Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 3 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
| Department | TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING (ENGLISH) | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | SAMET TAŞÇI (samettasci@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| This course aims to introduce students to legal translation, which is a special field of translation. The subjects covered in the course include the nature and general characteristics of the legal language, the source of the difficulties encountered in legal translation, and the equivalence of legal texts. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | can explain the general characteristics and nature of the legal language, and difficulties encountered in legal translation. |
PO-16 To be able to identify the problems that may be encountered in the translation process and developing appropriate strategies to overcome these problems |
Examination |
| LO-2 | can compare the basic features of different legal systems. |
PO-14 To have a wide knowledge of terminologies of specific fields in both languages |
Examination |
| LO-3 | can apply solutions to difficulties encountered in translation of legal texts. |
PO-16 To be able to identify the problems that may be encountered in the translation process and developing appropriate strategies to overcome these problems |
Examination |
| LO-4 | can excel in style and terminology used in legal texts. |
PO-15 To be able to have knowledge of the terminology of various fields (Science, Social and Health Sciences etc.) and being able to use second foreign language and English both as a source and a target language |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Students will be able to understand the terminology of legal system either in source or in target language, and translate legal texts such as laws or written agreements. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction | Discussion, Question-answer |
| 2 | Legal jargon and translation: Legal jargon I | Discussion, Question-answer |
| 3 | Legal jargon and translation 2 : Legal translation | Discussion, Question-answer |
| 4 | Translating various EU texts | Discussion, Question-answer |
| 5 | translation of entire agreement, severability clause | Discussion, Question-answer |
| 6 | translation of written notice, arbitration | Discussion, Question-answer |
| 7 | translation of entire agreement, severability clause | Discussion, Question-answer |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | translation of written notice, arbitration | Discussion, Question-answer |
| 10 | translation of prerequisite, confidentiality, prohibition of competition | Discussion, Question-answer |
| 11 | translation of letter of attorney | Discussion, Question-answer |
| 12 | translation of letter of attorney | Discussion, Question-answer |
| 13 | Translating various texts: diploma and certificate of graduation | Discussion, Question-answer |
| 14 | Translating various texts: diploma and certificate of graduation | Discussion, Question-answer |
| 15 | Review of the course | Discussion, Question-answer |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Malcolm Harvey, "What’s so Special about Legal Translation?", in Meta Translators' Journal, 47(2), 2002, | |
| 2 | Deborah Cao, “Law, Language and Translation”, chap. 2 in Translating Law (Clevedon and Buffalo: Multilingual Matters, 2007), 7-36, ISBN: 978754460838. | |
| 3 | İsmail Boztaş, “Hukuk Çevirisi”, chap. 2.9 in Çeviri el kitabı: belge çevirileri: İngilizce-Türkçe Türkçe-İngilizce, (Ankara: Pelikan, 2007), 45-49, ISBN: 978-9944-119-38-2. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Legal texts from various sources | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 144 | ||