Sight Translation (ETI307) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Sight Translation ETI307 General Elective 2 2 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dersin Öğretim Elemanı / Doç. Dr. Gökçen Hastürkoğlu
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The course aims to enable the students to get the necessary skills for sight translation. Furthermore, it targets that the students to be fluent speakers of both languages, to focus on the message rather than the structure, to get used to different kinds of texts including speeches or informative documentary ones and to convey the message in an active way. This course covers the basic theory and techniques which are required to perform reading out a text (written in a different source language ) in a target language accurately and fluently. During the course, students learn and practise reading out loud techniques such as breathing, pauses, pronunciation, enunciation. The course also assists students in the development of skills required for sight translation such as reading comprehension, scanning for main ideas, fast reading, analysis of language, vocabulary enrichment, and paraphrasing. This course not only provides practice in sight translation but also provides the background on consecutive and simultaneous interpretation courses.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To learn the importance of terminological and conceptual issues of texts to be translated
  • To be able to acquire the basic outline of the skills for sight interpreting such as oral paraphrasing including expanding and condensing, parsing and chunking along with memory exercises.
  • To be able to acquire basic skills in relation to effective reading and analyzing source text structure
  • To be able to apply basic skills in relation to effective reading and analyzing source text structure during interpretation
  • To be able to use terminology during interpretation of a variety of texts on different fields both in English and Turkish
  • To be able to develop an awareness and skiils in order to find solutions for the problems confronted while interpreting
Course Content Basic sight translation skills; exercises with paraphrasing, chunking; good speaking skills; exercises with complex sight translation texts.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Theoretical framework Exercises on Sight Translation, 1-10, http.//courts.michigan.gov/scao/service
2 Pre-Sight Translation Exercises Phillips, Deborah, Reading Comprehension Passages, Preparation Course for the TOEFL Test, Pearson Education: USA, 2007, 2-28.
3 Paraphrasing Phillips, Deborah, Reading Comprehension Passages, Preparation Course for the TOEFL Test, Pearson Education:USA, 2007, 30-50.
4 Paraphrasing and Chunking Turkish Foreign Policy—Main Problems, Turkish-American Relations,www.mfa.gov.tr,
5 Speaking Skills Tanka, Judith and Most, Paul, A Listenning /Speaking Skills Book, USA:McGraw-Hill Companies, 2003,3rd Edition, pp.1-30.
6 Types of Speeches and Exercises Tanka, Judith and Most, Paul, A Listening /Speaking Skills Book, McGraw-Hill Companies, 3rd Edition, pp.30-60.
7 Exercises Texts about Children’s Rights Texts About Human Rights www.un.org.
8 Exercises Karluk, Rıdvan, Avrupa Birliği ve Türkiye, Ankara: Siyasal Bilgiler Kitabevi, 2003, pp.1-20.
9 Midterm exam
10 Exercises Cancer and Chemotherapy, www.medicine.net
11 Exercises Alzheimer and Parkinson’s Disease www.medicine.net
12 Exercises Education of Children with Mental Disabilities www.education.com/reference/article/development-mental abilities-children
13 Exercises Money and Banking www.merkezbankası.gov
14 Exercises Business Correspondence in Turkish and English and commercial documents Merriam-Webster’s Guide to Business Correspondence, USA.Merriam-Webster, 1993, pp.1-20
15 Exercises Business Correspondence in Turkish and English and commercial documents Merriam-Webster’s Guide to Business Correspondence, USA.Merriam-Webster, 1993, pp.1-20
16 Final exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Phillips, Deborah, Reading Comprehension Passages, Preparation Course for the TOEFL Test, Pearson
2. Tanka, Judith and Most, Paul, A Listening /Speaking Skills Book, USA:McGraw-Hill Companies, 2003,3rd Edition, pp.1-30.
Other Sources 3. Exercises on Sight Translation, 1-10, http.//courts.michigan.gov/scao/service

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 15 20
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 5
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 35
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 18 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
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 Develop understanding of translation theories, concepts and history, and their application to the processes used in translating
2 Develop critical knowledge and understanding of current issues, European Union and international relations, law and technical issues in terms of translation studies
3 Detect, define, formulate and solve the problems to be encountered in translation process
4 Acquire the skills of translation analysis, criticism and hermeneutics
5 Develop critical understanding of international affairs and cultural studies regarding to profession of translation
6 Improve skills of research techniques, use CAT tools, databases and other printed and electronic devices and sources efficiently
7 Develop efficient individual and group working skills, build self-confidence for taking responsibility and acquire powerful communication skills
8 Build awareness for life-long learning; to catch the developments in science and technology and sustain continuous personal development
9 Acquire knowledge on ethical and professional issues in translation
10 Build awareness about project management and the rights of employees and the legal consequences of translation and interpreting applications.
11 Build awareness about the universal and societal dimensions of translation studies and gather information about the problems of the contemporary world
12 Improve skills to use source and target languages fluently in presentations and academic studies
13 Acquire knowledge on terminology management and global translation quality standards at a professional level

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application 12 1 12
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 1 14
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics 4 3 12
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 15 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 25 25
Total Workload 126