THB762 - DANCE and CULTURE
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANCE and CULTURE | THB762 | Spring | 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 | The main objective of this course is to introduce the general and regional characteristics of Turkish folk dances in respect of the culture and dance relationship; to examine the structural, functional, performative and contextual features of turkish folk dances in the context of cultural variables and conditions and explain the fundamental approaches and methods of Turkish folk dance researches. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | ? The ties of Turkish folk dances to culture which they arouse ? General and regional features of Turkish folk dances ? New approaches on folk dance researches ? Folk dance and group identity ? Musical movement and symbolic expression ? Analysis of structure, meaning and function of folk dances in the cultural context they belong to ? Determination of continuities and changes in paralel to the changes on cultural enviroments and performance medium | |||||
| References | ? And, Metin (2003) Oyun Ve Bügü. İstanbul: Yky. (2. Baskı) ? And, Metin (1962) Dionisos Ve Anadolu Köylüsü ? And, Metin (1864) Türk Köylü Oyunları ? Gazimihal, Mahmut Ragıp. 1994. 1997. 1999. Türk Halk Oyunları Kataloğu I, Iı, Iıı, (Ed. N. Tan, A. Çakır) Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları ? Huizinga, Johan. 1995. Homo Ludens: Oyunun Toplumsal İşlevi Üzerine Bir Deneme (Çev. Mehmet Ali Kılıçbay). İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları Royce, A. Peterson. 1988. The Anthropology of Dance. Bloomington: Indiana University Press | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Relationship between dance and culture |
| Week 2 | Cultural links of Turkish folk dance |
| Week 3 | Basic Concepts of Dance and Music |
| Week 4 | The New Approaches in Folk Dance Studies |
| Week 5 | General, Regional and Local Features of Turkish Folk Dance |
| Week 6 | General, Regional and Local Features of Turkish Folk Dance |
| Week 7 | Midterm exam |
| Week 8 | Folk Dance and Group Identity |
| Week 9 | Musical activity/ behavior as symbolic expression |
| Week 10 | The meaning and function of dance |
| Week 11 | The structure and function of dance |
| Week 12 | Performance Place in Turkish Folk Dance |
| Week 13 | Performance Place in Turkish Folk Dance |
| Week 14 | Analysis of dance |
| Week 15 | Analysis of dance |
| 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 | 2 | 20 |
| 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