| Teaching Staff
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| Language of Instruction |
İngilizce (English) |
| Type Of Course |
Elective |
| Prerequisites |
There is no pre-requisite for this course. |
| Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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| Course Objectives |
The aim of the course is to equip students with a general theoretical background to technical translation and to provide them with the necessary knowledge required to translate technical texts. The texts in question include simple user manuals, prospectus of medical products, engineering texts, military and law texts.
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| Course Content |
The features of technical texts, their specific terminology, translation methods used in technical translation, translation practice on scientific and technical texts. |
| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
Successfully completing this course results in the following learning outcomes:
1. Learning about technical translation and general translation theory;
2. Learning about technical translation history.
3. Acquiring terminology on technical texts;
4. Translating technical texts from source language to target language;
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| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
Introduction: Features of technical texts |
| 2. Week |
Academic studies on technical translation and examining the criteria for a good translation. |
| 3. Week |
Methods used in technical translation and sample translations. |
| 4. Week |
Technical text: In-class study on technical specifications texts |
| 5. Week |
Technical text: Translating a user's manual of a selected product. |
| 6. Week |
Military text: in-class study on a manuscript from NATO or NATO-like institutions. |
| 7. Week |
Military text: in-class study on a manuscript from NATO or NATO-like institutions. |
| 8. Week |
Mid-term |
| 9. Week |
Translation of texts on technology: in-class study on the manuscript provided by the instructor. |
| 10. Week |
Translation of a patent application: in-class study on the manuscript provided by the instructor. |
| 11. Week |
Translation of a text on civil engineering from English into Turkish. |
| 12. Week |
Translation of a text on Physics from English into Turkish. |
| 13. Week |
Translation of a text on Chemistry from English into Turkish. |
| 14. Week |
General assessment of the term by the instructor. |
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| Assessment |
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Percentage(%) |
| Mid-term (%) |
40 |
| Quizes (%) |
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| Homeworks/Term papers (%) |
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| Practice (%) |
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| Labs (%) |
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| Projects/Field Work (%) |
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| Seminars/Workshops (%) |
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| Final (%) |
60 |
| Other (%) |
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| Total(%) |
100 |
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| Course Book (s) and/or References |
Presentations made by the instructor during the first weeks of the term
Manuscripts provided by the instructor |
| Work Placement(s) |
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| The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO) |
| | PQ1 | PQ2 | PQ3 | PQ4 | PQ5 | PQ6 | PQ7 | PQ8 | PQ9 | PQ10 | PQ11 | PQ12 | PQ13 | PQ14 | PQ15 | LO1 | 5 | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | LO2 | 4 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | LO3 | | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | 4 | | | | LO4 | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | 4 | |
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