GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
FOLKLORE THEORIS AND METHODS/2050004
Course Title: FOLKLORE THEORIS AND METHODS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. M.Öcal OĞUZ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ocaloguz@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To have analitical perspectives on early theoretical approaches led to World folklore studies.
To attain comparative analyzing on first theoretical approaches in World folklore history and their sphere of applying
To attain analytical discussions on studies of folklore in Turkey within the frame of folklore theories.
To attain analitical discussions on parallel status of folklore approaches with the history of sociology and politics.
To have ability to apply folklore theories on Turkish folklore materials
To assess analytical perspective on approach of ICH Convention on folkloric meterials as the final historical stage of folklorical approaches.
To have ability to analyze intangible cultural heritage with theoretical approach.


 -- 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  Syllbus and homeworks
2. Week  The First Comperative Folklorist and Etymological Theories
3. Week  Finnish method, S. Thompson index, Criticisms and the Situation in Turkey
4. Week  M. Parry and A. Lord: The Discovery in Oral Narration
5. Week  M. Parry and A. Lord: The Discovery in Oral Narration Mtyh-Ritual Theory and The Problem of the Historicity of Folk Narration Heroes
6. Week  Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, “Eicotype” and the Localization in Turkish Folk Narrations
7. Week  Structuralism and opposite echo word in Dede Korkut Book.
8. Week  The Book called “Masalın Biçimbilimi” and Elazığ Tales
9. Week  Socialist Realizm from 1934 up to now and the Denominational Critisicm of Folklore
10. Week  The Relationships between texts and oral texts
11. Week  The Functionalism from Malinowski to Bascom and examples from Turkey
12. Week  From Text to Performance in Folklore: Drift from
13. Week  Narration to Narrator
14. Week  Applied Folklore Theories and Intangible Cultural Heritage Agreement
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Sokolov, Folklor: Tarih ve Kuram, Geleneksel Yayınları, 2009. M. Azadovski, Sibirya’dan Bir Masal Anası, KB, 1992. Öcal OĞUZ, Türk Halk Edebiyat
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer,
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  none
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
1
45
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
45
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
55
 -- 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
0
0
 Reading
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
0
0
 Preparing Reports
8
2
16
 Preparing Presentation
6
2
12
 Presentation
6
2
12
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
3
2
6
 Final and Studying for Final
3
3
9
 Other
6
2
12
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
179
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.16
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- 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 process.X
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.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