Turkey, research and papers of academics on translation.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. In the mid-term, the students will be asked a question on a part of a work which was not worked on in class, but was written by an author read and discussed in class. 40% of the mid-term will be taken into account in the assesment.
2. In the final exam, the students will be asked to indicate their ideas in practice on methods, skills and evaluation criteria that they learnt in this course. 40% of the final exam will be taken into account in the assesment.
3. Participation of the student will be taken into account (20%).

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance (70%) is obligatory.
2. Absence will not be regarded as a rationale for late submission of assignments.
3. Active participation will be influential in assesment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes