COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH MYTHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TDE 2024 TURKISH 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

To the definition of myth, myths, time, space, heroes, mythology, mythology and literature, relationship, teogoni Turkish,mythology, cosmogony, eschatology, antropogoniunderstand the concepts, study of the origins of Turkish mythology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Myths to recognize, comprehend its place in the myths of belief and thought system
2   Place of myth in folklore, myths symbols to analyze
3   Comprehend the term of Mythology
4   Comprehend the relationship between mythology and literature
5   Teogoni comprehend the concept of Turkish mythology and cults
6   The sky gods, earth gods and recognize the gods of the underground
7   Kozmogonik myths; thunder, lightning, mountain, tree cults comprehend.
8   Antropogoni concept, tree, animal, mountain cults comprehend.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition and general characteristics of epic
2 Definition and general characteristics of myth
3 Relationship between mythology and literature
4 Teogoni Turkish mythology, cosmogony, eschatology, antropogoni concepts
5 Concept and the Turks in the cult of the cult belief system
6 The gods of the sky, earth and underworld
7 Mid-term exam
8 Kozmogonik Turkish mythology, myths, sky, sky dragon
9 Turkish mythology, lightning, thunder, lightning
10 The earth, the world in Turkish mythology,
11 The mountain, tree in Turkish mythology,
12 The underground inTurkish mythology,
13 The metals inTurkish mythology,
14 final

Recomended or Required Reading

A. Zeki Velidî Togan, Oğuz Destanı, Enderun
Yaşar Çoruhlu, Türk Mitolojisinin Anahatları, Kabalcı Yayınevi, Istanbul 2002.
Emel Esin, Türk Kozmolojisine Giriş, Kabalcı Yayınevi, Istanbul 2001.
Bahaettin Ögel, Türk Mitolojisi I, TTK, Ankara 2000.
Bahaettin Ögel, Türk Mitolojisi II, TTK, Ankara 2000.
Murat Uraz, Türk Mitolojisi, Düşünen Adam Yayınları, Ankara 2000.
Özkul Çobanoğlu, Türk Dünyası Epik Destan Geleneği, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** 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 5 3 15
Preparation for final exam 5 3 15
Preparation for midterm exam 5 3 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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