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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TDE 4028 WORLD MYTHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Turkish Language and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CAFER ŞEN

Offered to

Turkish Language and Literature

Course Objective

Giving ınformation about world mythology, characteristics of Greek mythology, Roman mythology, Sumerian mythology, Indian mythology and Egyptian mythology, their mythological protagonists and myths.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have information about world mythology 2   Understand characteristics of Greek mythology 3   Understand characteristics of Roman mythology 4   Understand characteristics of Sumerian mythology 5   Understand characteristics of Indian mythology 6   Understand characteristics of Egyptian mythology 7   Learn mythological protagonists of world mythology. 8   Learn myths of world mythology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Information about myth and mythology. 2 Basic fields of world mythology 3 Mythological protagonists of Greek mythology. 4 Myths of Greek mythology. 5 Mythological protagonist of Roman mythology. 6 Myths of Roman mythology 7 Mid-term exam 8 Mythological protagonists of Sumerian mythology. 9 Myths of Sumerian mythology. 10 Mythological protagonists of Indian mythology. 11 Myths of Indian mythology 12 Mythological protagonists of Egyptian mythology. 13 Myths of Egyptian mythology. 14 Evaluation and comparement on myths of world mythologies.

Recomended or Required Reading

Mircea Eliade, Ebedi Dönüş Mitosu, Imge Kitabevi, Ankara, 1994. Mircea Eliade, Asya Simyası, Kabalcı Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2002. Donna Rosenberg, Dünya Mitolojisi: Büyük Destan ve Söylenceler Antolojisi, Imge Kitabevi, Ankara, 2007. Colette Estin, Yunan ve Roma Mitolojisi, Tübitak Yayınları,Ankara, 2002. Aydın Bodur, Güneş Ülkesi Mısır ın Tanrıları Mısır ve Babil Mitolojisi, Dipnot Yayınları, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1 2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2 3 PRC PRACTICE 4 FIN FINAL EXAM 5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 +MTE 2 * 0.20 + PRC * 0.20 +FIN* 0.40 6 RST RESIT 7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 +PRC* 0.20 +RST* 0.40 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 2 28 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20 Preparation for midterm exam 10 1 10 Preparation for final exam 10 1 10 Midterm 1 3 3 Midterm 1 4 4 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 1 4 3 1 1 4 4 5 1 5 1 3 LO.2 1 4 4 1 1 3 3 5 1 4 1 4 LO.3 1 4 3 1 1 3 3 5 1 4 1 4 LO.4 1 4 3 1 1 3 4 5 1 5 2 4 LO.5 1 3 3 1 1 3 4 5 2 5 1 3 LO.6 1 3 3 1 1 4 4 5 1 4 2 3 LO.7 1 3 4 1 1 4 1 5 2 4 1 4 LO.8 1 3 2 1 1 4 1 5 2 4 2 3