ECTS - Terminology Studies
Terminology Studies (ETI431) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Terminology Studies | ETI431 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Drill and Practice. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to enable students to acquire basic knowledge and principles on terminology. The objective is to develop methods and skills in building up data categories for monolingual and multilingual term banks. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Theoretical and practical aspects of terminology studies; techniques of how to produce electronic versions of the corpus. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction to the course | Course syllabus |
| 2 | Description of terminology; the role of the terminology in translation | Handouts given by the instructor |
| 3 | The latest developments in terminology: theories, research and applications. | Handouts given by the instructor |
| 4 | The relationship between object, concept, term, and their definitions. | Texts given by the instructor |
| 5 | Equivalence | Texts given by the instructor |
| 6 | Term creation methods: Monolingual term creation | Handouts given by the instructor |
| 7 | Term creation methods: Monolingual term creation | Texts given by the instructor |
| 8 | Term creation methods: Translation-oriented term creation | Texts given by the instructor |
| 9 | Midterm exam | |
| 10 | Term creation methods: Translation-oriented term creation | Texts given by the instructor |
| 11 | Primary term formation. Secondary term formation. Description of an ideal term | Texts given by the instructor |
| 12 | Conceptual systems: Logical systems. | Texts given by the instructor |
| 13 | Conceptual systems: Ontological systems | Texts given by the instructor |
| 14 | Conceptual systems: Temporal systems | Texts given by the instructor |
| 15 | Conceptual systems: Mixed systems | Texts given by the instructor |
| 16 | Final exam |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Rogers, Margaret Ann (1997/98) Terminology. Part I & II. Unpublished Notes from the MA in Translation Studies. Guildford: University of Surrey. |
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| 3. COTSOWES: Recommendations for Terminology Work. (1990) Conference of Translation Services of West European States Working Party on Terminology and Documentation (ed.). Bern: Swiss Federal Chancellery. | |
| 4. Laurén Christer, Myking Johan & Picht Heribert (1998) Terminologie Unter der Lupe: Vom Grenzgebiet zum Wissenschaftszweig. Viyana: TermNet, International Network for Terminology. | |
| Course Book | 2. Cabré, Teresa Maria (1998) Terminology: Theory, Methods and Applications. Juan C. Sager (ed.), Janet Ann DeCesaris (transl.). Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publisihing Company. |
| 5. Picht, Heribert & Draskau, Jennifer (1985) Terminology: An Introduction. Guildford: University of Surrey. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 15 | 5 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | 8 | 10 |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 1 | 5 |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 26 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have the sufficient background in the field of translation and to use the theoretical and applied knowledge in translation. | X | ||||
| 2 | To find, define, formulate and solve the possible problems in translation and interpreting. | X | ||||
| 3 | To select and use the technical equipment in the applications of translation and interpreting; to be able to use simultaneous interpreting booth equipment. | X | ||||
| 4 | To acquire the skills of translation analysis, criticism and hermeneutics | X | ||||
| 5 | To access information and to do research in line with that; to use data bases, translation programs and other information resources. | X | ||||
| 6 | To develop efficient individual and group working skills; to build self-confidence for taking responsibility. | X | ||||
| 7 | To build efficient verbal and spoken communication skills; to establish fluency in English and to acquire at least one foreign language. | X | ||||
| 8 | To build the awareness for life-long learning; to catch the developments in science and technology and to sustain continuous personal development. | X | ||||
| 9 | To have the awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. | X | ||||
| 10 | To build awareness about project management and the rights of employees and the legal consequences of translation and interpreting applications. | X | ||||
| 11 | To build awareness about the universal and societal dimensions of translation and interpreting applications and to gather information about the problems of the contemporary World. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | 8 | 5 | 40 |
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||