COURSE UNIT TITLE

: METHODS AND THEORIES IN FOLKLORE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Turkish Language and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CAFER ŞEN

Offered to

Turkish Language and Literature

Course Objective

The purpose of this course, the public understanding of science and to ensure the introduction of research methodologies and theories of folklore.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   People are acquired general knowledge of science.
2   People learn about science, field research methods are adopted.
3   Early theories about folklore are acquired.
4   Comprehend the text-based theories of folklore.
5   Comprehend the context-based theories of folklore.
6   Comprehend the differences between text-based and context-based theories of folklore
7   Students learn the history of theories of Folklore.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The history of folklore studies
2 Early theories of folklore theory, the mythological
3 An overview of the early theories of folklore
4 Geographical History of the Finnish Academy, the theory of epic laws
5 Antti Aarne s catalog of types of legend
6 Stith Thompson's motif index of folk literature
7 Mid-term exam
8 Psychoanalytic theory of folklore
9 Structural theory of folklore
10 Vladimir Propp s structural narrative analysis method
11 Context centered folklore theories
12 Folklore functional theory
13 Performance theory
14 The comparison of text-based and context-based theories of folklore

Recomended or Required Reading

Özkul Çobanoğlu, Halkbilimi Kuramları ve Araştırma Yöntemleri Tarihine Giriş, Akçağ Yayınları,Ankara, 1999.
Abdurrrahman Güzel, Ali Torun, Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara 2003.
Ed. M. Öcal Oğuz, Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı, , Grafiker Yayınları, Ankara 2007.
Pertev Naili Boratav, 100 Soruda Türk Halk Edebiyatı, Gerçek Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2000.
Berna Moran, Edebiyat Kuramları ve Eleştiri, Cem Yayınevi, Istanbul, 1994.
Julius Krohn, Kaarle Krohn; Halk Bilimi Yöntemi, Çev. Günsel Içöz, Atatürk Dil ve Tarih Yüksek Kurumu, Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları:651, Ankara, 1996.
Pertev Naili Boratav, Halk Edebiyatı Dersleri, Tarih Vakfı Yayınları, Istanbul, 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 4 3 12
Preparation for final exam 4 2 8
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1144415311151
LO.2133415411251
LO.3342315311251
LO.4435215411251
LO.5234315311251
LO.632234251
LO.71243515

CONTACT INFORMATION
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