COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GER-TUR CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MUT 3053 GER-TUR CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÜLPERI SERT

Offered to

Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)
Translation and Interpreting

Course Objective

The course objective is to make sure that students learn basic skills for consecutive interpreting, putting them into practice each week by using speech text on miscellaneous topics, and learn and put into practice before the class how to prepare for a consecutive interpreting assignment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Combine their note taking and sight translation skills with the skills of consecutive interpreting.
2   Prepare terminology work on various fields.
3   Enhance active listening skills in German as well as Turkish.
4   Take notes in a source speech and render it into the target language.
5   Enhance their rhetorical skills.
6   Use their body language effectively.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to consecutive interpreting
2 Shadowing exercises
3 Memory exercises
4 Public speaking skills
5 Class exercise: opening and final speeches Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
6 Class exercise. Topic: Education Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
7 Class exercise. Topic: Tourism Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
8 Mid-term exam
9 Class exercise. Topic: Environment Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
10 Class exercise. Topic: Trade Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
11 Class exercise. Topic: Politics Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
12 Class exercise. Topic: Marketing Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
13 Class exercise: Prime ministerial speeches Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
14 Class exercise. Topic: EU - Turkey Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.

Recomended or Required Reading

- Miscellaneous texts related to the seminars that will be used in interpreting.
- Miscellaneous online resources including dictionaries, referential web sites etc.
- Speech texts/transcriptions

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Classes
This is an applied class; conducted face-to-face and interactively.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 +FCG * 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Exams
Throughout the semester two exams will be given:
Midterm (%20)
Final exam (%20)
Both are oral exams in which students will be asked to interpret a speech consecutively.
2. Homework and participation
Students will be graded separately for each class. The text, presentation or the title of the topic of the week will be given before each class and students will be asked to attend the class fully prepared. In each class students are expected to participate in the activities and contribute to the class with their preparation.
3. Presentation
Students will prepare one presentation throughout the semester by role-playing a speech and its interpreting as pairs

Assessment Criteria

1. The attendance grade will be based on (i) the student s participation in the class, (ii) the quality of the answers given by the student to questions asked by the instructor and (iii) the student s contribution to creating a positive learning environment.
2. For grades on the border between two grades, active participation in the class will justify the higher grade.

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is compulsory.
2. Students are required to come to the class prepared.
3. Non-attendance will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of homework.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 6 6 36
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 136

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.241223112525443
LO.3451122131111
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LO.5451344323434
LO.63331433

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