GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TRADITION AND FOLK BELIEFS/1050044
Course Title: TRADITION AND FOLK BELIEFS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Pervin ERGUN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/pervinergun
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  pervinergun@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students research on the subject in the world and in Turkey; the methods used in this research and learn about the qualities of these studies.
 -- 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  İntroduction lesson of Traditions and Folk Beliefs
2. Week  The origin of culture, the relationship between customs, traditions, folk belief
3. Week  Traditions and folk beliefs function
4. Week  İnvestigation methods of traditions and folk beliefs
5. Week  Transition periods: The traditions of bird and beliefs
6. Week  Transition periods: The tradition of marriage and beliefs
7. Week  Transition periods: The tradition of death and beliefs
8. Week  The belief in applications related to plants
9. Week  The belief in applications related to animals
10. Week  The belief in applications related to mountains and waters
11. Week  The belief in applications related to “yatır”
12. Week  The belief in applications related to people
13. Week  The belief in applications related to natural events
14. Week  Change and estrangement at traditions and beliefs
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Acıpayamlı, Orhan, Türkiye’de Doğumla ilgili Adet ve İnanmaların Etnolojik Etüdü, AÜEF Yayınları, Erzurum 1961. Acıpayamlı, Orhan,”Anadol
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer,
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  none
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
1
0
 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
14
3
42
 Reading
6
6
36
 Searching in Internet and Library
1
1
1
 Designing and Applying Materials
3
3
9
 Preparing Reports
2
2
4
 Preparing Presentation
5
5
25
 Presentation
3
3
9
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
3
3
9
 Final and Studying for Final
2
2
4
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
181
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.24
 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