Information Package / Course Catalogue
The Sources of Turkish Folklore I
Course Code: TRDE563
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To be able to gain skills on accessing sources and classifying documents in Turkish language and literature.

Course Content

To study Turkish folkloric work by having abilities to get to know them, classifying them as well as do field work on folklore.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Students will be able to: Learn through classifying folkloric knowledge
2.Grasp oral sources of folklore,
3.Recognize written sources of folk literature by analyzing relevant representations within written work.
4.Make differences between oral and written folkloric work,
5.To be able to make use of the resources to conduct interdisciplinary research.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What’s people? Different concepts of people.
Week 2 - Theoretical
What’s folklore? Different conceptions on folklore
Week 3 - Theoretical
The background of folklore; sources, boundaries and objectives.
Week 4 - Theoretical
The relationship of folkore with other disciplines. The relationship of folklore with sociology.
Week 5 - Theoretical
The relationship of folkore with other disciplines. The relationship of folklore with ethnology and anthropology.
Week 6 - Theoretical
The relationship of folklore with literature, history, philosophy.
Week 7 - Theoretical
The relationship of folklore and ethnography, linguistics, and psychology.
Week 8 - Theoretical
The emergence of folklore in the Western tradition of ideas
Week 9 - Theoretical
The development of folklore in the Western tradition of ideas
Week 10 - Intermediate Exam
Introduction to theory and methods of folklore
Week 11 - Theoretical
The evaluations on the differences between these perspectives
Week 12 - Theoretical
The contextual perspectives in folklore studies
Week 13 - Theoretical
Knowledge on classifying products related to folklore
Week 14 - Theoretical
Knowledge on evaluating and analyzing the products related to folklore
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory301442
Lecture - Practice1401050
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026