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THEORIES OF TRANSLATION COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
ICP154 THEORIES OF TRANSLATION 2 2 2 5

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: This course aims to enable students to learn translation studies theories through discussions on relevant articles.
Content: This course includes the theoretical approach to translation, the emergence of translation studies, James S. Holmes, translation theories before the 20th century, an introduction to linguistic theories in translation, Eugene A. Nida and types of equivalence, Roman Jakobson and the concept of the sign, Anton Popovic and translation shifts, an introduction to functional translation theories, Holz-Manttari and the theory of translation action, Hans J. Vermeer and the Skopos theory, an introduction to descriptive translation theories, Gideon Toury and translation norms, Itamar Even-Zohar and the concept of polysystem as well as some of the newer approaches.