Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / THB 221 - TURKISH FOLKLORE DEPARTMENT

Code: THB 221 Course Title: APPLIED FOLK CUISINE Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
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 aim of this course is to evaluate the development and interaction process of Turkish folk cuisine in the world and to analyze the position of Turkish cuisine in today's world.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Understand the formation and transformation dynamics of traditional folk cuisine in Turkish and world cultures. 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-8 They will be able to analyze the basic elements of culture and to take an active role in the protection of the information channels that protect the identity of the society through their inferences.
PO-22 It promotes the universality of social and cultural rights in the field of humanities, gains consciousness of social justice, has historical and cultural heritage.
Examination
LO-2 Gaining the ability to develop a strategy to identify the products of the Turkish folk cuisine and to ensure their sustainability. 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-9 They will be able to use intercultural communication, gaining the necessary equipment to perceive and interpret different cultures.
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-3 Gaining the ability to develop a strategy for identifying the products of Turkish folk cuisine and stabbing their sustainability. PO-8 They will be able to analyze the basic elements of culture and to take an active role in the protection of the information channels that protect the identity of the society through their inferences.
PO-14 Participates related studies in the field.
PO-22 It promotes the universality of social and cultural rights in the field of humanities, gains consciousness of social justice, has historical and cultural heritage.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Turkish and world folk cuisines, nutrition strategies, nutritional strategies shaping world history, analyzing food and culture relationship, evaluation of food and identity construction processes.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Kitchen and Folk Cuisine: Definition and content Lecture, Discussion Method
2 Do you live to eat or eat to live? First baking activities, nutrition strategies and taboo dishes. Lecture, Discussion Method
3 From the food's mythology to the paradise: sacred food and drinks, altars, sacrifices, nectar and ambrossia. Lecture, Discussion Method
4 Establishing tableware on the horse: food culture in early Turkish culture Lecture, Discussion Method
5 Halil Ibrahim table rituals of food: Iftar, holidays, Mevlit, mourning, wedding association, foreskin and "toy" s. Lecture, Discussion Method
6 Food Dinner: Food epic, ancient recipes, tableware and storage culture. Lecture, Discussion Method
7 Dangerous flavors fertile trails: spices throughout history. Lecture, Discussion Method
8 mid-term exam
9 Street taste: Artisan restaurants, peddlers, soup houses Lecture, Discussion Method
10 Soframız nur, hanemiz mamur: Ottoman Palace Cuisine Lecture, Discussion Method
11 From flooring to dining table: The phases of transformation of the Turkish table. Lecture, Discussion Method
12 Fork culture: transformation of European folk cuisine. Lecture, Discussion Method
13 Women and their visibility: The kitchen in the process of building the identity. Lecture, Discussion Method
14 McDonalding of Society: Global food chains and strategies Lecture, Discussion Method
15 Nomadic fast food, restaurant culture Lecture, Discussion Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Counihan, Carole M, and Van Esterik, P. (eds.), Food and Culture, A Reader, New York, Routledge, 1997.
2 Bilgin, Arif ve Samancı, Özge, Türk Mutfağı, TC Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Yayınları, Ankara, 2008.
3 Boudan, Christan, Mutfak Savaşı: Damak Zevkinin Jeopolitiği, İstanbul Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2004.
4 Çınar, Ali Abbas, Halil İbrahim Sofrası, Kitabevi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2005.
5 Dalby, Andrew, Tehlikeli Tatlar, Tarih Boyunca Baharat, Kitap Yayınları, İstanbul, 2005.
Required Course instruments and materials
Kitap, makale, bilgisayar, projeksiyon

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 2 10
       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 2 8
mid-term exam 1 2 2
Own study for final exam 7 2 14
final exam 1 4 4
0
0
Total work load; 90