THB709 - ISSUES IN TURKISH MYTHOLOGY I
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISSUES IN TURKISH MYTHOLOGY I | THB709 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Field Trip | |||||
| Instructor (s) | ||||||
| Course objective | Objectives of this course, to learn student Turkish mythology from past to now with outlines. Teach to they, written and oral sorces of Turkish mythology.The end of this course students to inform about relations of mythology between other social sciences. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | ? The scope of Turkish Mythology, its subjet-matter, methodology and basic concepts. ? The interrelationship between myth and ritual ? Thematic characteristics of Turkish mythology ? Structural characteristics of Turkish mythology ? Functional characteristics of Turkish mythology ? *The relationship between mythology and literature | |||||
| References | ? Eliade, Mircea. Mitlerin Özellikleri, İstanbul 1993; ? Champbell, J. İlkel Mitoloji: Tanrının Maskeleri. Ankara 1992; ? Champbell, J. Yaratıcı Mitoloji, Ankara 1994; ? Dundes, A. Sacred Narratives: Readings in the Theory of Myth. Los Angeles 1984; ? Ögel, Bahaeddin. Türk Mitolojisi I,II, Ankara 1979. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Oral culture and genres |
| Week 2 | Myths and culture |
| Week 3 | The written sources of Turkish Mythology |
| Week 4 | The oral sources of Turkish Mythology |
| Week 5 | The material culture sources of Turkish Mythology |
| Week 6 | Mid- term exams |
| Week 7 | The society structure and Turkish mythology in gatherers period |
| Week 8 | The society structure and Turkish mythology in hunter ? gatherers period |
| Week 9 | Hunter and Husbandry society and Turkish Mythology |
| Week 10 | The mythology in horticulture period |
| Week 11 | Turkish mythology in agricultural and husbandry period |
| Week 12 | The literature, History and Mythology |
| Week 13 | Folk dances and Turkish mythology |
| Week 14 | Folk theatre and Turksih mythology |
| Week 15 | Preparation to Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 1 | 10 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 5 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 48 | 48 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 120 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Students produce new and original scientific thought related to folklore field | X | ||||
| 2. Students reach qualified and original results in the problems of method, concept and application which require expertise. | X | ||||
| 3. Students issue a scientific paper about their field and present new ideas and methods. | X | ||||
| 4. Students lead in solution of social problems which require cultural expertise. | X | ||||
| 5. Students take charge in national and international cultural projects as founder, coordinator or researcher | X | ||||
| 6. Students have high level information about cultural heritage management | X | ||||
| 7. Students study about applied cultural science in corporate level | X | ||||
| 8. Students shape the process of lifelong learning in liaison with media organs. | X | ||||
| 9. Students translate a scientific paper or book in a foreign language with terminology of field. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest