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Program of Turkish Language and Literature

TDE204

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

Course Code
TDE204
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. The students learn social norm definitions like traditions, customs and habits.
  2. They know the sanction power of social norms
  3. They acknowledge the differences of intercultural social norms
  4. They learn the sources and positive - negative aspects of social norms on societies
Mode of Delivery
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionWithin this course, types of social norms, their definitions and features as concepts, their tasks within the life and the sanctions which are imposed to acceptable and unacceptable behaviors, will be introduced. While providing information about the traditions, customs and beliefs focused on crossroads which are experienced beginning from birth till to death, types of the social norms within this processes, their social and individual assignments, and the sources they gathered will also be reviewed and discussed. Additionally, it has been targeted to teach positive and negative aspects of customs and traditions within community life and their marks in Turkish culture via discussing their approvals by different geographical regions.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Social norms, sanctions and types
2nd Week Manner, habit, routine, folkway
3rd Week Tradition, custom, morals, fashion
4th Week Acknowledging life?s transitional stages
5th Week Prenatal traditions
6th Week Birth and after-birth traditions
7th Week Traditions related to children, naming a child
8th Week Exam
9th Week Traditional health procedures
10th Week Evil eye and circumcision traditions
11th Week Types of wedding ceremonies
12th Week Phases of wedding
13th Week Indications of death
14th Week Traditions of death
15th Week New year holiday
Recommended or Required ReadingBoratav, Pertev Naili. 100 Soruda Türk Folkloru. Ankara: Bilgesu Yayıncılık, 2013.
Ergun, Pervin. "Bebekleri Dünyaya Leyleklerin Getirdiğine Dair İnancın Türk Mitolojisindeki Kökleri Üzerine." Milli Folklor 89 (2011): 133-146.
Ergun, Pervin. "Türk Kültüründe Kavaktan İnen Gelin Motifi". Balıkesir Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 24 (2010): 275-290.
İnan, Abdülkadir. Makaleler ve İncelemeler. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 1991.
Ögel, Bahaddin. Türk Mitolojisi I-II. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 1989.
Örnek, Sedat Veyis. Geleneksel Kültürümüzde Çocuk. Ankara: Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, 1979.
Örnek, Sedat Veyis. Türk Halkbilimi. Ankara: Bilgesu Yayınları, 2014.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 10
Attendance 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 10 10
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 15 2 30
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 15 3 45
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 1 10 10
Presentation (including preperation) 1 5 5
Total Work Load131
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.36
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of Instruction-
Work Placement(s)No

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