FILM AND TELEVISION | |||||
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 | Spring | 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) | Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society | 4 |
2) | Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art | 3 |
3) | Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area | 1 |
4) | Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey | 1 |
5) | Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product | 2 |
6) | Being able to write a script ready to be shot | 2 |
7) | Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment | |
8) | Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations | |
9) | Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages | |
10) | Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage | |
11) | Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white | 3 |
12) | Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility | 5 |