TURKISH FOLK CULTURE I

SOCI411

Course Code: SOCI411
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Tülay Uğuzman

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explain the field, purpose, and subject of Turkish folklore as a science.
Gather knowledge about the subjects such as social values, norms and sanctions that affect and constitute Turkish folk culture.
Understand the differences among oral, written, visual and auditory sources of Turkish folklore.
Learn the features that distinguish Turkish culture from other cultures.
Evaluate the views embodied in the transition periods of Turkish Folk Culture.
Explain crucial folklore research methods and techniques.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

In this course, the emergence and development processes of Turkish folklore as a science are explained and the subjects are discussed. In this way, the relationship between sociology and Turkish culture is examined, focusing especially on the social values, norms and sanctions that affect and form Turkish folk culture.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Field, aim, subject of Turkish folk culture and its relations with the other disciplines
2^nd Week	The Emergence of folk culture as a discipline and the development of folk culture in Turkey and worldwide
3^rd Week	Oral, written and visual sources of Turkish folk cultures
4^th Week	Research methods and techniques of Turkish folk cultures I
5^th Week	Research methods and techniques of Turkish folk cultures II
6^th Week	Social norms, values and sanctions that effect Turkish folk cultures (custom, form, tradition, honour, style, etc.)
7^th Week	Social norms, values and sanctions that effect Turkish folk cultures (legal, religious, moral sanctions)
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Customs of birth in Turkish folk culture
10^th Week	Customs of marriage in Turkish folk culture
11^th Week	Customs of child in Turkish folk culture
12^th Week	Customs of death in Turkish folk culture
13^th Week	Oral products in Turkish folk culture (approach of Turkish folk culture to proverb, idiom, joke, pray, curse, etc.)
14^th Week	Oral products in Turkish folk culture (approach of Turkish folk culture to village stage play, folk music, folk dance, folk fun)
15^th Week	General evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

*Örnek, S. V. (1977) Türk Halkbilimi, Ankara: İş Bankası Yayınları
*Çobanoğlu, Ö. (2002). Halk Bilimi Kuramları ve Araştırma Yöntemleri Tarihine Giriş, Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları.
*Tan, N. (1995). Folklor (Halk Bilimi) Genel Bilgiler, İstanbul: Halk Kültürü.
*Uğuzman,T. (2014)Atasözlerine ve Deyimlere Yansıyan Türk Halk Düşüncesi. Ankara: Nobel Yayınevi.
*Uğuzman T. (2000) Dörtdivan Kasabasının Sosyal ve Kültürel Araştırması, Ankara: Divankav Yayınları.
*Uğuzman T. (2020) Yirmi Beş Yıl Sonra Dörtdivan: Bir Yeniden Ziyaret Revizit Çalışması. Ankara: Ürün Yayınevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	40	40
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	20	20
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	20	20
Total Work Load			154
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.13
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1
K2
K3
K4						X
K5						X
K6	X	X	X	X	X
K7		X
K8	X	X	X	X	X	X
K9
K10
K11
K12