| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folk Literature I | TDE209 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Uğur DURMAZ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explain related to Turkish mythology, myths describe the basic features.
2) Comment on assesing meaning and functions of myths in terms of socio-cultural context in Turkey.
3) Compare the myth of texts in relation to other literary genres with those texts intellectually.
4) Comment on selected sample texts of the Turkish myths and folk beliefs in the context of cultural codes.
5) Comment on the traces of the culture in today's Turkish myths.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
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| 1 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
This course provides the student knowledge of history in the epic saga concept and meaning of the concept is loaded, myths, legends, rituals and myths of relationship will focus on the properties. Psychoanalytic Theory of Literature in the field of folklore usage, Sigmund Freud, Carl Gustav Jung, Alfred Adler, theorists such as Joseph Campbell used to be examined in detail the methods of psychoanalysis. In light of these methods, will be resolved primarily by the Turkish epics.
Weekly Schedule
1) Meeting and presentation of the course.2) Myths and presentation of concepts related to mythology.
3) Mythological works and schools
4) Classification of myth.
5) Turkish Mythology historical research.
6) Shamanism and Turkish mythology.
7) Mid-term
8) The difference between mythology and legends, text analysis.
9) Text analysis, creation myths.
10) Text analysis, descent myths.
11) Turkish mythology and symbols.
12) Important figures in Turkish Mythology
13) Important animals in Turkish mythology.
14) Mythology and scriptures relationship.
15) Contemporary Turkish mythology research.
16) Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- 1- Abdülkadir İNAN, Tarihte ve Bugün Şamanizm Materyaller ve Araştırmalar, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, 2006. 2- Bahaeddin ÖGEL, Türk Mitolojisi, I-II, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, 2010 3- Bayram ERDOĞAN, Sorularla Türk Mitolojisi, Pozitif Yayınları, 2007. 4- Celal BEYDİLİ, Türk Mitolojisi Ansiklopedik Sözlük, Yurt Yayınları, 2005. 5- Claude Levi-Strass, Mit ve Anlam, İthaki Yayınları, 2013. 6- Fuzuli Bayat, Mitolojiye Giriş, Ötüken Neşriyat, 2007. 7- Jean Paul Roux, Eski Türk Mitolojisi, Bilgesu Yayıncılık, 2011. 8- Mircea Eliade, Mitlerin Özellikleri, Om Yayınevi, 2001. 9- Pertev Naili Boratav, Eski Türk Mitolojisi, Bilgesu Yayıncılık. 10- Ziya Gökalp, Türk Töresi, Toker Yayınları.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required