| Course Name |
Reading and Writing Scientific Texts
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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ETI 219
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Fall
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3
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0
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3
|
5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Required
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&AApplication: Experiment / Laboratory / WorkshopLecture / Presentation | |||||
| National Occupation Classification | - | |||||
| Course Coordinator | ||||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of the course is to introduce the aspects of scientific writing as well as to design research in Translation Studies. Students will write a research proposal by identifying the steps of scientific research. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In this course, scientific genre will be examined, various scientific texts will be read, the components of scientific writing will be explored and a scientific research will be designed and a research proposal will be written. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Core Courses |
X
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| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | A general introduction, discussing the syllabus | |
| 2 | Characteristics of scientific texts | Online resources |
| 3 | Introduction to Scientific Research, types of scientific research | J. Williams & A. Chesterman. “Kinds of Research”, chap. 4 in The map: a beginner's guide to doing research in translation studies, (Manchester: St. Jerome Publications, 2002), 6-27. ISBN 9781900650540 |
| 4 | Steps of scientific research, determining a research area in Translation Studies and narrowing down the topic, teaching qualitative research | J. Williams & A. Chesterman. “Areas in Translation Studies”, chap. 1 in The map: a beginner's guide to doing research in translation studies, (Manchester: St. Jerome Publications, 2002), 6-27. ISBN 9781900650540 |
| 5 | Starting research: Gathering information, using and accessing online resources, preparing a bibliography | Online resources |
| 6 | Recording information: direct quotation, paraphrasing, summarizing, interpretation, academic theft and its prevention | Online resources |
| 7 | Writing research papers: What are MLA and APA? Rules, basic principles | Online resources |
| 8 | Organizing ideas on the chosen topic, textual coherence, logical coherence | J. Williams & A. Chesterman. “Writing your research report”, chap. 8 in The map: a beginner's guide to doing research in translation studies, (Manchester: St. Jerome Publications, 2002), 6-27. ISBN 9781900650540 |
| 9 | Midterm Exam | |
| 10 | Flipped class: Students’ presenting their research and receiving feedback | |
| 11 | Flipped class: Students’ presenting their research and receiving feedback | - |
| 12 | Flipped class: Students’ presenting their research and receiving feedback | |
| 13 | Flipped class: Students’ presenting their research and receiving feedback | |
| 14 | Flipped class: Students’ presenting their research and receiving feedback | |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Gabe T. Wang and Keumjae Park. “Student research and report writing: from topic selection to the complete paper. (West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2016). ISBN: 9781118963913 J. Williams & A. Chesterman. The map: a beginner's guide to doing research in translation studies, (Manchester: St. Jerome Publications, 2002 ISBN 9781900650540 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
20
|
| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
15
|
| Project |
1
|
15
|
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
|
20
|
| Final Exam |
1
|
30
|
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
4
|
70
|
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
|
30
|
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
|
3
|
48
|
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
|
0
|
|
| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
|
3
|
42
|
| Field Work |
0
|
||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
|
||
| Portfolio |
0
|
||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
12
|
12
|
| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
9
|
9
|
| Project |
1
|
9
|
9
|
| Seminar / Workshop |
0
|
||
| Oral Exam |
0
|
||
| Midterms |
1
|
12
|
12
|
| Final Exam |
1
|
18
|
18
|
| Total |
150
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 |
To be able to use advanced, field-specific conceptual, theoretical, and practical knowledge acquired, |
-
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-
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-
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-
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X
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| 2 |
To be able to analyze and research field-specific concepts and ideas and to interpret data individually or as a team using scientific methods, |
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-
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-
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-
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X
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| 3 |
To be able to understand and use grammatical and semantic structures of the source and target languages, |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 4 |
To be able to obtain information about social, cultural, and historical approaches within the source and target languages and to use this information for textual analysis and production, |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 5 |
To be able to understand and interpret written and oral texts in the source language and to transfer these texts into the target language using a semantically and functionally appropriate language, |
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-
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-
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-
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| 6 |
To be able to produce creative translations and assess the translation products critically by defining the steps, strategies and problems in the translation process in the light of field-specific theoretical knowledge and skills acquired, |
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| 7 |
To be able to transfer the theoretical knowledge and research skills within different areas of expertise to translational act, |
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| 8 |
To be able to use computer-assisted translation tools and machine translation effectively at each step of the translation process, and to follow the theoretical and practical developments in these fields, |
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| 9 |
To be able to gain awareness of the translator’s social role, job profile, and professional ethical values and to acquire workload management skills for individual or team work, |
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| 10 |
To be able to access necessary sources to improve quality at each step of the translation process and to assess the target text in accordance with the quality objectives by using these sources, |
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X
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-
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-
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| 11 |
To be able to establish effective oral and written communication skills both in English and Turkish, to be able to speak a second foreign language at a good level, to be able to use a third foreign language at intermediate level, |
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-
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-
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| 12 |
To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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