The purpose of this course is to equip the participating students with the ability to recognize the function and use of language through a variety of text types and reproduce them acoordingly in their translations. Collocation, context and Skopos are some of the key concepts that are introduced and discussed in order to facilitate the translation process. Students are exposed to various text types and they are expected to translate the texts with consideration to specific needs and requirements of the corresponding situations after identifying the specific use of language and terminology. The course includes translation practice and it is conducted both in English and in Turkish.