GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ELECTIVE COURSE (COMMON CULTURAL ELEMENTS OF TURKIC WORLD)/THB 414
Course Title: ELECTIVE COURSE (COMMON CULTURAL ELEMENTS OF TURKIC WORLD)
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Semester 8 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Ass. Prof. Dilek TÜRKYILMAZ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/dturkyilmaz
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  dturkyilmaz74@hotmail.com
 -- 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  Where is Turkic world? The boundaries and historical development of Turkic world
2. Week  The Balkans area. Historical, political and cultural structure of Balkan Turkishness
3. Week  Idyl-Ural area. Historical, political and cultural structure of Idyl-Ural Turkishness
4. Week  Middle East area. Historical, political and cultural structure of Middle East Turkishness
5. Week  Central Asia area. Historical, political and cultural structure of Central Asian Turkishness
6. Week  Siberian area. Historical, political and cultural structure of Siberian Turkishness
7. Week  Midterm
8. Week  Caucasian area. Historical, political and cultural structure of Caucasian Turkishness
9. Week  The partnerships of the oral culture of Turkic world (epics, tales, riddles and myths)
10. Week  The partnerships of the traditions of Turkic world (birth, marriage, death, family life)
11. Week  The partnerships of the beliefs of Turkic world
12. Week  The partnerships of the cuisine of Turkic world
13. Week  The partnerships of play, music and entertainment cultures in Turkic world.
14. Week  General assessment
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  HAFIZ, Nimetullah. Kosova Türk Halk Edebiyatı Metinleri, Kosova Üniversitesi Priştine Felsefe Fakültesi Yayınları, Piriştine, 1985.HAFIZ, Nimetullah. Makedonya Türk Halk Edebiyatı Metinleri, Anadolu Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul, 1989. HAFIZ, Nimetullah. Bulgaristan Türk Halk Edebiyatı Metinleri I, Kültür Bakanlığı Halk Kültürü Araştırmaları Dairesi Yayınları, Ankara, 1990. Çoruhlu Yaşar, Türk Mitolojisinin Ana Hatları, Kabalcı Yay. İstanbul,2006. Bahaddin Ögel, Türk Mitolojisi, TTK Yayınları, İstanbul 2010. Aytaç Gayel GÜNGÖR, Harun, Mustafa Argunşah. Gagauz Türkleri (Tarih-Dil-Folklor ve Halk Edebiyatı), Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, Atak Ofs AKGÜN Engin, Türk Dünyasında Din ve Gelenek Üzerine, İstanbul: Doğu Kütüphanesi 2008 ARI Tayyar, Geçmişten Günümüze Ortadoğu Siyaset, Savaş ve Diplomasi, İstanbul 2008 CLEVELAND L. William, Modern Ortadoğu Tarihi, İstanbul, 2008 KALAFAT Yaşar, Balkanlardan Uluğ Türkistana Türk Halk İnançları, Ankara 2007. LEWİS Bernard, Ortadoğu, İstanbul, 2007 OĞUZ M
 -- 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
0
0
 Exercises
1
10
 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
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
5
5
25
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
5
10
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
3
3
9
 Preparing Presentation
1
6
6
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
8
8
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
98
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.92
 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.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.X
7To use practical and theoretical knowledge of the performance arts such as Turkish folk theatre, folk music and folk dance.X
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.X
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.X
12To display cultural heritage by means of museology within the context of identification, archiving, visualizing, protection of cultural heritage.X