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Program of Turkish Language and Literature

TDE147

INTRODUCTION TO TURKISH FOLK LITERATURE

Course Code
TDE147
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Obtain general knowledge regarding genres and forms of Turkish folk literature.
  2. Evaluate the folkloristic texts as part of the folk literature tradition.
  3. Learn the terminology of folk literature.
  4. Summarise the sources of folk literature.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionIt is aimed to provide general information to students about historic periods of folk literature, academic definitions regarding the subject and type and form features.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week The concept of folk literature
2nd Week The resources of folk literature
3rd Week Oral and written sources
4th Week The terminology of folk literature
5th Week Oral literature before Islam
6th Week Saga
7th Week Koşuk, sav, sagu
8th Week Midterm
9th Week General characteristics of anonymous folk literature
10th Week Poetry works in anonymous literature
11th Week Prose works in anonymous literature
12th Week Theories of folk literature
13th Week Text samples
14th Week Text samples
15th Week General review
Recommended or Required ReadingArtun, Erman. Türk Halk Edebiyatına Giriş. İstanbul: Kitabevi Yayınları, 2004.
Oğuz, Öcal, vd. Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı. Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları, 2004.
Güzel, Abdurrahman. Dini Tasavvufi Türk Edebiyatı. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları, 2006.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Report Preparation
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Assignment 1 10
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 15 1 15
Preparation for Final exam 1 16 16
Course hours 15 2 30
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 1 15 15
Total Work Load93
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.1
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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