The purpose of the Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures - Applied English and Translation Studies Programme is to equip students with sufficient knowledge in English language and culture, and to enable them to translate a huge variety of texts – ranging from scientific to literary ones – as required for qualified future translators. Our department provides its own preparatory classes for its students who cannot succeed the English Proficiency Exam prepared by Preparatory School in order to provide sufficient background for the student’s further academic studies. Below the information about our Preparatory School and the Department of Applied English and Translation Studies (in "General Information" link) and the details about both the Preparatory courses and Applied English and Translation Studies offered by our department (in "Courses-Term, Credits, ECTS Credits" link) can be found.
- General Information
- Qualification Awarded
- Level of Qualification
- Admission Requirements
- Arrangements for the Recognition of Prior Learning
- Qualification Requirements and Regulations
- Profile of the Programme
- Key Learning Outcomes
- Occupational Profiles of Graduates
- Access to Further Studies
- Courses - Term, Credit and ECTS Credit
- Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
- Graduation Requirements
- Mode of Study
- Programme Director
- Courses – Key Learning Outcomes Relation Matrix
- NQF-HETR/Program Competencies Matrix
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General Information
ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT
Our Preparatory Programme
Our preparatory programme include levels from A1 to B2 and has 25 (twenty-five) class hours weekly. The courses offered within the Department of Applied Language and Translation Studies Preparatory programme follows as:
- “Use of English” (Main Course) classes aim at improving students’ knowledge of the structural and lexical structure of the target language. It is an integrated-skill based course, supported by listening, speaking, reading and writing activities each of which is thematically designed. “Use of English” is intensively supported by “Writing Skills”, “Listening and Speaking Skills” and “Critical Reading Skills” (Reading Short Stories).
- “Writing Skills” is designed to provide students with the opportunity to clearly express themselves in written language used in academic circles, which is also a part of their supposed future profession. The students enrolled in the programme are equipped with the background knowledge of how to write – starting from the ability to produce basic sentence structures to different types of paragraph structures such as job application forms, intention letter, Curriculum vitae, informative paragraphs, self-reflection paragraphs, comparison and contrast paragraphs, cause and effect paragraphs and opinion paragraphs, each of which has different ways of supporting and formal structuring. The course serves as the background for the students’ further “Academic Writing Skills” course, focusing more on different essay types and how to write a research paper, which are required for the students to submit their final projects (undergraduate research paper) to graduate from the department.
- “Listening and Speaking Skills”, while giving the students the opportunity to develop their basic language skills in English, offers them the sufficient background for “Interpreting Skills” offered in the first year of the programme.
- Equipping students with knowledge of different syntactic and lexical structures supported by a wide range of listening and speaking activities encouraging them to think creatively and discuss their opinions in an organised way, “Critical Reading Skills” is designed to improve their world knowledge and cultural awareness, required for a qualified translator. As the course is based on reading graded readers, it does not only contextualise what they have learnt in their language courses, but also serves as a preparation for their future “Introduction to Literature” and “Literary Translation” courses offered in the first and the second year.
The department of Applied English and Translation Studies
As for the specialised courses available in the Department of Applied English and Translation Studies curriculum, a wide variety of courses are offered for better opportunities for the students to improve their language and translating skills focusing on an interdisciplinary approach as understood from the name/title of the department.
- The courses include “Advanced English”, which is a continuation of the previous levels in English taught in our preparatory programme, with a special focus on content, building vocabulary, structure and integrated skills (like listening, speaking, reading and writing),
- “Academic Reading and Speaking Skills”, which aims at improving students’ ability to read a wide variety of texts (both fiction and nonfiction) which will help them be able to understand different reading techniques and strategies believed to be necessary for them to construct their schema about deciphering texts and to discuss about the universal topics, and be able to translate different texts with different specialisation areas/fields of study,
- “Language and Culture”, which is designed to explain the students about the birth and the rise of the most prominent civilisations on earth and the relation between them to show how the formation of the languages took place, and which aims at making students familiarised with word structures that are directly related to western cultures,
- “Etymology”, which serves as an introduction to enable the students to acquire a basis for the history and the formation of the words in English with brief explanations about World languages and some linguistic structures,
- “Comparative Grammar”, which equips students with the knowledge of English and Turkish language structures in a comparative way,
- “Written Translation”, focusing on Technical Texts, Medical Texts, Legal Documents etc. in order for students to gain awareness and the necessary consciousness to be able to adapt the afore-mentioned types of texts,
- Interpreting for students to be able to translate the written texts and speeches with the help of such techniques and strategies as Note-Taking, Sight Translation, Consecutive Interpreting etc.
- Information Technologies courses to enable students to use Office programs and CAT tools which are prerequisites of a professional translation task.
In order to meet the needs of the students who might be able to follow different professions due to the diverse nature of the department – as understood from its name – the instructors teaching in our department have a variety of educational backgrounds ranging from Linguistics to Literature, from English Language Teaching to Translation. This interdisciplinary nature of the academic background befits the interdisciplinary nature of the department, and is believed to meet different needs of students for a collective purpose: To be ‘a man of the world’ respecting their own individual and cultural values.
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Qualification Awarded
The students who have completed the program successfully by acquiring the provided competences can hold an associate degree in the field of Applied English and Translation Studies.
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Level of Qualification
Associate degree
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Admission Requirements
Students are admitted to the education program with the exam centre that is carried out by Student Selection and Placement Centre.
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Arrangements for the Recognition of Prior Learning
Provided that the students applying for the program apply with transcripts and course content taken from national and foreign higher education council, their demand for credit and score transfer are considered and determined by the relevant council.
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Qualification Requirements and Regulations
All the students who are to be a graduate of the program are expected to be successful without having any FF score. In this program, a student is required to complete the required AKTS at minimum with a GPA (grade point average) over 2,00 out of 4.00 besides completing a summer training program which covers 30 workdays (240 Hours)
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Profile of the Programme
Graduate students can either work for Public Institutions, Publishers, Magazines, Newspapers, Movie Studios, International Institutions, and Translation Agencies or can create their own domain by establishing their Private Translation Agency.
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Key Learning Outcomes
Our graduate students will be proficient about the topics below:
- Translation Theory
- Language, Culture and Literature
- History of Translation
- Translation Terminology
- The difference between translation and interpretation
- Extensive use of Dictionary
- Language structure both in English and Turkish
- Translating literary works, scientific articles, newspaper, magazines, and a variety of other texts from politics, law, economy, and technical ones.
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Graduates can work as written and simultaneous in sworn translation offices. Along with this, graduates can work in various public institutions (Foreign ministry, ministry of culture, ministry of tourism etc.), media organs, embassies, consulates, culture institutions, hotels, travel agencies and many cosmopolitan institutions.
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Access to Further Studies
In the direction of higher education regulation, undergraduate transfer and vertical transmission are performed.
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Courses - Term, Credit and ECTS Credit
- 1 - Semester Type Course Code Course Name Credits ECTS Credits - Prep - Semester Type Course Code Course Name Credits ECTS Credits Prep Compulsory MYCHZ001 MAIN COURSE - - Prep Compulsory MYCHZ001 MAIN COURSE - - Prep Compulsory MYCHZ002 MAIN COURSE - - Prep Compulsory MYCHZ002 WRITING SKILLS (Second Semester) - - Prep Compulsory MYCHZ003 CRITICAL READING SKILLS (First Semester) - - Prep Compulsory MYCHZ003 CRITICAL READING SKILLS (Second Semester) - - Prep Compulsory MYCHZ004 MAIN COURSE - - Prep Compulsory MYCHZ004 MAIN COURSE - - - 1 - Semester Type Course Code Course Name Credits ECTS Credits 1 Compulsory MYB100 COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES 2 4 1 Compulsory MYC101 LISTENING and SPEAKING SKILLS I 3 4 1 Compulsory MYC105 COMPARATIVE GRAMMAR ı 3 4 1 Compulsory MYC107 LEXICOLOGY I 3 4 1 Compulsory MYC109 INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION 2 3 1 Compulsory MYC111 Reading Skills and Translation I 3 4 1 Compulsory MYC115 WRITING SKILLS and TRANSLATION I 3 3 1 Compulsory TAR101 HISTORY OF ATATÜRK'S PRINCIPLES AND REVOLUTIONS I 2 2 1 Compulsory TUR101 TURKISH LANGUAGE I 2 2 - 2 - Semester Type Course Code Course Name Credits ECTS Credits 2 Compulsory MYC102 LISTENING and SPEAKING SKILLS II 3 4 2 Compulsory MYC104 Translation Technologies 2 4 2 Compulsory MYC106 COMPARATIVE GRAMMAR II 3 4 2 Compulsory MYC108 LEXICOLOGY II 3 4 2 Compulsory MYC110 WRITTEN TRANSLATION 2 4 2 Compulsory MYC112 Reading Skills and Translation II 3 4 2 Compulsory MYC116 WRITING SKILLS and TRANSLATION II 2 3 2 Compulsory TAR102 HISTORY OF ATATÜRK'S PRICNIPLES AND REVOLUTIONS II 2 2 2 Compulsory TÜR102 TURKISH LANGUAGE II 2 2 - 3 - Semester Type Course Code Course Name Credits ECTS Credits 3 Compulsory MYC221 LITERATURE AND TRANSLATION I 3 5 3 Compulsory MYC227 DISCOURSE ANALYSIS 2 4 3 Compulsory MYC229 SOCIAL SCIENCES TRANSLATION I 3 4 3 Compulsory MYOSTJ PRACTICE 3 10 3 Elective MYC225 Technical Translation 3 4 3 Elective MYC235 LEGAL TEXTS TRANSLATION 3 4 3 Vocational MYC223 TRANSLATION THEORIES I 2 5 3 Vocational MYC239 EUROPEAN UNION TEXTS TRANSLATION 3 5 - 4 - Semester Type Course Code Course Name Credits ECTS Credits 4 Compulsory MYC222 LITERATURE AND TRANSLATION II 3 5 4 Compulsory MYC232 DISCOURSE ANALYSIS II 2 4 4 Elective MYC226 Media Translation 2 4 4 Elective MYC234 CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING 2 4 4 Vocational MYC224 TRANSLATION THEORIES II 2 5 4 Vocational MYC230 SOCIAL SCIENCES TRANSLATION II 3 4 -
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
90-100 4,00 AA
80-89 3,50 BA
70-79 3,00 BB
65-69 2,50 CB
60-64 2,00 CC
55-59 1,50 DC
50-54 1,00 DD
0-49 0,00 FF
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Graduation Requirements
In order to graduate, a student has to be successful on all courses and must not have F1, F2, K or Z grades. In this department, a student has to provide the minimum ECTS and have at least 2,00 over 4,00 GPA.
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Mode of Study
Full time
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Programme Director
Prof. Dr. Türkmen DERDİYOK
Ufuk Üniversitesi
Prof. Dr. Rıdvan Ege Kampüsü, Kızılcaşar Mah. 06830
İncek-Gölbaşı/Ankara
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Courses – Key Learning Outcomes Relation Matrix
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NQF-HETR/Program Competencies Matrix
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KNOWLEDGE
(Theoretical, Phenomenal)
To acquire theoretical and applied knowledge of translation field at basic level which is supported with course books, application tools and other resources including current information of this field based on the competencies acquired at secondary education level.
SKILLS (Cognitive, Applied)
To acquire the skills of using fundamental theoretical and applied information in translation field at a higher education level or in another field having the same level.
To have an advanced level of English by using fundamental knowledge and skills in translation field, to interpret and evaluate the language, to detect and analyse language and translation problems.
COMPETENCIES
(Competency of Working Independently and Undertaking Responsibility)
To be able to conduct a study at basic level in translation field, independently. To be able to undertake responsibility as a team member in order to resolve complex challenges encountered during the applications in translation field. To be able to organize activities towards the development of those who are working under one’s responsibility within the framework of a translation project.
COMPETENCIES
Learning Competencies
To be able to evaluate the obtained basic knowledge and the abilities critically and to identify and fulfill the learning necessities in the field of translation.
To benefit the knowledge in translation in order to obtain a higher degree within the same area or to redirect the knowledge towards another field of study professionally.
Having achieved a lifetime consciousness on learning skills both in the field of translation and the others.
Communicative and Social Competencies
To be able to transfer information both written and verbal by using the obtained basic knowledge and the skills in the field of translation.
To be able to share information with experts or others and to bring forward problem solving proposals on issues in the field of translation.
To be in command of English language professionally both in the field of translation and language use.
Field Specific Competencies
To possess social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of acquiring and applying data and result announcing stages in the field of translation.
To gain the necessary consciousness on the issues such as the universality of social rights, social equality, environmental preservation including culture, occupational health and occupational safety.