Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / THB 103 - TURKISH FOLKLORE DEPARTMENT

Code: THB 103 Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO FOLK LITERATURE 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 RECEP TEK (receptek@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) RECEP TEK,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The main concepts of the Turkish folk literature and the source of the work is to comprehend.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Define the basic concepts of Turkish folk literature. 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-5 Graduates of the Department of Turkish Folklore will be able to analyze the processes of creation, transfer and execution of folklore products and analyze the changes and transformations of public life.
 		Examination
LO-2 To be able to have knowledge about basic oral and written sources of folk literature. 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-5 Graduates of the Department of Turkish Folklore will be able to analyze the processes of creation, transfer and execution of folklore products and analyze the changes and transformations of public life.
 		Examination
LO-3 Interpret the basic works of Turkish folk literature with different disciplines. 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-5 Graduates of the Department of Turkish Folklore will be able to analyze the processes of creation, transfer and execution of folklore products and analyze the changes and transformations of public life.
PO-18 Apply the theoretical knowledge about the field to the fields of education, research and society.
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The basic concepts of Turkish folk literature and the main figures about Turkish folk literature will be studied.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Shaping Turkish Literature in Anatolia Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
2 Relationship between folklore and folk literature. The Concept of Folk Literature Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
3 Folk Literature and Sources of Folklore Oral Resources Written Sources Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
4 Folk Literature and Sources of Folklore Oral Resources Written Sources Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
5 Pre-Islamic Turkish Literature Written sources of Turkish folk literature: Chinese annuals and Orkhun-Yenisei inscriptions. Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
6 Pre-Islamic Turkish Literature Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
7 Post-Islamic Turkish Folk Literature Anonymous Turkish Folk Literature Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Post-Islamic Turkish Folk Literature Anonymous Turkish Folk Literature Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
10 Religious-Sufi Folk Literature Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
11 Religious-Sufi Folk Literature Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
12 Minstrelsy tradition and minstrels literature Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
13 Minstrelsy tradition and minstrels literature Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
14 Form and Genre in Turkish Folk Literature Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
15 Form and Genre in Turkish Folk Literature Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 ELÇİN, Şükrü, Halk Edebiyatına Giriş, Akçağ Yay., Ankara 1998.
2 Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı, Haz.: M. Öcal Oğuz, Metin Ekici vd., Grafiker Yay., Ankara 2004.
3 GÜZEL, Abdurrahman-Ali Torun, Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı, Akçağ Yay., Ankara 2004.
4 Alaattin Ata Melik Cüveyni, Tarih-i Cihan Güşa, I-II-III, Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Yay., Ankara 1988.
5 Ebulgazi Bahadır Han, Şecere-i Terakime (Türkmenlerin Soy Kütüğü), Simurg Yay., Ankara, 1998.
6 Edib Ahmet Yükneki, Atabetü’l- Hakayık, TDK Yay., Ankara, 1951.
7 Kaşgarlı Mahmut, Divanu Lugati’t-Türk (Giriş-Metin-Çeviri-Notlar-Dizin), Haz.: Ahmet B. Ercilasun-Ziyat Akkoyunlu, Türk Dil Kurumu Yay., Ankara 2015.
8 GÖKYAY, Orhan Şaik, Dedem Korkudun Kitabı, İstanbul 1973.
9 GÖKYAY, Orhan Şaik, Eski, Yeni ve Ötesi, İletişim Yay., İstanbul1995.
10 KAPLAN, Mehmet, Tip Tahlilleri, Dergah Yay., İstanbul 2001.
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 2 10
       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; 120