GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
FOLK MUSIC AND DANCES/2050046
Course Title: FOLK MUSIC AND DANCES
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Armağan ELÇİ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/aelci
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  aelci@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To make students understand and learn the specialities and functions of Turkish folk songs and dances.
Student will learn the traditional aspects of the Turkish folk music and dances.
Student will learn the modern performance and application of Turkish folk music and dances in urban environment.
Student will learn the traditional and modern structure of the Turkish folk music and dances in a comparative way.
Student will have the ability to compare by understanding the place and the importance of the Turkish folk music and dances.
 -- 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  The Historical periods of Turkish Folk music
2. Week  The Structure of Turkish Folk Music
3. Week  Types of Turkish Folk music
4. Week  Regional Styles of Turkish Folk music
5. Week  Performance Environment of Turkish Folk Music
6. Week  Observing the meaning of Folklore and Folk Music
7. Week  Informants of Folk Music
8. Week  Introduction to Regional Instruments
9. Week  The Evaluation of the Assessments
10. Week  Turkish Folk Dances
11. Week  Examples from Regional Folk Dances
12. Week  The Functions of Folk Dances
13. Week  Observing the Meaning of Folklore and Folk Dances
14. Week  The places that folk dances take place
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
   1. AKDOĞU Onur, Türk Müziğinde Perdeler, Ankara 1994 2. AKDOĞU Onur, Türk Müziğinde Eser Analizi, İzmir 1993 3. ARSEVEN Veysel, Açıklamalı Türk Ha
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer,
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  none
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
30
 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
3
3
9
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
2
2
4
 Preparing Presentation
3
3
9
 Presentation
3
3
9
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
3
3
9
 Final and Studying for Final
4
4
16
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
176
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.04
 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