Revising and Editing for Translators

Course Code:

TRA 464

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Lab:

0

Laboratuvar Saati:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

7

Course Language:

Turkish

English

Course Objectives:

The course aims to provide the students with:  a familiarity with different procedures that translated texts undergo after the translation process,  an ability to work on translations for editing and revising the target texts before the work is published.

Course Content:

This course provides an introduction to the procedures of editing and revising translated texts before the publication. The various stages that translated texts go through before the publication are examined with different case studies and in-class practices on texts taken from various fields such as social sciences, literature or natural sciences.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Midterm, B: Final examination, C: Homework, D: Project, E: Report, F: Performance, G: Presentation, H: Internship, I: Other

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
recognising and explaining different procedures that translated texts go through before the publication	1,3,9,10,11	1,2,3,4,6	A,B,C,D,I
finding grammatical and spelling errors in basic texts in English and in Turkish	1,3,9,10,11	1,2,3,4,6	A,B,C,D,I
making changes to a translated text paying attention to the difference between the translator’s decisions and faults or misinterpreting	1,3,9,10,11	1,2,3,4,6	A,B,C,D,I
finding solutions to resolve inconsistency or ambiguity problems	1,3,9,10,11	1,2,3,4,6	A,B,C,D,I
Discussing the limits of editing	1,3,9,10,11	1,2,3,4,6	A,B,C,D,I

Course Flow

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction to the course
2	Quality in translation. Different stages of a translation project.
3	Difference between mistakes and translator’s decisions
4	Revising a translated text. Informative texts Ambiguities, inconsistencies, spelling errors Work on a text translated from English into Turkish
5	Revising a translated text. Informative texts Ambiguities, inconsistencies, spelling errors Work on a text translated from Turkish into English
6	Revising a translated text. Literary texts Stylistic aspects and cultural elements Work on a text translated from English into Turkish
7	Revising a translated text. Literary texts Stylistic aspects and cultural elements Work on a text translated from Turkish into English
8	Midterm examination
9	Revising a translated text. Physical sciences Terminological consistency, glossaries, clarity Work on a text translated from English into Turkish
10	Revising a translated text. Physical sciences Terminological consistency, glossaries, clarity Work on a text translated from Turkish into English
11	Revising a translated text. Social sciences Terminological consistency, glossaries, clarity Work on a text translated from English into Turkish
12	Revising a translated text. Social sciences Terminological consistency, glossaries, clarity Work on a text translated from Turkish into English
13	Use of footnotes in translation. Translator’s notes, editor’s notes Prefaces, afterwords, appendices, glossaries.
14	Blurbs
15	Final Examination

Recommended Sources

Textbook	A coursepack including a selection of articles and translated texts
Additional Resources	Şehnaz Tahir Gürçağlar, Çevirinin ABC’si, İstanbul: Say Yayınları, 2011; Mehmet Rifat (haz.), Çeviri Seçkisi I, İstanbul: Dünya Yayıncılık, 2003.

Material Sharing

Documents
Assignments
Exams

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-term	1	30
Participation & homework	1	20
Pop quiz	1	10
Final	1	40
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Being able to use advanced, fieldspecific theoretical and practical knowledge acquired.					X
2	Analysing, interpreting, and assessing fieldspecific concepts, ideas, and data through scientific methods.				X
3	Being able to understand and use grammatical, lexical, semantic and culturespecific structures of the source and target languages.					X
4	Being able to use current translation technologies to do research and to reach resources.			x
5	Defining and explaining structures, social and cultural functions of various kinds of texts in source and target languages.				X
6	Being able to improve theoretical knowledge and skills in other fields of humanities and social sciences, and to translate the texts in the above mentioned fields.				x
7	Being able to use knowledge and skills with regard to the social role of the translator in professional life.				X
8	Being able to use a second foreign language at an advanced level, and a third foreign language at an intermediate level.	X
9	Describing stages, strategies, and problems of translation process, and finding solutions to such problems.					X
10	Making decisions, criticizing, and displaying creativity in translation process.					X
11	Obtaining a positive attitude for lifelong learning strategies					X

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Pop quiz	1	10	10
Homework	1	10	10
Final examination	1	10	10
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			6.8
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

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