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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MÜA 5025 SPECIAL TOPICS IN TRANSLATION I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

GERMAN TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÜLPERI SERT

Offered to

GERMAN TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Course Objective

The student works on texts from various fields for the purpose of translation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   analyzes German texts for the purpose of translation 2   compares topical clusters between German and Turkish cultures 3   translates texts in particular fields 4   translates texts related to current events 5   translates texts written in the spoken language

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction 2 News articles: political texts 3 News articles: texts with social content 4 News articles: magazine articles 5 Journals: interviews 6 Journals: fashion 7 Journals: informative texts on daily life 8 mid-term 9 Passages from the works of Turkish authors who write in Germany 10 German authors who mention Turkey and Turkish people in their works 11 Turkish image in the German press 12 German image in the Turkish culture 13 General practice 14 Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Texts from various journals and newspapers.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation 2. Theoretical lecture 3. Research

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER) 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assessment is based on presentations, participation and exams.

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

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 3 39 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Preparing assignments 2 10 20 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

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 PO.11 LO.1 3 5 5 5 3 5 5 LO.2 3 4 4 4 5 5 LO.3 3 4 4 4 5 5 LO.4 3 4 4 4 5 5 LO.5 3 4 4 4 5 5