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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / THB 101 - TURKISH FOLKLORE DEPARTMENT

Code: THB 101 Course Title: FOLKLORE HISTORY I Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department TURKISH FOLKLORE DEPARTMENT
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer TUGBA GÖNEL SÖNMEZ (tugbagonel@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) TUGBA GÖNEL SÖNMEZ,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To introduce the evolution and phases of the curiosity towards primitive cultures that began in Europe in the 16th century; to interpret the contribution of this approach to the causes and processes of folklore and to comprehend folklore studies with the theories and methods applied to the field.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To be able to recognize important people and scientists in terms of Turkish folklore history. PO-1 Graduates of Turkish Folklore Department have basic and general knowledge about discipline.
PO-2 Students will learn the basic theories and applications of folklore.
PO-4 They will have knowledge about the approaches and methods developed in folk culture and will be able to prepare and apply lesson plans and activities appropriate to these methods.
Examination
LO-2 can learn important milestones and events in terms of folklore history. PO-1 Graduates of Turkish Folklore Department have basic and general knowledge about discipline.
PO-3 Learn the theories and concepts of folklore with the epistemological foundations and apply them to the materials they collect in their professional lives.
PO-4 They will have knowledge about the approaches and methods developed in folk culture and will be able to prepare and apply lesson plans and activities appropriate to these methods.
Examination
LO-3 be able to understand folklore studies in Europe in a holistic way. PO-1 Graduates of Turkish Folklore Department have basic and general knowledge about discipline.
PO-4 They will have knowledge about the approaches and methods developed in folk culture and will be able to prepare and apply lesson plans and activities appropriate to these methods.
PO-6 They have a high level of knowledge about theories and methods in the field of Turkish folklore. They can approach problems in this field in a methodological and analytical way and offer solutions.
Examination
LO-4 To be able to develop solutions to problems related to the history of folklore. PO-1 Graduates of Turkish Folklore Department have basic and general knowledge about discipline.
PO-6 They have a high level of knowledge about theories and methods in the field of Turkish folklore. They can approach problems in this field in a methodological and analytical way and offer solutions.
PO-7 They produce knowledge about society and use the information they produce in solving economic, social and technological problems.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The conditions that prepare the emergence of folklore in Europe, first and pioneering folklore studies will be examined.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition and basic characteristics of folklore Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
2 The story of curiosity towards primitive people Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
3 Ossianism, Herder and Folk Spirit Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
4 The rise of myths and fairy tales: The Brothers Grimm Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
5 The first use of "folklore" in Germany and England Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
6 Folklore and nationalization: Finnish phenomenon-folklore and social classes Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
7 Folklore father: Stith Thompson Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Folklore-ethnography-history relationship: Folklore studies in French higher education Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
10 The relationship between folklore and anthropology: Folklore studies in Spanish higher education Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
11 German folklore after World War II Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
12 Folklore studies in Russia Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
13 Folklore studies in Australia Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
14 Mısır’da folklor çalışmaları Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
15 Folklore studies in Japan Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 COCCHİARA, Giuseppe, The History of Folklore in Europe, Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1981.
2 Dünya Halkbilimi Çalışmaları Tarihi, (haz.: Gülin Öğüt Eker, M. Öcal Oğuz, Nebi Özdemir), Milli Folklor Yay., Ankara 2003.
3 SOKOLOV, Yuri M., Folklor: Tarih ve Kuram, (çev.: Yerke Özer), Geleneksel Yay., Ankara 2009.
4 BAŞGÖZ, İlhan, Sibirya’dan Bir Masal Anası, Kültür Bakanlığı Yay., Ankara 2002.
5 Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı, (haz.: M. Öcal Oğuz, Metin Ekici vd.), Grafiker Yay., Ankara 2004.
6 OĞUZ, M. Öcal, Küreselleşme ve Uygulamalı Halkbilimi, Akçağ Yay., Ankara 2002.
7 KROHN, J.-Karrle Krohn, Halk Bilimi Yöntemi, (haz.: Fikret Türkmen), Türk Dil Kurumu Yay., Ankara 1996.
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer, books, projection, 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 5 4 20
       b) Search in internet/Library 5 4 20
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 4 4 16
mid-term exam 1 2 2
Own study for final exam 7 4 28
final exam 1 2 2
0
0
Total work load; 130