COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NAFIZE SIBEL GÜZEL

Offered to

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to identify written and verbal text types, text interpretation, different voices in a text, and intertextuality. Other aims include realization of the meaning by choosing a specific pattern in clauses from a gamut of alternatives and identification of discourse characteristics in various sociologic actions, understanding the importance of choices in modality and indirect speech and being able to discuss their impact on textual interpretation.

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

Reading Narrative Fiction by Seymour Chatman 1993 Mac.Millan Publishing Company:New York
Textual Analysis: A Beginner s Guide by Alan McKee 2003 Sage Publications: London, California
Analysing Discourse: A Textual Analysis for Social Research by Norman Fairclough Routledge: London.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face-to-face and interactive courses. Critical reading and thinking skills will be enhanced. Dynamic, critical and effective reading will be promoted.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assessment will be based on assignments (20%) , participation and attendance(20%), mid-term (20%), a and final exam (40%).

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is obligatory.

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