TEFL496 TURKISH-ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Course Code:4510496
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:6.0
Department:English Language Teaching (International Joint Program)
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:Lecturer Dr. SEBAHAT YASEMİN TEZGİDEN CAKCAK
Offered Semester:Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

At the end of the semester, students taking this course:

- will have translated texts from different genres

- will have reflected on the process of translation with the help of assigned readings

- will have developed their strategies for reaching information about particular translation difficulties


Course Content

This course develops basic knowledge, skills and techniques required for translating as well as continued growth of linguistic resources such as vocabulary, structures and style within a Turkish-English foreign language cultural and social context. The course enables students to acquire skills necessary for dealing with a broad range of (Turkish to English) translation problems through analysis, discussion and practice with a variety of texts.


Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the semester, students taking this course:

- will have translated texts from different genres

- will have reflected on the process of translation with the help of assigned readings

- will have developed their strategies for reaching information about particular translation difficulties


Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
#Program Outcomes0123
1Fluently and accurately use all receptive and productive English language skills at an advanced level for effective daily and academic communication.
2Make appropriate pedagogical decisions in accordance with their particular English language teaching context (i.e. age, setting, location and learner background) based on a contemporary repertoire of language teaching approaches and methods.
3Identify and generate solutions for specific language-related problems which learners of English may face at different proficiency levels.
4Critically analyze linguistic, literary, cultural and historical issues when selecting, developing and using course materials and assessment instruments.
5With self-confidence, effectively communicate with students and other stakeholders in educational settings.
6Promote creativity, understanding, cooperation and equity to establish a positive classroom environment.
7Engage in reflective teaching, self-evaluation, and ongoing professional development.
8Demonstrate awareness of individual, multicultural and psycho-social diversity in learning environments and adapt to different educational systems.
9Based on their familiarity with educational sciences, literature and linguistics establish cross-disciplinary connections and develop critical intellectual curiosity.
10Design, conduct, and report small-scale educational research projects by employing relevant research methods in investigation of language individually and collaboratively with teachers from local, national or international contexts.
11Analyze and address professional challenges based on an awareness of global systems and comparisons of educational systems
12Effectively translate a diverse set of English and Turkish discourses considering context specific elements.
13Select and utilize appropriate instructional technologies and information literacy skills to increase the effectiveness of foreign language teaching.
14Develop a critical and multicultural perspective to language and language related issues emerging from global English contexts.
15Demonstrate proficiency in the analysis of artistic, literary, philosophic or other works in the humanities through discourse or writing.
16In at least one discipline, describe and analyze the cultural and social context of political, economic, artistic, and/or intellectual developments in the United States.
17Identify some fundamental aspects of the ideas, history, institutions, religions, economy, society and/or arts of western civilizations and cultures.

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