GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
THE RESEARCH AND FIELDWORK TECHNIQUES OF FOLKLORE/THB 202
Course Title: THE RESEARCH AND FIELDWORK TECHNIQUES OF FOLKLORE
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 4 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Öğr. Gör. Dr. Selcan GÜRÇAYIR TEKE
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sgurcayir
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  sgurcayir@gazi.edu.tr
 -- 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  To be a Social Scientist and Social Sciences in Turkey
2. Week  The Universality and Originality of Social Sciences and Qualitative and Quantitative Research Techniques
3. Week  The First Fieldworks in Turkey
4. Week  The Essential Concepts of Fieldwork
5. Week  Salvation Ethnography: How should we make a fieldwork?
6. Week  We Set off a Journey: What should we do before making fieldwork?
7. Week  Cultural Shock, Adaptation Strategies, Data Gathering
8. Week  Observation, Participant Observation, Informal Interview
9. Week  Structured, Semi-structured interview, focus group interview, survey
10. Week  Organizing and Editing Fieldwork Notes
11. Week  Fieldwork and The Problem of Objectivity and Subjectivity
12. Week  Classical Ethnography and Dialogical Ethnography
13. Week  Ethical Problems in Fieldworks
14. Week  Assessment
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Altıntaş, Betül. Mendile, Simite, Boyaya, Çöpe… Ankara Sokaklarında Çalışan Çocuklar. İstanbul: İletişim Yay, 2003. 2. Atay, Tayfun. Batı’da Bir Nakşi Cemaati Şeyh Nazım Kıbrısî Örneği. İstanbul: İletişim Yay, 1996. 3. Bayrı, M. Halit. “Halk Bilgisi Derneğine Aid Hatıralar: Konferanslar, Törenler, Anketler, Derleme Seyahatleri,” Türk Folklor Araştırmaları, sayı 31, s. 489. 4. Chagnon, Napoleon A. Yanomamö Savaşa Doğanlar. Çev. Burcu Bölükbaşı. İstanbul: Epsilon Yay, 2004. 5. Delaney, Carol. Tohum ve Toprak. Çev. Selda Somuncuoğlu-Aksu Bora. İstanbul: İletişim Yay, 2001. 6. Ekici, Metin. Halk Bilgisi (Folklor) Derleme ve İnceleme Yöntemleri. Ankara: Geleneksel Yay. 2008. 7. Goldstein, Kenneth. Sahada Folklor Derleme Metotları. Çev. Ahmet Edip Uysal. Ankara: Kültür Bak. Millî Folklor Araştırma Yay., 1977. 8. Işık, Oğuz-M. Melih Pınarcıoğlu. Nöbetleşe Yoksulluk Sultanbeyli Örneği. İstanbul: İletişim Yay, 2005. 9. İnan, Abdülkadir. Birinci İlmi Seyahate Dair Rapor. İstanbul: Türk
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Nope.
 -- 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
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
1
14
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
1
6
6
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
4
4
 Final and Studying for Final
1
6
6
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
115
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.6
 ECTS: 
5
 -- 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.X
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.
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.
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.X