| Course Name | Interpreting I |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AET 201 | Fall | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | Short Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to explain the nature of intrepretation types and inform the students about listening and note-taking strategies used in consecutive and sight translation. Students interpret various authentic speechs from English to Turkish during the semester. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In this course, students gain information about interpretation types and perform consecutive and sight translation. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | General information about course aims and requirements / General information about types of interpretation and note-taking | Course Material |
| 2 | Note-taking skills: Language analysis Exercises | Chapter 18, Notetaking. Nolan, James. (2005). Interpretation: Techniques and Exercises. The 7 principles of notetaking. JeanFrançois Rozan: NoteTaking in Consecutive Interpreting. |
| 3 | Note-taking skills: Recognizing ideas and abbreviations Exercises | Gillies, Andrew. (2005). NoteTaking for Consecutive Interpreting: A Short Course. Saint Jerome Publications. Chapter 2 |
| 4 | Note-taking skills: Organization of ideas Exercises | Gillies, Andrew. (2005). NoteTaking for Consecutive Interpreting: A Short Course. Saint Jerome Publications. Chapter 3 |
| 5 | Note-taking skills: Links Konuyla ilgili alıştırmalar | Chapter 17, Numbers. Nolan, James. (2005). Interpretation: Techniques and Exercises. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd. |
| 6 | Revision / Midterm | |
| 7 | Note-taking skills: Organization and values | Gillies, Andrew. (2005). NoteTaking for Consecutive Interpreting: A Short Course. Saint Jerome Publications. Chapter 4 |
| 8 | Note-taking skills: Symbols | Gillies, Andrew. (2005). NoteTaking for Consecutive Interpreting: A Short Course. Saint Jerome Publications. Chapter 6 |
| 9 | Note-taking skills: Noting less | Gillies, Andrew. (2005). NoteTaking for Consecutive Interpreting: A Short Course. Saint Jerome Publications. Chapter 8 |
| 10 | Note-taking skills: Clauses and verbs | Gillies, Andrew. (2005). NoteTaking for Consecutive Interpreting: A Short Course. Saint Jerome Publications |
| 11 | Note-taking skills: Use of margins | Gillies, Andrew. (2005). NoteTaking for Consecutive Interpreting: A Short Course. Saint Jerome Publications |
| 12 | Note-taking skills: Comparisons, numbers, lists | Gillies, Andrew. (2005). NoteTaking for Consecutive Interpreting: A Short Course. Saint Jerome Publications |
| 13 | Note-taking skills: How you write it and details in symbols | Gillies, Andrew. (2005). NoteTaking for Consecutive Interpreting: A Short Course. Saint Jerome Publications |
| 14 | Note-taking skills: Problems and solutions | Gillies, Andrew. (2005). NoteTaking for Consecutive Interpreting: A Short Course. Saint Jerome Publications |
| 15 | General Revision | - |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Gillies, Andrew. (2005). NoteTaking for Consecutive Interpreting: A Short Course. Saint Jerome Publications, presentations Current speeches taken from various sources Rozan, Jean-François. (2002) Note Taking in Consecutive Interpreting, Poland. Nolan, J. (2005) Interpretation: Techniques and Exercises. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 15 | 20 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 25 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 25 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 70 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 30 | |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 15 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 10 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 15 | |
| Total | 149 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Obtaining written language skills that would support the field of Applied English and Translation. | X | ||||
| 2 | Being able to use and interpret the knowledge acquired in the field of Applied English and Translation | X | ||||
| 3 | Being able to convey ideas and suggestions to solve problems related to the field of Applied English and Translation in written form | X | ||||
| 4 | Developing vocabulary skills in English and acquiring skills to apply them in the field of translation | X | ||||
| 5 | Acquiring basic skills and knowledge to do research in English language | X | ||||
| 6 | Innovative and creative thinking accompanied by the ability to apply newly-acquired knowledge not only in familiar, but also in novel and unusual contexts | X | ||||
| 7 | Taking responsibility as an individual and as part of the group, being open-minded, constructive and self-confident, tolerating criticism and working effectively and productively | X | ||||
| 8 | Internalizing the requirements of complying with the values of business ethics, being socially and scientifically ethical in every aspect of gathering, interpreting, sharing and applying data in the field of Applied English and Translation under all circumstances | X | ||||
| 9 | Being able to use computer programs, informatics and communication technologies as required by the field of Applied English and Translation | X | ||||
| 10 | Being able to evaluate the acquired knowledge and skills critically, adopting life-time learning approach, constantly updating and renewing the acquired knowldge | X | ||||
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