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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / TDE 638 - TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Code: TDE 638 Course Title: TURKISH FOLK MEDICINE Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SERKAN KÖSE (serkankose@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To explain the cultural roots of folk medicine.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Understand the general characteristics of Turkish folk medicine. PO-2 The province of the People's literature and culture-related issues are going to have the necessary information and knowledge.
PO-3 Identifies problems related to the field.
PO-4 Collects the necessary data for solving the problems identified.
Examination
LO-2 Understand the relationship between the Turkish folk medicine and shamanism. PO-2 The province of the People's literature and culture-related issues are going to have the necessary information and knowledge.
PO-3 Identifies problems related to the field.
PO-4 Collects the necessary data for solving the problems identified.
PO-24 The transfer of scientific information, open and competent manner.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The scope of folk medicine, the roots and the relationship between shamanism, folk remedies, traditional treatment methods.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Traditional Medicine(TM) – general knowledge Method of Narration
2 Traditional Medicine(TM) – general knowledge Method of Narration
3 Turkish Shamanism Method of Narration, Text Analysis
4 Turkish Shamanism Method of Narration, Text Analysis
5 TM practices in ancient civilisations Method of Narration
6 TM practices in ancient civilisations Method of Narration
7 Traditional Chinese Medecine, Ayurveda and other TM systems Method of Narration, Discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Traditional Medicine in Africa Method of Narration
10 Traditional Medicine in America Method of Narration
11 Traditional Medicine in Asia Method of Narration
12 System of Ocaklık and study of ocaklık Method of Narration
13 System of Ocaklık and study of ocaklık Article review
14 System of Ocaklık and study of ocaklık Article review
15 A general conclusion on Traditional Medicine Discussion Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ethnobotany, Gary J. Martin Traditional Medicine and Health Coverage
2 İnan, Abdülkadir, Tarihte ve Bugün Şamanizm, Materyaller ve Araştırmalar, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, 2000
3 Kalafat, Yaşar.Türk Dünyası Karşılaştırmalı Türkmen Halk İnançları.Ankara 2000.
4 Kalafat, Yaşar.Türk Dünyası Halk İnançları: Teori ve Metot. Trabzon 2001.
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer, books, projektor, CD.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 4 14 56
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 12 24
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 3 6
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 5 10
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 4 5 20
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 120