ÇAĞ UNIVERSITY
HIGHER VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
APPLIED ENGLISH AND TRANSLATION DEPARMENT
Code
Course Title
Credit
ECTS
AET 202
5
Official Text Translation II
(3-0)3
Prerequisites
None
Language of Instruction
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Turkish
nd
Type and Level of Course
Main / Undergraduate / 2 Year Fall Semester
Lecturers
Name(s)
Contacts
Lecture Hours
Office Hours
Course
fatmatokoz@yahoo.
Fatma Toköz Göktepe
Coordinator
com
Others
Course Objective
Learning
Outcomes
of the
Course
Course
Descriptio
n: This
course
focuses
on
providing
the
students
with new
vocabular
y in a
variety of
areas
such as
literature,
language
learning,
language
teaching,
art,
economy,
science
and
technolog
y. It also
aims to
teach
different
affixes in
English,
prefixes,
suffixes
along with
aphorism
s and
idioms.
This course aims to gain ability and information to translate the official texts from English to
Turkish. Students examine the functioning norms in the context of English and Turkish business
world and compare them. For this purpose, students study on official texts such as; contracts,
business letters, tender offers, law agents.
Relationship
Students who have completed the course successfully should
be able to
Net Effect
Prog. Output
1,1
1
gain competence in official and private written communication.
1 ,2, 3
2,2
2
gain competence to translate official texts into target language.
2, 4
5,5
3
send, receive and prepare official written documents.
5, 7
Course Description: Communication styles and devices, the concept of correspondence, official and business
transaction documets.
Course Contents:( Weekly Lecture Plan )
Weeks
Topics
Preparation
Teaching Methods
1
What is communication? Communication
Lecture notes
Presentation, video
styles and devices
2
Types and rules of transactions and
Lecture notes
Presentation, sample study
correspondence
3
Official correspondence rules and styles
Lecture notes
Presentation, sample study
4
Correspondence types and rules in
Lecture notes
Presentation, sample study
business world
5
Writing a petition and types (complaint,
Lecture notes
Presentation, sample study
application, etc.)
6
Official letter types (Resignation, order
Lecture notes
Presentation, sample study
placement, etc.)
7
Contract types
Lecture notes
Presentation, sample study
8
Purchase-Sales Contract Translation
Lecture notes
Presentation, sample study
9
Translation of various bid types
Lecture notes
Presentation, sample study
10
Translation of several court decision
Lecture notes
Presentation, sample study
11
Translation Constitutional Laws
Lecture notes
Presentation, sample study
12
Translation Constitutional Laws
Lecture notes
Presentation, sample study
13
Translation power of attorney
Lecture notes
Presentation, sample study
14
Revision
Lecture notes
Presentation, sample study
REFERENCES
Textbook
Compiled materials
Related links
www.britishcouncil.org
Course Notes
Photocopied Materials
Recommended Reading
Material Sharing
Activities
Midterm Exam
Presentation
Number
1
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Effect
40 %
Notes
(Text Analysis)
Homework
Effect of The Activities
Effect of The Final
Exam
Contents
Hours in Classroom
Hours out Classroom
Homeworks
Implementation
Quizzes
Midterm Exam
Fieldwork
Final Exam
-
40 %
60 %
ECTS TABLE
Number
14
14
1
10
1
Hours
3
3
23
2
23
Total
Total / 30
ECTS Credit
Total
42
42
23
20
23
90
=150/30=3
5