Language Use in Various Fields I (ETI203) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Language Use in Various Fields I	ETI203	3. Semester	2	2	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Dersin Öğretim Elemanı
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The main goal of this course is to help students learn the specific terminology and language use for specific fields such as technology, international affairs, diplomacy, current affairs, law etc.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Students learned to classify and differentiate the text types used in translation. Students familiarized with area-specific uses of language such as economics, law, medicine, etc. in the texts. Students improved their knowledge of terminology on various fields in English and Turkish. Students integrated their knowledge on text types with the jargon and language use in various fields. Students increased their awareness on current issues through analyzing different texts on such issues.
Course Content	Text types; language use in various fields; terminology-based studies.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	General introduction	Syllabus
2	Text types by Karl Bühler and Katharina Reiss and linguistic approaches to translation	Nord, Christiane. Text analysis in translation: Theory, methodology, didactic application of a model for translation-oriented text analysis. Netherlands, 2005.
3	Translation oriented text analysis	Nord, Christiane. Text analysis in translation: Theory, methodology, didactic application of a model for translation-oriented text analysis. Netherlands, 2005.
4	Analyzing informative texts	Davies, Maria Gonzales. Multiple voices in translation classroom, Benjamins, 2004. Texts provided by the instructor
5	Analyzing expressive texts	Davies, Maria Gonzales. Multiple voices in translation classroom, Benjamins, 2004. Texts provided by the instructor
6	Analyzing operative texts	Davies, Maria Gonzales. Multiple voices in translation classroom, Benjamins, 2004. Texts provided by the instructor
7	Language use in the field of education	Texts provided by the instructor
8	Language use in the fields of technology and science	Texts provided by the instructor
9	Midterm Exam
10	Language use in the field of international relations	Texts provided by the instructor
11	Language use in the field of international relations	Texts provided by the instructor
12	Language use in the fields of literature and social sciences	Texts provided by the instructor
13	Language use in the fields of health and medicine	Texts provided by the instructor
14	Language use in the field of sports	Texts provided by the instructor
15	Wrap-up of the course	Texts provided by the instructor
16	Final Exam

Sources

Course Book	1. Davies, Maria Gonzales. Multiple voices in translation classroom, Benjamins, 2004.
	2. Nord, Christiane. Text analysis in translation: Theory, methodology, didactic application of a model for translation-oriented text analysis. Netherlands, 2005.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	14	5
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	8	10
Homework Assignments	2	5
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	30
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	50
Toplam	26	100

Percentage of Semester Work	50
Percentage of Final Work	50
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students gain sufficient background in the field of translation and use the theoretical and applied knowledge in translation.					X
2	Students gain the skills to find, define, formulate and solve possible problems in translation and interpreting.				X
3	Students gain the skills to select and use technical equipment in the applications of translation and interpreting and; to be able to use simultaneous interpreting with the required equipment.	X
4	Students gain the the skills of translation analysis, translation criticism and interpretation.			X
5	Students gain the skills to access information and to do research to use data bases, translation programs and other information resources.	X
6	Students gain individual and group working skills and be able to to build self-confidence for taking responsibility.		X
7	Students gain the skills to build efficient verbal and spoken communication skills in English and establish fluency in English and also, acquire the grammar and operation rules of at least one foreign language.	X
8	Students gain the ability to build the awareness for life-long learning; to keep up with the developments in science and technology and to sustain personal development.		X
9	Students gain awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.		X
10	Students can build awareness about project management, the rights of employees and the legal consequences of translation and interpreting applications.		X
11	Students become aware of universal and societal dimensions of translation and interpreting applications and gather information about the problems of the contemporary world.		X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	2	7	14
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	15	15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	20	20
Total Workload			125