| Course Contents |
| Turkish folklore sources. Turkish folklore studies: history, staffing, work plan, samples, methods of field survey of Turkish folklore. Problems of Turkish folklore studies. The main features of the Anatolian-Turkish personality and character. Turkey, from cradle to grave / transition periods. Holidays in the Turkish culture. Turkish culture, beliefs and customs rules. Turkish culture to influence the laws of nature. Games in the Turkish culture. public knowledge: folk medicine, folk veterinary, public calendars, public meteoroljisi, public measures, folk cuisine etc. |
| Weekly Course Content |
| Week |
Subject |
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 |
A Look at the History of Folklore in Europe – Who is the Folk? |
Lecture Method, |
| 2 |
History of Folklore Studies in Turkey |
Lecture Method, Source Browsing |
| 3 |
Leading Institutions in Turkish Folklore |
Discussion, Review Article |
| 4 |
On Some Basic Terms Related to Folklore |
Lecture Method, Source Browsing |
| 5 |
Folklore Compilation and Planning |
Discussion, Review Article |
| 6 |
Before and During Compilation |
Discussion, Review Article |
| 7 |
Post Compilation |
Lecture Method, |
| 8 |
mid-term exam |
|
| 9 |
Early Folklore Theories |
Discussion, Lecture Method |
| 10 |
Historical Geographical Finnish Method |
Discussion, Lecture Method |
| 11 |
Psychoanalytic Theory |
Discussion, Lecture Method |
| 12 |
Structural Theory |
Discussion, Lecture Method |
| 13 |
Functional Theories |
Discussion, Lecture Method |
| 14 |
Oral Composition Theory |
Discussion, Lecture Method |
| 15 |
Performance Theory |
Discussion, Lecture Method |
| 16 |
final exam |
|
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading |
| 1 |
Örnek, Sedat Veyis,Türk Halkbilimi, KB Yayınları, Ankara, 1995 |
| 2 |
Cocchiara, Giuseppe (2017). Avrupa’da Folklor Tarihi. Ankara: Geleneksel. |
| 3 |
Çeribaş Mehmet, Aça Mehmet (2016). “Halk Bilimi Araştırmalarının Tarihi”. Halk Bilimi El Kitabı. ed. Mustafa Aça. Konya: Kömen. |
| 4 |
Çobanoğlu, Özkul (2005). Halkbilimi Kuramları ve Araştırma Yöntemleri Tarihine Giriş. Ankara: Akçağ. |
| 5 |
Ekici, Metin (2004). Halk Bilgisi (Folklor) Derleme ve İnceleme Yöntemleri. Ankara: Geleneksel. |
| 6 |
Oğuz M. Öcal (2014) “Araştırmaların Tarihi”. Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı. ed. M. Öcal Oğuz. Ankara: Grafiker. |
| Required Course instruments and materials |
| None |