COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH FOLK LITERATURE I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TDE 2009 TURKISH FOLK LITERATURE I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

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

Myths will be introduced. Myths, grabbed its place in folklore.Introduce the definition of the type and epic, epicformation, propagation areas and understand the passage ofwriting. Turkish epics showing sources of Islam, is to facilitate the examination of pre-formed by taking the Turkish epics. Introducevariations of the type of legend and myth.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Myths to recognize, understand its place in the myths of belief andthought system
2   Place of myth in folklore, myths analyze the symbols
3   Grasp of the type of epic
4   Epic to review
5   Learn pre-Islamic Turkish epics
6   Grasp the myth genre
7   Learn the differences between the types of legend and myth is the legend

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of myth, where the science of folk literature and folklore
2 Myth within the symbols, icons,
3 Animals, numbers and colors
4 Myth and legend, and the performer of the epic definition of the typeand execution contexts
5 Epic formation of the species, its distribution area.
6 General features of the saga; motifs, narration, types, time, space,and themes.
7 Midterm
8 General features of the saga; motifs, narration, types, time, space,and themes.
9 Turkish epics sources, classifications.
10 Epics of pre-Islamic Turks, Alp Er Tunga and Su Epics
11 Epics of pre-Islamic Turks, Oguz Kagan
12 Pre-Islamic Turkish Epics; Tureyis epics
13 Efsane
14 The differences between the epic type with the story
15 Efsane types.
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana Kaynaklar:
Ed. M. Öcal Oğuz, Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı, , Grafiker Yayınları, Ankara 2007.
Abdurrrahman Güzel, Ali Torun, Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara 2003.
Pertev Naili Boratav, Folklor ve Edebiyat I, Adam Yayıncılık, Ankara 1982
Pertev Naili Boratav, 100 Soruda Türk Halk Edebiyatı, Gerçek Yayınevi, Istanbul 2000.
Erman Artun, Türk Halkbilimi, Kitabevi, Istanbul 2007.
Metin Ekici, Halk Bilgisi (Folklor) Derleme ve Inceleme Yöntemleri, Geleneksel Yayınları, Ankara 2004.

Yardımcı Kaynaklar:
Kenneth S. Goldstein, Çev: Ahmet E. Uysal, Sahada Folklor Derleme Metotları, Kültür ve Turizm Bak. Yayınları, Ankara 1983
Pertev Naili Boratav, 100 Soruda Türk Folkloru, Gerçek Yayınevi, Istanbul 1984.
Hazr: M. Öcal Oğuz, Selcen Gürçayır, Halkbiliminde Kuramlar ve Yaklaşımlar 2, Geleneksel Yayıncılık, Ankara 2005.
Hazr: M. Öcal Oğuz, Selcen Gürçayır, Sunay Çalış, Halkbiliminde Kuramlar ve Yaklaşımlar 3, Geleneksel Yayıncılık, Ankara 2009.

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 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 5 5 25
Preparation for final exam 7 4 28
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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