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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / TDA 522 - TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: TDA 522 Course Title: TURKISH FOLK LEGENDS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (MASTER'S DEGREE)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer TUĞRUL BALABAN (tugrulbalaban@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To understand the general characteristics of the type of legend. To understand the content and function characteristics of the Turkish legends.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Understand and interpret the type of legend. PO-1 improve and deepen their knowledge in the same or different field based on the graduate level qualifications in their field of study.
PO-2 grasp the interdisciplinary interaction of their field of study and conduct joint studies with different fields of study.
PO-3 make an efficient use of the resources in a relevant field of study based on their graduate level of qualifications.
PO-4 use the relevant research methods and techniques and have both theoretical and practical knowledge in their field of study.
Examination
LO-2 Comprehend the general characteristics of the Turkish legends PO-1 improve and deepen their knowledge in the same or different field based on the graduate level qualifications in their field of study.
PO-2 grasp the interdisciplinary interaction of their field of study and conduct joint studies with different fields of study.
PO-3 make an efficient use of the resources in a relevant field of study based on their graduate level of qualifications.
PO-4 use the relevant research methods and techniques and have both theoretical and practical knowledge in their field of study.
Presentation
LO-3 Compare with other species the type of legend. PO-1 improve and deepen their knowledge in the same or different field based on the graduate level qualifications in their field of study.
PO-2 grasp the interdisciplinary interaction of their field of study and conduct joint studies with different fields of study.
PO-3 make an efficient use of the resources in a relevant field of study based on their graduate level of qualifications.
PO-4 use the relevant research methods and techniques and have both theoretical and practical knowledge in their field of study.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Legend type of content, function, creation, and transfer features. Myth-mit-tale relationship. Classification of Turkish legends. Motifs and types of legends. Legends of the Turkish World.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition of legend genre. Method of Narration.
2 Content and functional properties of the legend. Method of Narration.
3 Creation and performance characteristics of the legend. Method of Narration.
4 The classification of Turkish legends. Method of Narration, Article review
5 Motifs in Turkish legends Method of Narration, Article review
6 Motifs in Turkish legends Method of Narration, Article review
7 Legends of the Turkish World Method of Narration, Article review, Sample Text Analysis
8 mid-term exam
9 Legends Volga-Ural region Method of Narration, Article review, Sample Text Analysis
10 Siberian legends Method of Narration, Article review, Sample Text Analysis
11 Legends of the Uzbek Method of Narration, Article review, Sample Text Analysis
12 Turkmen legends Method of Narration, Article review, Sample Text Analysis
13 Kazakh-Kyrgyz legends Method of Narration, Article review, Sample Text Analysis
14 comparison of legends Method of Narration, Article review, Sample Text Analysis
15 General evaluation Method of Discussion.
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Luthi, Max. “Masalın Efsane, Menkabe, Mit, Fabl ve Fıkra Gibi Türlerden Farkı.” Çev. Sevengül Sönmez. Halk Biliminde Kuramlar ve Yaklaşımlar. Hzl. Gülin Öğüt Eker vd. Ankara: Milli Folklor Yayınları, 2003, ss. 314–319.
2 Kaya, Muharrem. Mitolojiden Efsaneye Türk Mitolojisinin Türkiye’deki Efsanelerde İzleri. İstanbul: Bağlam Yayıncılık, 2007.
3 Görkem, İsmail. Elazığ Efsaneleri (İnceleme-Metinler). Elazığ: Manas Yayıncılık, 2006.
4 Ergun, Metin. Türk Dünyası Efsanelerinde Değişme Motifi. Cilt 1–2, Ankara: TDK Yayınları, 1997
5 Helimoğlu Yavuz, Muhsine. Diyarbakır Efsaneleri, Derleme-Araştırma-İnceleme. Ankara: Doruk Yayınları, 1993.
Required Course instruments and materials
Books, computers, projectors, CD.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 7 7 49
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 6 5 30
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 6 4 24
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 7 5 35
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 182