ECTS - Current Issues
Current Issues (ETI106) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Current Issues | ETI106 | 2. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Team/Group, Brain Storming, Role Play. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to provide the students with the events related to Turkey and the world in general since this is one of the prerequisites of a professional translator. The students are expected to be aware of the world affairs by making use of the internet, newspapers and TV and to have a background that is required by the translation profession in the future years. The course aims to equip students with the general knowledge of current issues. In this respect, it includes learning the terminology, reading texts and discussion topics about issues that are recently on the agenda of the country and the world. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Social, economic, and political issues in the national and international agenda; hot material depending on the current affairs in the world; domain specific terminology. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introducing the course and the method of instruction to the students | Course Syllabus |
| 2 | Russian Ukranian Crisis / War | Related articles and essays from newspapers, journals and web. |
| 3 | Turkish-USA Relations I | Related articles and essays from newspapers, journals and web. |
| 4 | Turkish-USA Relations II | Related articles and essays from newspapers, journals and web. |
| 5 | Animal Rights | Related articles and essays from newspapers, journals and web. // Suggested Documentaries |
| 6 | Pandemics in History and discussions on vaccination I | Related articles and essays from newspapers, journals and web. // Suggested Documentaries |
| 7 | Pandemics in History and discussions on vaccination II | Related articles and essays from newspapers, journals and web. // Suggested Documentaries |
| 8 | Mid-term | - |
| 9 | Today's world - equality/inequality I | Related Web Sources / Documentary: Guns, Germs and Steel |
| 10 | Global Warming/ Hot Issues | Related web sources / Documentary: Guns, Germs and Steel |
| 11 | Global Energy Crisis II | Related articles and essays from newspapers, journals and web. |
| 12 | Global Energy Crisis II | Related articles and essays from newspapers, journals and web. |
| 13 | Metaverse and Artificial Intelligence | Related articles and essays from newspapers, journals and web. // Filmler: Ready Player One, Artificial Intelligence, Surragets |
| 14 | Today's world (culture, geography, music, ethnicity, war, conflict, technology) Documentary: Baraka | Related articles and essays from newspapers, journals and web. // Documentary: Baraka |
| 15 | Revision and class discussion | - |
| 16 | Final exam |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Relevant literature review |
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| 2. Relevant web sites and pages | |
| 3. Online libraries and resources | |
| Course Book | 4. Relevant movies, documentaries and videos |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | 50 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have the sufficient background in the field of translation and to use the theoretical and applied knowledge in translation. | X | ||||
| 2 | To find, define, formulate and solve the possible problems in translation and interpreting. | X | ||||
| 3 | To select and use the technical equipment in the applications of translation and interpreting; to be able to use simultaneous interpreting booth equipment. | X | ||||
| 4 | To acquire the skills of translation analysis, criticism and hermeneutics | X | ||||
| 5 | To access information and to do research in line with that; to use data bases, translation programs and other information resources. | X | ||||
| 6 | To develop efficient individual and group working skills; to build self-confidence for taking responsibility. | X | ||||
| 7 | To build efficient verbal and spoken communication skills; to establish fluency in English and to acquire at least one foreign language. | X | ||||
| 8 | To build the awareness for life-long learning; to catch the developments in science and technology and to sustain continuous personal development. | X | ||||
| 9 | To have the awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. | X | ||||
| 10 | To build awareness about project management and the rights of employees and the legal consequences of translation and interpreting applications. | X | ||||
| 11 | To build awareness about the universal and societal dimensions of translation and interpreting applications and to gather information about the problems of the contemporary World. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| 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 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 129 | ||