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Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
TURKISH FOLKLORE II	Second cycle	TDE416		8	6.00	6.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Prof. Dr. İsmail GÖRKEM
Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. İsmail GÖRKEM
Teaching assitant(s)	none
Mode of delivery	face to face
Course objective	To examine resources of folklore and Turkish folkloric life.
Course description	To examine resources of folklore and folk literature, folk-lore.

Course contents

1	Resources of Folklore.
2	History of Turkish Folklore studies-I.
3	History of Turkish Folklore studies-II.
4	Characteristic properties of ‘Anatolian-Turkish Man’-I.
5	Characteristic properties of ‘Anatolian-Turkish Man’-II.
6	From cradle to grave in Turkey/Passing ceremonies-I.
7	From cradle to grave in Turkey/Passing ceremonies-II.
8	mid-term exam
9	Turkish 'halk bilgisi' and kitchen culture in Folklore.
10	Fests and ceremonies-I.
11	Fests and ceremonies-II (About solidarity, helping and education).
12	Beliefs in Turkish folk culture.
13	Games and dances in Turkish culture.
14	Problems of Turkish Folklore studies.
15	final exam
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Learning resources of folklore.
2	Learning history of folklore studies in Turkey.
3	Learning characteristic properties of ‘Anatolian-Turkish Man’
4	Learning traditions about passing ceremonies and analysing the examples.
5	Having knowledge about Turkish food culture.
6	Learning the place of fests and ceremonies in Turkish culture and in Turkish folklore.
7	Learning Turkish beliefs and analysing the examples.
8	Learning games and dances in Turkish culture and analysing the examples.
9	Learning problems of Turkish folklore studies.
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	3	42
Homework	14	2	28
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	1	1
Midterm exams	0	0	0
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	0	0	0
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			100
ECTS			4.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	28
Quiz	0	0
Homework	1	12
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	ÖRNEK, S. V. (1995). Türk Halkbilimi, Ank.: Kültür Bak.
Additional references	ALANGU, T. (1983). Türkiye Folkloru El Kitabı, İstanbul: Adam Yay. BORATAV, P. N. (1984). 100 Soruda Türk Folkloru, İst.: Gerçek. ÇOBANOĞLU, Ö. (1999). Halkbilimi Kuramları ve Araştırma Yöntemleri Tarihine Giriş, Ank.: Akçağ. OĞUZ, M. Ö. vd. (2004).Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı, Ank.: Grafiker. TAN, N. (1997). Folklor (Halkbilimi) Genel Bilgiler, İstanbul: ABO Basım. YILDIRIM, D. (1998). Türk Bitiği/ Araştırma/ İnceleme Yazıları, Ank.: Akçağ.

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