RESEARCH METHODS IN TRANSLATION

MTI205

Course Code: MTI205
Semester: Third Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 7

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Third Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Orhan Demir

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

recognize available technologies, such as translation memories, online resources, glossaries of terms, spelling and grammar checkers, terminology database.
acquire necessary skills to write a research essay (conducting research in the library, on the Internet,and in the field, developing arguments, finding and using secondary sources etc.)
conduct a research project in the field of translation studies.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course introduces students to the main stages in the preparation of a research paper in the field of translation studies. It integrates research skills and techniques (conducting research in the library, on the Internet, and in the field) into the process of writing a scholarly paper which includes formulating questions, developing an argument, and deploying and documenting secondary sources about a suitable topic in translation studies.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Introduction of Research Paper
3^rd Week	Choosing a Topic
4^th Week	Finding Sources in the Library and on the Internet
5^th Week	Limiting the Topic
6^th Week	Preparing Bibliography
7^th Week	APA Manual
8^th Week	Mid-term exam
9^th Week	Developing Preliminary Thesis Statement and Outline
10^th Week	Taking Notes
11^th Week	Revising the Thesis Statement and Outline
12^th Week	Writing the Preliminary Draft
13^th Week	The Final Draft
14^th Week	The Final Draft
15^th Week	Final Research Paper

Recommended or Required Reading

Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. The Craft of Research. U of Chicago P, 1995.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 8th ed. MLA, 2016.
Winkler, Anthony C., and Jo Ray McCuen-Metherell. ?The MLA System 9 of Documentation.? Writing the research paper: a handbook, 7th ed., Wadsworth, 2008, pp. 142?191.
Winkler, Anthony C., and Jo Ray McCuen-Metherell. ?The APA System 10 of Documentation.? Writing the research paper: a handbook, 7th ed., Wadsworth, 2008, pp. 191?225.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Discussion
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	30	30
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	20	20
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	2	15	30
Total Work Load			212
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			7.06
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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