COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RUSSIAN MYTHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Russian Language and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TAMILLA ALIYEVA

Offered to

Russian Language and Literature

Course Objective

To inform students about myths as the oldest form of cultural consciousness and describe traditional Slavic mythology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Acquire knowledge about the sources of mythology.
2   2. Acquire historical and cultural knowledge about mythology.
3   3. Understand the influence on Russian Literature by making connections with the main motifs and themes of classical mythology.
4   4. Reveal universal significance of mythology as a part of cultural heritage, which is still important today.
5   5. Gains an idea about the use of myths in places such as beliefs and customs etc.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Slavic mythology. Meaning of Slavic mythology/ Myth and mythology. Myth and fairy tale. 11. Forest and water Gods.
2 2. A brief history of the Slavic tribes. 12. Leshy. Vodyanoy. Rusalki.
3 3. Myths of the ancient Slavs. The birth of the world in Slavic Mythology. 13. Witches
4 4. Pantheon of Slavic Gods. Gods and heroes of Slavic mythology. 14. Wizard
5 5. Slavic Gods Perun. Svyatovit. Peruvian heroes. Perun and Diva.
6 6. Slavic Gods - Dajdbog. Svyatibor.
7 7. Midterm exam
8 8. Slavic Gods - Stribog, Svarog.
9 9. Slavic Gods - Veles. Kupala.
10 10. Slavic Gods Makosh.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Sadovskaya I.G. Mitologiya: Uçebnoye posobiye. - M.: IKC Mart; Rostov r / D: Izdatelskiy centr Mart, 2006. - 352 s.
2. Voloshina T.A., Astapov S.N., Yazıçeskaya mifologiya slavyan/ T.A. Voloshin, S.N. Astapov. - Rostov-na-Donu, 1996.
3. Gavrilov D.A., Nagovitsyn A.E. Bogi Slavyan. Yazıçestvo. Tradiciya/ D.A. Gavrilov, A.E. Nagovitsyn. - M., 2002.
4. Meletinsky E.V. Poetika mifa / E.V. Meletinsky. M., 1995.
5. Mifı narodov mira. Enciklopediya. V dvuh tomah - M., 1982.
6. Rybakov B.A. Yazıçestvo drevney Rusi/ B.A. Rybakov. M., 2001

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation

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

Learning outcomes 1-5 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term and final exams

Language of Instruction

Russian

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance at 80% of the classes is mandatory.
2. Participation in the midterm and final activities will be taken into account in the evaluation.
3. Attempts to cheat and plagiarize in the midterm and final exams will be evaluated as 0 (zero).

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tamilla.aliyeva@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.00 - 16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555

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