Compare translations of familiar Turkish texts, such as community notices or literary texts, considering factors that may have influenced the translation from one language to the other
Elaborations
discussing the nature of translation with reference to strategies such as decoding literal meaning (word-for-word), reading for meaning (sense-for-sense) and cultural reading (reading between the lines)
comparing Turkish versions of English language community notices relating to health or education, such as notices in doctors’ waiting rooms or school notices, comparing with equivalent texts produced in Turkish-speaking communities, identifying similarities and differences that reflect cultural context and communicative styles
evaluating the effectiveness and accuracy of subtitles used in English or Turkish films, video clips or documentaries, finding examples of meaning ‘lost in translation’ such as The Water Diviner – Son Umut (Su Cengaveri)
providing annotated translations of excerpts from literary and media texts such as poems, newspaper or radio reports, identifying challenges involved in transferring meaning, expression and mood from one language and cultural tradition to another
comparing their translations of short literary texts, such as folktales Keloğlan, Karagöz ve Hacıvat and Nasrettin Hoca, riddles or folk songs such as türkü and mani, discussing how the process of translation clarifies understanding of the relationship between language, culture and experience, as in kına yakmak, kız isteme ve sünnet töreni
translating Turkish idioms and proverbs that contain cultural elements and references, such as Ateş olmayan yerden duman çıkmaz, Bir fincan kahvenin kırk yıl hatırı vardır, Üzüm üzüme baka baka kararır, ayağına kına yakmak, saman altından su yürütmek, researching stories behind the references and discussing how their meaning can be conveyed in English
critically evaluating the effectiveness of resources used to assist translation, such as bilingual and monolingual dictionaries, electronic translators and style guides such as İmlâ Kılavuzu
