GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
THE HISTORY OF FOLKLORE/1050001
Course Title: THE HISTORY OF FOLKLORE
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Öcal OĞUZ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ocaloguz
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ocaloguz@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learning special people and lecturers in Turkish Folklore
Learning important events in terms of folklore history.
ndestanding the folklore works in general
Making comparison and analysis about folklore studies both in Turkey and Europe.
Learning the problems about history of folklore and try to solve the problems.
To make students understand the conditions and the reasons of how folklore studies emerge and the modern-day situation by a historical 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  Sybollus and Homeworks
2. Week  Definition of Folklore
3. Week  Discussion on the reason under the interest on primitives
4. Week  Ossianism and its influences
5. Week  Ossianism and its influences
6. Week  The rising of myths and fairytales: Grimm Brothers
7. Week   The First Usage of the Term of Folklore in England and German
8. Week   Problem of Homer and Rising of Epic
9. Week  Folklore and Nationalism: Fact of Fin
10. Week   Russian Formalists and Propp
11. Week   Folklore And Social Classes
12. Week   Approaches and Applied Folklore
13. Week  During 1980’s: Folklore with its new of Folklore
14. Week   UNESCO and Folklore
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  G. Cocchiara, The History of Folklore in Europe, ISHI, 1981. Sokolov, Folklor: Tarih ve Kuram, Geleneksel Yayınları, 2009. M. Azadovski, Sibiry
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
   Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  none
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
1
40
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- 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
10
3
30
 Preparing Presentation
4
3
12
 Presentation
2
1
2
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
3
6
 Final and Studying for Final
3
3
9
 Other
6
2
12
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
183
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.32
 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.
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.
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.
12To display cultural heritage by means of museology within the context of identification, archiving, visualizing, protection of cultural heritage.X