COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSLATION METHODS II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 5032 TRANSLATION METHODS II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAYA

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to improve the student s knowledge about translation methods and to work on the translation and assessment of translated literary texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   By the end of this course students will be able to analyze literary texts for translation purposes;
2   To evaluate stylistic equivalence of literary translations;
3   To use methods of quality assessment in order to assess literary translations;
4   To define problems and translator s choices in literary translation;
5   To use methods of translation criticism.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Analysis of literary texts for translation purposes: stylistic elements
3 Analysis of literary text for translation purposes: topics, motives and other elements
4 Equivalence, adequacy and invariance in literary translation
5 Translation issues in literary translation and problem solving strategies
6 Creativity in Translation: Neologisms
7 Literary elements in other text types and their translation
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Scientific methods of translation quality assessment: Mudersbach ve Gerzymisch-Arbogast: Holontra
10 Scientific methods of translation quality assessment: Mudersbach ve Gerzymisch-Arbogast: Relantra
11 Scientific methods of translation quality assessment: Mudersbach ve Gerzymisch-Arbogast: Aspektra
12 Other methods of translation criticism
13 Preparing an example of translation critic
14 Wrap-Up

Recomended or Required Reading

House, Juliane (1997). Translation Quality Assessment: A Model Revisited, Tübingen: Gunter Narr.
Bassnett, Susan (2014). Translation Studies, 4th Ed., Routledge.
Short stories chosen by the students
Other texts

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures
Preparation to class activities

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be assessed by questions regarding the course topics in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

% 70 Attendance is compulsory.
Attending the mid-term exam and the final exam will be the main assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kaya@deu.edu.tr, Tel. 3018611

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Reading 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 163

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.1354
LO.2354
LO.3354
LO.4354
LO.5354