COMMUNICATION DESIGN | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ACL3007 | Translation | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF BAŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF BAŞ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course aims to teach students how to translate texts from English to Turkish and from Turkish to English through analyzing structural elements. Emphasize will be put especially on a full comprehension of the text as a whole. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; At the successful completion of this course students will: 1)Learn some basic theories in translation 2)Learn about different aspects of language such as sentence structure, vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, proverbs 3)Learn peculiarities of written and spoken language. They will also have a better understanding of language as a part of culture, have insights about translation process and be able to translate texts into target language. |
Translation of texts on various subjects both in English and Turkish; introduction to translation theory. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to the course | |
2) | Translation of simple sentences | |
3) | Translation op compound sentences | |
4) | Translation of complex sentences | |
5) | Translation of paragraphs on various subjects | |
6) | Translation of paragraphs on various subjects | |
7) | Translation of paragraphs on various subjects | |
8) | Review | |
9) | Translation of news articles | |
10) | Translation of advertisements | |
11) | Translation of film reviews | |
12) | Translation of letters | |
13) | Translation of legal documents | |
14) | Translation of scientific articles | |
15) | Final exam | |
16) | Final exam |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | 1. Translation I Text Compilation 2. Longman - Metro Büyük İngilizce Türkçe - Türkçe Sözlük,Önder Renkliyıldırım 3. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 4. Roget’s Thesaurus |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 16 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 10 | % 5 |
Project | 1 | % 15 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 45 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 55 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Project | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Homework Assignments | 10 | 1 | 10 |
Midterms | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Final | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Total Workload | 79 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field. | |
2) | Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field. | |
3) | Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes. | |
4) | Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills. | |
5) | Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually. | |
6) | Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems. | |
7) | Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field. | |
8) | Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives. | |
9) | Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels. | |
10) | Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field. | |
11) | Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project. | |
12) | Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project. | |
13) | Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work. | |
14) | Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works. | 3 |