TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING STUDIES (English)

Degree Awarded:Bachelor's Degree, Relationship with Competency Frameworks: TYÇ-TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, ISCED (2011): Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle

Educational Aim of the Program

  • To equip students with the theoretical and practical knowledge required by the field of Translation Studies. To equip students with the knowledge of expressing themselves orally and in writing in native and foreign languages, analyzing and interpreting texts, identifying problems, generating justifiable solutions, and relating them to current theories. To gain the knowledge of using the research methods required by the field effectively, evaluating the resources related to the field, conducting interdisciplinary research, reporting and presenting the data produced and obtained. In line with the understanding of lifelong education and the requirements of the field, to provide students with the knowledge and habits of developing themselves outside the field, accessing information resources (dictionaries, guides, etc.) and using information technologies effectively. To raise awareness in the student to assume responsibility and observe ethical values in individual or teamwork within the framework of the rules and working conditions required by the field; and to gain awareness about the contributions of the field to intercultural communication and national culture.

TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING STUDIES (English)

Degree Awarded:Bachelor's Degree, Relationship with Competency Frameworks: TYÇ-TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, ISCED (2011): Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle

Educational Objectives of the Program

  • 1. To be able to use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field of Translation Studies. 2. To be able to analyze concepts and ideas in the field of translation studies using scientific methods, to interpret and evaluate data. 3. To be able to explain and use the grammatical, lexical, semantic and cultural structures of source and target languages. 4. To be able to access resources with the technological tools necessary for research in the field of translation studies. 5. To be able to explain, analyze and transfer the structures, social and cultural functions of different types of texts in the source and target languages. 6. To be able to transfer the theoretical knowledge and skills developed in other branches of the humanities to the act of translation. 7. To be able to apply the knowledge and skills related to the social role of the translator in professional life. 8. To be able to use a second foreign language at a competent level. 9. To be able to identify the stages and strategies of the translation process and the problems encountered in the translation process and to develop methods to solve them. 10. To be able to make decisions, critique and display creativity in the translation process. 11. Demonstrate a positive approach to the principle of lifelong learning.