ECTS - Translation of Medical Texts

Translation of Medical Texts (ETI308) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Translation of Medical Texts ETI308 2 2 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
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, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dersin Öğretim Elemanı / Doç Dr. Gökçen Hastürkoğlu
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The main objective of the course is to enable students to understand the language of medicine and to translate various medical texts from English into Turkish and vice versa. The course helps students improve their medical English and translation skills on medical texts. In this course students learn to use medical terminology properly. The texts to be translated are taken from internet resources as well as from professional journals, periodicals and textbooks.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To help the students to become familiar with the medical texts
  • To help the students to become familiar with medical terminology
  • To develop translation skills, analyzing medical texts for translation purposes
  • To improve translation criticism skills.
Course Content All types of medical texts containing grammatical, conceptual domain-specific terminology and their translations.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to Medical Terminology Erten, Asalet. Tıp Terminolojisi ve Tıp Metinleri Çevirisi. pp. 48-82
2 Introduction: The Ways of Dealing with Medical Texts Erten, Asalet. Tıp Terminolojisi ve Tıp Metinleri Çevirisi. pp. 84-107
3 The Lungs and The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease The Anatomy of the Respiratory Track
4 Pneumonia, Penicilin and Food Allergy Erten, Asalet. Tıp Terminolojisi ve Tıp Metinleri Çevirisi. Ch.4.
5 Measles, Hypertension Erten, Asalet. Tıp Terminolojisi ve Tıp Metinleri Çevirisi. Ch.4.
6 Coronary Artery Disease, and Heart Attack Erten, Asalet. Tıp Terminolojisi ve Tıp Metinleri Çevirisi. Ch.4.
7 Preventive Strategies in Chronic Liver Disease: Hepatitis B, C The Anatomy of the Digestive System
8 Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Thrombophlebitis The Anatomy of the Circulation System
9 Mid-term Exam
10 The Anatomy of the Ear and Eye Erten, Asalet. Tıp Terminolojisi ve Tıp Metinleri Çevirisi. Ch.5.
11 Retinal Tears and Retinal Detachment Erten, Asalet. Tıp Terminolojisi ve Tıp Metinleri Çevirisi. Ch.5.
12 Bacterial Endcarditis The Anatomy of Heart
13 Mid-term Exam
14 Prulent Meningitis The Anatomy of Brain
15 General revision General revision
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. A. Erten. Tıp Terminolojisi ve Tıp Metinleri Çevirisi
Other Sources 2. Utkan Kocatürk. Açıklamalı Tıp Terimleri Sözlüğü
3. İsmet Dökmeci. Büyük Tıp Sözlüğü

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 3 70
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
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
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 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 16 32
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 152