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	6. Semester	2	2	0	3	6

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, 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
#	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	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