COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TERMINOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ESH 0016 TERMINOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty Of Letters

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BURCU ILKAY KARAMAN

Offered to

American Culture and Literature
Archeology
Museology
.
Translation and Interpreting
.
Turkish Language and Literature
Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)
Psychology
Archeology
Comparative Literature
Sociology
Sociology
Philosophy
History
Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
History
Comparative Literature

Course Objective

This course aims at providing detailed information about theoretical and applied terminology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the position of terminology in daily life
2   Construct a monolingual and/or multilingual term bank using computers
3   Constructing termbanks for various fields
4   Construct a database of terms required by linguists and translators
5   Conduct, evaluate, check terminological studies and participate in these studies
6   Evaluate present term data bases

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is terminology Why terminology Professional terminology: The role of the terminologist in a language/translation company
2 The latest developments in terminology: theories, research and applications The precursors of modern terminology Eugen Wüster s Works (Vienna School)
3 The relationship between terminology linguistics - translation
4 Theoretical Terminology: What is a term What is a word On the difference between term and word. Suonuuti s Pyramid: The relationship between object concept term definition
5 Different types of terms The relationship between term and concept
6 Equivalence and their degrees
7 What is a definition Types of definitions
8 Mid-term exam
9 Primary term formation Secondary term formation What is an ideal term
10 Term creation methods (1) Monolingual term creation methods Term creation methods (2) Translation-oriented term creation methods
11 Conceptual systems (1): Logical systems Conceptual systems (2): Ontological systems Conceptual systems (3): Temporal systems Conceptual systems (4): Mixed systems
12 Applied Terminology: Terminographical resources worldwide
13 Methods in the Creation of Terminographical Data Banks Term Entries and Data Categories Copyright Issues
14 A General Overview of Topics Preparation for the Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Cabré, Teresa Maria (1998) Terminology: Theory, Methods and Applications. Juan C. Sager (ed.), Janet Ann DeCesaris (transl.). Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publisihing Company.
2. COTSOWES: Recommendations for Terminology Work. (1990) Conference of Translation Services of West European States Working Party on Terminology and Documentation (ed.). Bern: Swiss Federal Chancellery.
3. Picht, Heribert & Draskau, Jennifer (1985) Terminology: An Introduction. Guildford: University of Surrey.
4. Rogers, Margaret Ann (1997/98) Terminology. Part I & II. Unpublished Notes from the MA in Translation Studies. Guildford: University of Surrey.
5. Sager Juan Carlos (1990) A Practical Course in Terminology Processing. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publisihing Company.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentations
3. Providing examples in the classroom
4. Commenting on examples
5. Discussing examples
6. Providing solutions for typical problems in the translation of texts based on translation theories

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. 1- Mid-term exam
2. 2- Final exam

Assessment Criteria

1. Learning outcomes 1-6 will be evaluated through mid-term and final examinations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1- Class attendance of 70% is obligatory.
2- Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for the late submission of assignments/projects.
3- Copying and plagiarising in assignments and during exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Burcu Ilkay KARAMAN

Office Hours

Monday 10:30 - 11:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.13222
LO.21112514
LO.32551
LO.42424355
LO.534221454554
LO.622213

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