English Translation and Interpretation Preview
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

ETI003

Course Name:

Medical Translation

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. ÜLKÜ KÖLEMEN

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Öğr. Üy. RAHİM SARI

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

To teach students basic medical terminology. (Basic anatomy and related terminology including Latin, Turkish and English appendices)
To introduce students the basic knowledge about the nature of the human body, medical problems and procedures.
To facilitate the understanding and production of texts on medical subjects.
To enable students to develop strategies for translating texts for different readers (eg scientific articles, textbooks, patient information leaflets)

Course Content:

Introduction of different types of medical texts. Explanation of terminology and effective usage in medical translations.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To gain familiarity with medical terminology and medicine
2) To have knowledge Latin and Greek inscriptions used in medical texts, words, origins
3) To recognize the main medical texts and their specific terminology
4) To know the difficulties in medical translation and develop strategies to overcome them,
5) To carry out research for medical text translations and reflect them on their works

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	General Medical terminology
2)	Common Affixes and word formations in Medicine
3)	Common Affixes and word formations in Medicine
4)	Common Affixes and word formations in Medicine
5)	Medical Publications
6)	Language in medical research
7)	Review
8)	Midterm Exam
9)	Patient-Doctor talk
10)	Patient-Doctor-Nurse talk
11)	Hospital and health insurance procedures
12)	Medication and prescriptions
13)	Medicine Conferences
14)	Review
15)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	• Medical Translation Step by Step by Vicent Montalt and Maria González Davies Published 2014 by Routledge
References:	• Revisiting the Interpreter’s Role: A study of conference, court, and medical interpreters in Canada, Mexico, and the United States by Claudia V. Angelelli. published 2004 by John Benjamins Publishing Company Amsterdam/Philadelphia

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) He / She acquires the professional skills theorical and practical translation and interpretation can use those skills for didactic and research purposes.
1) He / She uses modern teaching methods and techniques of teaching English as a foreign language.
1) He / She knows modern language and linguistics theories in a comprehensive way.
1) He / She knows the historical developmental process of translation and interpretation and develops an independent attitude on the role of translators and interpreters for modern research and applications.
1) He / She uses the academic language skills effectively and efficiently as by mastering the functional and structural form of English language.
2) He / She uses a second foreign language at least at B1 General Level according to European Language Portfolio criterion.
2) He / She knows the impact of fundamental and modern works in the translation and interpretation field, presents evaluations relying on them.
2) He / She knows the periods of English Literature, important genres and major works in detail with its cultural and historical features.
2) He / She uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at least at the fundamental level of European Computer Driving License.
2) He / She can evaluate the English language teaching materials and develop original teaching materials.
3) He / She takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.
3) He / She develops practical and theoretical solutions for interpreting and translatological problems.
3) He / She takes ethical and practical training from beginning to advanced levels to develop consecutive and simultaneous interpreting skills in various fields such as health, media and law etc. Thanks to this training, he / she practices his/her profession in accordance with the standards of conference interpreting in various legal, health and media-communication fields nationally and internationally.
3) He / She acquires the ability to understand multicultural approaches in the field of translation and interpretation and reflects the efficient bilingual and bi-cultural practices on his/her works.
4) He / She knows and applies professional ethics, professional standards and practices in the field of translation and interpretation.
5) He / She applies basic research methods and theories in social sciences.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	He / She acquires the professional skills theorical and practical translation and interpretation can use those skills for didactic and research purposes.
1)	He / She uses modern teaching methods and techniques of teaching English as a foreign language.	2
1)	He / She knows modern language and linguistics theories in a comprehensive way.
1)	He / She knows the historical developmental process of translation and interpretation and develops an independent attitude on the role of translators and interpreters for modern research and applications.
1)	He / She uses the academic language skills effectively and efficiently as by mastering the functional and structural form of English language.	2
2)	He / She uses a second foreign language at least at B1 General Level according to European Language Portfolio criterion.
2)	He / She knows the impact of fundamental and modern works in the translation and interpretation field, presents evaluations relying on them.	2
2)	He / She knows the periods of English Literature, important genres and major works in detail with its cultural and historical features.	1
2)	He / She uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at least at the fundamental level of European Computer Driving License.	2
2)	He / She can evaluate the English language teaching materials and develop original teaching materials.	3
3)	He / She takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.	2
3)	He / She develops practical and theoretical solutions for interpreting and translatological problems.	3
3)	He / She takes ethical and practical training from beginning to advanced levels to develop consecutive and simultaneous interpreting skills in various fields such as health, media and law etc. Thanks to this training, he / she practices his/her profession in accordance with the standards of conference interpreting in various legal, health and media-communication fields nationally and internationally.
3)	He / She acquires the ability to understand multicultural approaches in the field of translation and interpretation and reflects the efficient bilingual and bi-cultural practices on his/her works.
4)	He / She knows and applies professional ethics, professional standards and practices in the field of translation and interpretation.
5)	He / She applies basic research methods and theories in social sciences.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	2	% 20
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 40
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	13	39
Study Hours Out of Class	15	75
Homework Assignments	10	10
Quizzes	1	1
Midterms	1	1
Final	1	1
Total Workload		127