GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INDIVIDUAL WORKS OF LITERATURE/THB 104
Course Title: INDIVIDUAL WORKS OF LITERATURE
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof. Ruhi ERSOY
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/rersoy
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/rersoy
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
They have the knowledge of basic concepts and theories of Turkish Folklore.
They learn and use the folklore research methods and technics effectively.
They get the knowledge of the history of folklore studies and understand the situation of Turkish folklore studies in the world folklore studies.
They know and use the oral and written Turkish cultural resources.
In order to have a holistic approach to cultural processes, they make multidisciplinary observations using the data of other social science discipline
They master the eras and texts of Turkish literature and can analyse Turkish culture on literary texts.
They can use their theoretical knowledge and application abilities related to traditional Turkish folk theatre, folk music and folk dances.
They analyze the social practices based on traditions, customs and folk beliefs and develop new models on applied folklore.
They can relate world cultures to mythhologies and also make comparative studies.
They generate, compose and share information in Turkish folklore field by using data and internet technologies.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  The birth of Turkish poetry, development and the rules of "ozan"s.
2. Week  The spread of oral traditional culture in Asia, Europe and Africa.
3. Week  The first non anonymous "ozan"s and their first kinds of poetry..
4. Week  The transition of ozan tradition to Turkish territory..
5. Week  The importance of Dede Korkut in terms of the transition from "ozan" to "âşık"
6. Week  The birth of minstrel tradition and its development in Turkish area.
7. Week  The representatives of minstrel literature for centuries.
8. Week  The representatives of minstrel literature for centuries.
9. Week  The future of minstrel tradition.
10. Week  Old Turkish belief system, Islam and Sufism
11. Week  The emergence of Sufism and it’s development and resources
12. Week  Place of Sufism in literature
13. Week  Four-door, forty executive
14. Week  Sufi poetry, poetic forms and types(Ahmet Yesevi, Yunus Emre, Abdallar (Kaygusuz Abdal, vd.), Hacı Bektaş Veli)
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Elçin, Şükrü, Türk Halk Edebiyatına Giriş, Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları, 2013. Boratav, Pertev Naili, 100 Soruda Türk Halk Edebiyatı, İstanbul: Bilgesu Yayıncılık. Ahmet Yesevi, Divan-ı Hikmet’ten Seçmeler (hzl. Kemal Eraslan) (1991), Ankara: KB Yay. Artun, Erman (2002), Dinî-Tasavvufî Halk Edebiyatı.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None.
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
7
3
21
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
3
18
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
1
4
4
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
3
3
 Final and Studying for Final
1
4
4
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
92
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.68
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To attain basic concepts and theories of folklore.X
2To learn folklore research methods and techniques and use them efficiently.X
3To get knowledge on historical development of folkloristic and the role of Turkish folklore studies in world folklore studies.
4To learn written and oral Turkish cultural sources and use them.X
5To perform interdisciplinary research by using data derived from different social science disciplines in order to embrace holistic approach to cultural processX
6To have knowledge on Turkish literary periods and texts and analyze Turkish culture through the analysis of literary texts.X
7To use practical and theoretical knowledge of the performance arts such as Turkish folk theatre, folk music and folk dance.
8To analyze social practices based on custom and usages and folk beliefs, discuss them and develop new models in applied folklore.X
9To recognize relations among world cultures and their mythologies and carry out comparative studies.
10To collect, organize and share data through information and internet technologies.X
11To apply theoretical knowledge of media, tourism, animation fields to applied folklore studies.
12To display cultural heritage by means of museology within the context of identification, archiving, visualizing, protection of cultural heritage.