GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
FEAST AND FESTIVALS/2050047
Course Title: FEAST AND FESTIVALS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof. Ruhi ERSOY
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/rersoy
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  rersoy@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learning the importance of Turkish festivals and celebrations that takes place in Turkish folklore culture.
Learning the content and locality of festivals and celebrations.







 -- 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 Definitions, Etymologies and Features of Feasts and Celebrations
2. Week  The Classifications of Feasts and Celebrations according to their goals, contents and functions
3. Week  The Relations between Feasts and Celebrations and Traditions, Customs, Folk Beliefs, Hand crafts, Music, Art and Arthitecture
4. Week  Feasts and Celebrations in Old Turks
5. Week  Traditional Celebrations from Past to Present
6. Week  The Comparison between Feast in Turkey and in other countries
7. Week  Midterm
8. Week  Presentation: Students’ Fieldworks on Feasts and Celebrations
9. Week  Presentation: Students’ Fieldworks on Feasts and Celebrations
10. Week  Presentation: Students’ Fieldworks on Feasts and Celebrations
11. Week  Presentation: Students’ Fieldworks on Feasts and Celebrations
12. Week  Presentation: Students’ Fieldworks on Feasts and Celebrations
13. Week  Presentation: Students’ Fieldworks on Feasts and Celebrations
14. Week  General Evaluation
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. AKARPINAR Bahar “ Anadolu’da çok Tanrılı Dinler Döneminde Görülen Bereket Törenleri”, Türkbilig Türkoloji Araştırmaları 2000/1:s. 178; “Tarım Toplu
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer,
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  none
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
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
2
28
 Reading
5
5
25
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
5
25
 Designing and Applying Materials
2
2
4
 Preparing Reports
2
2
4
 Preparing Presentation
3
3
9
 Presentation
3
3
9
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
4
4
16
 Final and Studying for Final
4
4
16
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
178
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.12
 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