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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Folk Literature II THM212 Compulsory Bachelor's degree 2 Spring 4

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lecturer Yasemin GÜRSU

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Knows and classifies written culture products.
2) Knows and classifies oral culture products.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5
Learning Outcomes
1 Middle Middle Middle No relation Middle
2 Middle Middle Middle No relation Middle

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

Content, structure, shape features of folk literature products.

Weekly Schedule

1) Topics in Folk Literature.
2) Love, death, valor, longing, society, religion, nature.
3) Types of poetry in anonymous Turkish folk literature
4) Mani: Manis by structure.
5) Examples of Mania.
6) What is a song?
7) Topics covered in folk songs.
8) Review.
9) Midterm.
10) Folk songs according to their melodies, structures and subjects.
11) Lamentations
12) Lullabies
13) Riddles
14) Rhymes.
15) Review.
16) Final exam.

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Türk Halk Edebiyatına Giriş Prof Dr. Şükrü Elçin
2- Türk Halk Edebiyatına Giriş Erman Artun
3- Türk Halk Edebiyatı Dersleri Pertev Naili Boratav

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods



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