GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
FOLK THEATRE/1050042
Course Title: FOLK THEATRE
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Yrd. Doç. Dr. Evrim Ölçer Özünel
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/eolcer
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  eolcer@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To establish an atmosphere for critical and alternative thinking about traditional folk theatre.
To provide an introduction and understanding of Turkish shadow theatre.
To gain a broad understanding of world traditional folk theatres and especially the shadow theatre.
To provide knowledge and understanding of the social aspect of folk theatre.
The relationship between westernization and traditional folk theater genres.




 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  none
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  none
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction to traditional folk theatre.
2. Week  The Anthropology of Turkish traditional theatre: Meddah and Karagöz
3. Week  Multicultural theatre: Ottoman theatre and the transformation of tradition by westernization..
4. Week  The Happy face of Turkish folk theatre: meddah and the art of storytelling
5. Week  Light enlightens the shadow: the shadow theatre overall
6. Week  Karagöz and mythology
7. Week  Different aspects of Karagöz: like Karagöz as a cook, or in comics.
8. Week  Karagöz with voyagers: Evliya Çelebi and Karagöz
9. Week  Media, cinema and new perspectives on Karagöz
10. Week  Caberet theatres and traditional folk theater relations.
11. Week  Unesco and the future of traditional theatres.
12. Week  Looking through traditional theatre around world
13. Week  Looking through traditional theatre around world
14. Week  Looking through traditional theatre around world
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  And, Metin. Geleneksel Türk Tiyatrosu, İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi, 1993. ___. Dünyada ve Bizde Gölge Oyunu. İstanbul: İş Bankası Yayınları, 1960.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture Practıce
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  none
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
20
 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
14
3
42
 Reading
3
3
9
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
4
20
 Designing and Applying Materials
3
3
9
 Preparing Reports
2
3
6
 Preparing Presentation
3
3
9
 Presentation
4
3
12
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
4
3
12
 Final and Studying for Final
5
5
25
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
186
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.44
 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.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