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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS CEV 6012 ETHICS OF TRANSLATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Translation Studies

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR PELIN ŞULHA

Offered to

Translation Studies

Course Objective

This course aims to examine how translation studies handles the ethics and how the sense of translation reflects on the ethics approaches.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The students will analyze the concept of ethics 2   The students will analyze different conceptions of ethics in different fields of translation 3   The students will analyze restrictions on ethics with respect to ideology, politics and law 4   The students will analyze reflections of the translator s values on his/her decisions 5   The students will analyze the relation between the ethics of translation and the responsibility of the translator

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction 2 What is ethics 3 Different reflections of power and ethics 4 Different receptions of ethics in translator s decisions, translation process and the submisson of the translation product 5 Different receptions of ethics in translator s decisions, translation process and the submisson of the translation product 6 The limits of the translator s responsibilities in translation 7 Plagiarisms in Translations 8 Midterm 9 Conceptions of ethics in different areas of translation ( pragmatic texts, literary texts, oral translation, certified translation) 10 Conceptions of ethics in different areas of translation ( pragmatic texts, literary texts, oral translation, certified translation) 11 Translation from the Second Language 12 The Status and Position of the Translator in the Society 13 The Status and Position of the Translator in the Society 14 Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Bermann, Sandra. Nation, Language and Ethics of Translation. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2005. Baker, Mona (ed.) The Interpreter and Translator Trainer: Ethics and the Curriculum. New York: Routledge, 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures 2. Presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 PRS PRESENTATION 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRS * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRS * 0.30 + RST* 0.40 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Optional, if the instructor needs to add some explanation or further note,

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Class attendance is obligatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

pelin.sulha@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 10 140 Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Preparing presentations 10 4 40 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 250

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 LO.1 5 5 3 5 5 3 LO.2 5 4 2 4 4 4 LO.3 4 4 3 5 5 1 1 4 1 LO.4 5 5 2 4 4 5 1 1 LO.5 4 4 3 5 5 1 1 4 1