Information Package / Course Catalogue
Foklore IV
Course Code: TDE458
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To develop knowledge and skills about folklore methods and practices and the exhibition and evaluation of folk culture examples. Making applications. Write an article.

Course Content

To evaluate cultural products such as films, advertisements, music, etc. in terms of folk culture by presenting examples from the compilations made, and to prepare homework. To support, present, evaluate and enrich the studies carried out by students on topics chosen by students in the context of folk culture and to ensure that they are written in an article format.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To acquire new concepts and knowledge about folkore and folk culture; and to have the ability to grasp the relationship between knowledge types and concepts.
2.To develop the ablility to recognize and browse through oral and written sources, to borrow from these sources within the scientific criteria in folklore.
3.To evaluate folklore and revelation of folk culture in relation to Tuekish Language and Literature; to analyze and evaluate the sources.
4.To develop types of knowledge in ethnology and to gain the ability for doing a graduate degree.
5.To gain an insight about knowledge about the folklore by integrating national and universal cultural elements and prepare it so as to new and updated outcomes.
6.Ability to conduct field research on a subject determined individually in the field of folk culture
7.To be able to prepare and present his/her research in the field of folk culture in an article format.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.ÇOBANOĞLU, Özkul, 2004, Theories and Approaches in Folklore, Akçağ Yay. Ankara.
2.OGUZ, Öcal, 2006, Theories and Approaches in Folklore 1, Traditional Publication. Ankara.
3.TÜRKMEN, Fikret, 1992, Folklore Compilation Techniques in the Field, İzmir, E.Ü Faculty of Literature.
4.IŞIK, Caner, 2002, The Meaning World of Arabesque, Context Publication. Istanbul.
5.IŞIK, C. (2013) Cultural Sociology: A Necessity in Understanding the Social, Journal of Sociological Research, Volume: 16 Issue:2-Fall 2013, Pages: 151-169.
6.IŞIK, Caner – EROL IŞIK, Nuran (2013) Arabesk and Müslüm Gürses, Ferfir Publications, Istanbul.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Factors to consider when choosing and doing the folklore homework.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Elimination of deficiencies in article writing and sub-plan creation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Elimination of deficiencies about assignments, creation of presentation order list, general questions and answers.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Edited assignment presentations. Evaluation and analysis with the participation of all students. The full topic list will be announced this week.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Edited assignment presentations. Evaluation and analysis with the participation of all students.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Edited assignment presentations. Evaluation and analysis with the participation of all students.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Edited assignment presentations. Evaluation and analysis with the participation of all students.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Edited assignment presentations. Evaluation and analysis with the participation of all students.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Edited assignment presentations. Evaluation and analysis with the participation of all students.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Edited assignment presentations. Evaluation and analysis with the participation of all students.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Edited assignment presentations. Evaluation and analysis with the participation of all students.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Edited assignment presentations. Evaluation and analysis with the participation of all students.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Edited assignment presentations. Evaluation and analysis with the participation of all students.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Edited assignment presentations. Evaluation and analysis with the participation of all students.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Seminar1%5
Presentation1%60
Assignment1%30
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Assignment1402060
Seminar1202040
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
5
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
3
4
4
OÇ-6
4
3
5
OÇ-7
4
4
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