ANALYSIS OF TALES

TDE541

Course Code: TDE541
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Acknowledge the studies in the world and in Turkey regarding folktale genres.
Learn folktale research methods.
Develop skills for conducting scientific studies on folktales.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course focuses on the development of minstrel tradition in Anatolia, origins and characteristics of minstrel literature, as well as its impacts on Turkish culture through the examples of minstrels and their poetry.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Definition of folktale
2^nd Week	Folktale narration, folktale teller, folktale audience
3^rd Week	Studies regarding folktales in the world
4^th Week	Studies regarding folktales in Turkey
5^th Week	Structural, stylistic and functional properties of folktales
6^th Week	Sources of Turkish folktales
7^th Week	Classification of Turkish folktales
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Methods and theories of folktale analyses
10^th Week	Psychoanalytic theory, structual theory-(Propp's methodology)
11^th Week	Application of theory and methods on Turkish folktales
12^th Week	Studies on folktales
13^th Week	Studies on folktales
14^th Week	Studies on folktales
15^th Week	General evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Alangu, Tahir. Billur-Köşk Masalları. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2010.
Boratav, Pertev Naili. Az Gittik Uz Gittik. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 2006.
Boratav, Pertev Naili. Zaman Zaman İçinde. İstanbul:Adam Yayınları, 1992.
Günay, Umay. Elazığ Masalları. Erzurum: Atatürk Üniversitesi Yayınları, 1975.
Güney, Eflatun Cem. Masallar. Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, 2002.
Sakaoğlu, Saim. Masal Araştırmaları. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları, 1999.
Tezel, Naki. Türk Masalları I-II. Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, 1997.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Other
Questions/Answers
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	15
Attendance	1	5
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	1.5	1.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	15	2	30
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	15	3	45
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	20	20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1.5	1.5
Homework	2	20	40
Review article writing	1	25	25
Literature review	12	2	24
Article Presentation	3	10	30
Article	12	2.5	30
Weekly Articles and Resource Research	12	1.5	18
Total Work Load			295
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			9.83
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X
K3
K4
K5
K6	X	X	X
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X	X	X
K12
K13
K14	X	X	X
K15

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X
K3
K4
K5
K6	X	X	X
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X	X	X
K12
K13
K14	X	X	X
K15

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X
K3
K4
K5
K6	X	X	X
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X	X	X
K12
K13
K14	X	X	X
K15

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X
K3
K4
K5
K6	X	X	X
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X	X	X
K12
K13
K14	X	X	X
K15