COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSLATION: TURKISH TO FRENCH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YFÖ 3004 TRANSLATION: TURKISH TO FRENCH COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

French Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DUYGU ÖZTIN PASSERAT

Offered to

French Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

Providing the prospective teachers with the knowledge, skills and attitudes which will let them translate different types of Turkish texts into French.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowing the translation act
2   Being able to explain the cognitive and linguistic stages of translation act.
3   Being able to explain the basic concepts of translation.
4   Being able to use dictionary and other supplementary resources.
5   Being able to use suitable translation techniques and strategies.
6   Being able to understand and comment different types of source texts and transfer them, appropriately to their meanings and functions, into the target language
7   Being able to identify the translation issues and finding solutions to them.
8   Being able to evaluate and criticize a translation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of translation, its formation process and components.
2 Basic terms and concepts of translation: Verbal translation, free translation, equivalence, loss of meaning and style in translation
3 Correct and efficient use of dictionaries and other sources
4 Translation exercise: Informative text translation through parallel texts
5 Translation exercise: Informative text translation through parallel texts (continued)
6 Translation exercise: Informative text translation through parallel texts (continued)
7 Translation exercise: Scientific text translation
8 Midterm
9 Translation exercise: Literary text translation Short story
10 Translation exercise: Literary text translation (continued) Novel
11 Translation exercise: Literary text translation (continued) Theatre
12 Translation exercise: Literary text translation (continued) Poetry
13 Translation exercise: Translation evaluation Prose
14 Translation exercise: Translation evaluation (continued) Poetry
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s)/References/Materials:
1. M. Ballard (dir.), La traduction à l'université, Recherches et propositions didactiques, Presses Universitaires de Lille.1993
2. J. Delisle, La traduction raisonnée, Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa, 1993.
3. E. Lavault, Fonctions de la traduction en didactique des langues, Didier-Erudition, 1985.
4. A. Göktürk, Çeviri : Dillerin Dili, YKY, 2006
5. Türk Dili Çeviri Özel sayısı

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Translation practice with texts, discussion, evaluation, forming mutual texts.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Arasınav
2 DTK Diğer Etkinlik
3 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
4 BNS BNS VZ * 0.30 + DTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Bütünleme Notu
6 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.30 + DTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

French

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ufuk.soglu@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 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 2 15 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1555545
LO.2555545
LO.3555545
LO.4555545
LO.5555545
LO.6555545
LO.7555545
LO.8555545