TAE609 - NON-MATERIAL and VERBAL SOURCES of TURKISH CULT. I
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NON-MATERIAL and VERBAL SOURCES of TURKISH CULT. I | TAE609 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Other: individual research of field work and presentations. | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Professor Özkul Çobanoğlu | |||||
| Course objective | To show the expression types of intellectual, religious, behavioral, and ethical values of Turkish culture, To teach the basic concepts of faith indicators and rituals which are one of the sources in history of cultural studies, To gain an analytical perspective with assessment methods related to the topic. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The definition of basic concepts and approaches related to immaterial field and immaterial sources; The rites and rituals in Turkish culture areas, moral sentiment, allowable value and judgments The place of rule-manner-law system in the concept of power-nation, The specification of the values that help persist social institutions and its analytical analysis, The operation types of perception-cognition-thought in cultural change and interpretation system, The perceptions towards life, the investigation of information, attitude and behavior related to immaterial field such as the need for communication. | |||||
| References | Candan, E. (2002). Türklerin Kültür Kökenleri. İstanbul: Sınır Ötesi Yayınları. Eliade, M. (2003). Dinsel İnanışlar ve Düşünceler Tarihi (Ali Berktay, Çev.). İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi. Ülken, H. Z. (1982). Türk Tefekkür Tarihi. İstanbul: YKY. Hassan, Ü. (2004). Osmanlı: Örgüt-İnanç-Davranış?tan Hukuk-İdeolojiye. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. Burke, P. (1996). Yeni Çağ Başlarında Avrupa?da Halk Kültürü. Ankara: İmge Yayınları. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Basic concepts related to non-material sources of Turkish culture |
| Week 2 | The concept of power and nation in Turkish culture |
| Week 3 | Turkish customs, traditions and law system and their reflections on culture |
| Week 4 | Beliefs and rituals in Turkish culture |
| Week 5 | Ancestor cult in Turkish culture |
| Week 6 | Mausoleum and saint cult in Turkish culture |
| Week 7 | Midterm |
| Week 8 | Sufism and Turkish culture |
| Week 9 | Folk beliefs and daily life |
| Week 10 | Birth, marriage, and death rituals |
| Week 11 | Consume habits and change |
| Week 12 | Folktales, epics, fables, and lullaby |
| Week 13 | Elegy and Ditty |
| Week 14 | Festivals and the concept of festivals in Turkish culture |
| Week 15 | Presentations |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 3 | 40 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 5 | 6 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 34 | 99 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Comprehend Turkish language, social structure, historical and cultural process in an interdisciplinary perspective, analytical and holistic approach. | X | ||||
| 2. Use the research methods of history, linguistics and folklore in order to search the political, social and cultural features of Turkish speaking communities. | X | ||||
| 3. List Turkish speaking people and communities from past to present, explain socio-cultural structure of them and geography they live in. | X | ||||
| 4. Explain the importance of migration, geographical, technological condition in the changes of language, culture and social structure. | X | ||||
| 5. Comprehend the social structure of Turkish communities, the demographic, social problems caused by contact other civilizations. | X | ||||
| 6. Explains regional, global issues in socio-cultural fields, makes predictions about future in a holistic approach. | X | ||||
| 7. Discusses the data for the reproduction of traditional and contemporary values of Turkish social structure that should be transferred to next generations. | X | ||||
| 8. Reads and analyses at least one of the source languages of Turkish culture. | X | ||||
| 9. Evaluates social, economic, scientific and technological developments in a historical perspective as an expert. | X | ||||
| 10. Gains an analytic perspective, make self-criticism, presents thoughts scientifically. | X | ||||
| 11. Be aware of cultural differences and show respect for them. | X | ||||
| 12. Advance their education. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest