Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / THB 302 - TURKISH FOLKLORE DEPARTMENT

Code: THB 302 Course Title: TURKISH FOLK TALES Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring 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)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach the general characteristics, functions and characteristics of the tale type with examples.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Understands the basic concepts and terms of fairy tales. 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-9 They will be able to use intercultural communication, gaining the necessary equipment to perceive and interpret different cultures.
Examination
LO-2 Understands the conditions of creation, transfer and propagation of tale type. 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 Comprehends the shape and content characteristics of tale type. 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-12 Communicate professionally in the field of interest or by using oral and written communication opportunities with other sections of the society.
Examination
LO-4 Have knowledge about the execution environment and performers of the fairy tale type. PO-7 They produce knowledge about society and use the information they produce in solving economic, social and technological problems.
PO-9 They will be able to use intercultural communication, gaining the necessary equipment to perceive and interpret different cultures.
PO-17 Performs compilation, observations and surveys in the field.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
General characteristics of fairy tale type, ground and social conditions they form, relations between fairy tale species and other genres, the execution of tales and general characteristics of the performers, and sample texts from tales which can be gathered under the title of Turkish tales in general.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 What is a tale? (Definition and scope) Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
2 The first trends in the history of world folklore and the Grimm Brothers Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
3 Sources of fairy tales and theories on the sources of tales Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
4 The relationship between fairy tales and other species Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
5 Function and structure of fairy tales (Propp method) Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
6 Classification of fairy tales and catalogs of fairy tales (Thompson and Aarne) Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
7 Formal - terms such as episodes Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Start, transition, repeat and finish forms Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
10 Sources of Turkish tales Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
11 Indian Layer-Uighur Layer-Arab, Persian Layer-Turkish Layer Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
12 Motif and Types of Turkish Tales Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
13 Temporary Turkish Tales Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
14 Studies on Turkish tales Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
15 Sample text reviews Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Elçin, Şükrü, Halk Edebiyatına Giriş, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara 1998.
2 Oğuz, M. Öcal vd., Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı, Grafiker Yayıncılık, Ankara 2004.
3 Güzel, Abdurrahman-Torun Ali, Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara 2004.
4 Sakaoğlu, Saim, Gümüşhane ve Bayburt Masalları, Akçağ Yay., Ankara 2002.
5 Günay, Umay, Elazığ Masalları, (İnceleme), Atatürk Üniversitesi Basımevi, Erzurum, 1975.
6 Eberhard, W.-P. Naili Boratav, Typen TürkischerVolksmarchen, F. Steiner, 1953.
7 Sakaoğlu, Saim, Masal Araştırmaları, Akçağ Yay., Ankara 1999.
8 Yıldırım, Dursun, Türk Bitiği, Akçağ Yay., Ankara 1998.
9 Alptekin, Ali Berat, Halk Hikayelerinin Motif Yapısı, Akçağ Yay., Ankara 1997.
10 Günay, Umay, Türkiye’de Aşık Tarzı Şiir Geleneği ve Rüya Motifi, Akçağ Yay., Ankara 1992.
Required Course instruments and materials
Projection

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 7 35
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 5 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 2 3 6
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 5 15
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 120