Translation and Interpretation Studies Bogazici University

Overview

The aim of the Translation and Interpretation Studies program at Bogazici University is to produce graduates who have advanced linguistic knowledge in Turkish and English, an in-depth understanding of the culture and institutions of both languages, are equipped with theoretical and critical skills as well as practical skills in the field of translation and interpreting, know at least one additional foreign language to a level at which they can translate from that language, and who are familiar with the subject matter and terminology of fields such as social sciences, political sciences, economics, literature and history. 

In the first three years of studies, all students follow the same curriculum, while in the fourth year they can specialize in either translation or conference interpreting.

Key Features

• Translation

Various written translation can be split into a number of categories, including literary translation (prose, poetry, drama), non-literary translation (translation of scientific and technical texts, social sciences and humanities texts, commercial texts, informative texts), and audiovisual translation. Each category of translation has its own specific characteristics and presents its own difficulties. The department’s faculty members have publications and research projects in all of these areas.

• Interpreting

Interpreting can be viewed in terms of the method — dialogue interpreting, consecutive interpreting or simultaneous interpreting — or the contexts in which it is carried out — conference interpreting, community interpreting, court interpreting or media interpreting.