Program of Translation and Interpretation (English)
MTI371
TRANSLATION OF ECONOMICS AND COMMERCE TEXTS
Course Code
MTI371
Semester
Fifth Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
7
Course Type
Compulsory Course
Course Level
Bachelor's Degree
Year of Study
3
Semester
Fifth Term (Fall)
ECTS
7
Name of Lecturer(s)
-
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, the students;
will be able to have competence in necessary terminology and conceptual knowledge related to text types in the fields like economy, commerce, finance etc.
will learn to carry out translation-oriented linguistic, contextual and extralinguistic analyses of economics and commerce texts,
will be able to carry out translation of economics and commerce within English-Turkish language pair.
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Prerequisites
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Description
This course aims to inform the students about the language properties of commerce and economics texts and associate those properties with translation from the point of elements, such as cultural differences, content, word selection, textual function, syntactic bundles, and knowledge structures. It is also aimed to ensure that students become familiar with the terminology regarding to economics and commerce texts, and to analyse the textual structure of this field with the help of translation practices. Translation practices are conducted in the fields of economics, management, banking, commerce, insurance and labour law.
Course Contents
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Definition of Economy
2nd Week
Models in economy and markets in Turkey and international markets
3rd Week
Translation-oriented basic terms and concepts in texts on economics and commerce
4th Week
Challenges encountered during the process of translation of texts on economics and commerce
5th Week
Translation practices in the field of economics
6th Week
Translation practices in the field of economics
7th Week
Midterm Exam
8th Week
Translation practices in the field of commerce
9th Week
Translation practices in the field of banking
10th Week
Translation practices in the field of insurance
11th Week
Translation practices in the field of finance
12th Week
Translation practices in the field of stock market
13th Week
Final Remarks
14th Week
Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Newmark, Peter. Approaches to Translation. New York: Prentice Hall, 1998.
Olteanu, Andreea-Rosalia. Errors and Diffıculties In Translating Economic Texts. Editura Sfantul Ierarh Nicolae.2012
Tagkas, P. Translation of Economic Texts: Challenges and Limitations. In:Arslan, F., ed. Contemporary Issues on Linguistics and Language: LILA`14/Linguistics and Language Conference Proceedings. Istanbul: DAKAM Publishing, June 2014, pp. 279-287.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving
Practice
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(%)
