ECTS - European Culture and Institutions
European Culture and Institutions (ETI209) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| European Culture and Institutions | ETI209 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| 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, Discussion, Question and Answer, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | It is a course designed to introduce the student to the elements and history of Western Civilization. The main purpose of this course is to find out the determining points about the European culture that will enable students to produce more intelligent and coherent translations, since the act of translation requires a deeper understanding of the cultures in question. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | European culture, history and civilization beginning from ancient times until 21st century; concepts such as democracy, human rights, enlightenment, Renaissance, Reform. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Course Syllabus, requirements, an Introduction to the Course and the objective of the course | Course Syllabus |
| 2 | The Ancient Near East; The Civilization of the Greeks; The Hellenistic World | Spielvogel, J. J., Western Civilization |
| 3 | The Roman Republic; The Roman Empire; Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World | Spielvogel, J. J., Western Civilization |
| 4 | European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages; The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages; The Rise of the Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power | Spielvogel, J. J., Western Civilization |
| 5 | The Later Middle Ages; Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance; Reformation and Religious Warfare in the 16th Century | Spielvogel, J. J., Western Civilization |
| 6 | Europe and the World: New Encounters; State Building and the Search for Order in the 17th Century; The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science | Spielvogel, J. J., Western Civilization |
| 7 | The 18th Century (Enlightenment; European States, International Wars, and Social Change); The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon | Spielvogel, J. J., Western Civilization |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | The Industrial Revolution and its Impact on European Society; Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism | Spielvogel, J. J., Western Civilization |
| 10 | An Age of Nationalism and Realism; Mass Society in an Age of Progress | Spielvogel, J. J., Western Civilization |
| 11 | An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism; The Beginning of the 20th Century Crisis: War and Revolution | Spielvogel, J. J., Western Civilization |
| 12 | The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars; The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II | Spielvogel, J. J., Western Civilization |
| 13 | Cold War and a New Western World; Protest and Stagnation: The Western World | Spielvogel, J. J., Western Civilization |
| 14 | After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age | Spielvogel, J. J., Western Civilization |
| 15 | Review of the term | Notes provided by the instructor |
| 16 | Final examination |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Western Civilization; J.J. Spielvogel, 2012. |
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| Other Sources | 2. Europe: A Cultural History; P. Rietbergen, 1996. |
| 3. Western Civilization: A History of European Society; S. C. Hause & W. Maltby, 2005. | |
| 4. Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics, and Society; Perry, Chase, Jacob, Jacob, Von Laue, 2009. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 15 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | 1 | 5 |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 5 |
| Presentation | 2 | 10 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 21 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||