TRANSLATION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES TEXTS

MTI242

Course Code: MTI242
Semester: Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 6

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Fourth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Selim Soner Sütçü

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

be able to define social sciences text types and comprehend the differences between them.
learn the methods in order to be able to translate different social science text types and apply them during the process of translation.
obtain advanced terminology knowledge by translating social sciences texts.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course aims to inform students about different linguistic properties of social sciences texts and their influence on translation and terminology (from cultural differences, content, word selection, textual function, syntactic structures, point of view etc.). The aim of this course is to introduce students to the language used in various fields of social sciences and business management and to provide them to gain a sound jargon and terminology knowledge.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	General Introduction
2^nd Week	Features of Social Sciences Texts
3^rd Week	Challenges encountered during the translation of social sciences
4^th Week	Comparative analysis of Social Sciences texts and their translation and terminology preparation
5^th Week	Translation of texts on Psychology
6^th Week	Translation of texts on Sociology
7^th Week	Translation of texts on Anthropology
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Translation of texts on History
10^th Week	Translation of texts on Art History
11^th Week	Translation of texts on Archeology
12^th Week	Translation of texts on Fine Arts
13^th Week	Proofreading Practice
14^th Week	Final Remarks
15^th Week	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Bell, Roger T. Translation and translating: Theory and practice. Routledge, 2016.
Hatim, B., and I. Mason. Discourse and the translator. Routledge, 2013.
Snell-Hornby, Mary. Translation studies: an integrated approach. Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Case Study
Problem Solving
Practice
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	6	84
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	5	5
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	10	4	40
Total Work Load			187
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			6.23
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2		X	X
K3		X	X
K4
K5		X	X
K6
K7		X	X
K8
K9
K10
K11		X