Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / THB 412 - TURKISH FOLKLORE DEPARTMENT

Code: THB 412 Course Title: COMPARATIVE TURKIC EPIC RESEARCHES Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department TURKISH FOLKLORE DEPARTMENT
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer RECEP TEK (receptek@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach the scope of the epic epic concept, the research method and to compare the Turkish epic epic tradition with world epic epic traditions.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Have knowledge about the epic genre and Turkish epic tradition. PO-1 Graduates of Turkish Folklore Department have basic and general knowledge about discipline.
PO-2 Students will learn the basic theories and applications of folklore.
PO-6 They have a high level of knowledge about theories and methods in the field of Turkish folklore. They can approach problems in this field in a methodological and analytical way and offer solutions.
Examination
LO-2 Knows the subject, scope, method and basic concepts of epic saga research. PO-1 Graduates of Turkish Folklore Department have basic and general knowledge about discipline.
PO-2 Students will learn the basic theories and applications of folklore.
PO-6 They have a high level of knowledge about theories and methods in the field of Turkish folklore. They can approach problems in this field in a methodological and analytical way and offer solutions.
Examination
LO-3 Make comparisons between the Turkish epic epic tradition and the epic epics of other nations in terms of theme, hero, motif, structure, function and execution. PO-1 Graduates of Turkish Folklore Department have basic and general knowledge about discipline.
PO-2 Students will learn the basic theories and applications of folklore.
PO-6 They have a high level of knowledge about theories and methods in the field of Turkish folklore. They can approach problems in this field in a methodological and analytical way and offer solutions.
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The concept of epic; Turkish epic tradition, characteristics of Turkish epics; The subject, scope, method and basic concepts of epic epic research; History of epic epic tradition research; Comparison of the Turkish epic epic tradition with the epic epics of other nations in terms of theme, hero, motif, structure, function and execution.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Epic Genre in General Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
2 Types of Epic and Epic Saga Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
3 Stages of Writing Epics and Main Characteristics of Epics Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
4 Time, Space and Extraordinary in Epics Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
5 The Importance of Epics Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
6 Turkish Epics and Classification of Turkish Epics Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
7 Language, Form and Style in Turkish Epics Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Main Types and Type Characteristics in Turkish Epics and Epic Fragments Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
10 Turkish Epic Motifs Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
11 Altai, Turkmen and Kazakh Epics Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
12 Uzbek, Uyghur and Kyrgyz Epics Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
13 Comparison of Turkish Epics with Epics of Other Nations Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
14 Comparison of Turkish Epics with Epics of Other Nations Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
15 Comparison of Turkish Epics with Epics of Other Nations Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ben-Amos, D. (Folklore Genres. Austin: University of Texas Press,1976.
2 Çobanoğlu, Ö. Türk Dünyası Epik Destan Geleneği Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları, 2003.
3 Yıldırım, D. Türk Bitiği. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları,1998.
4 Sakaoğlu, Salim, Duymaz, Ali, İslamiyet Öncesi Türk Destanları, Ötüken Yayınları, İstanbul, 2014
5 Artun, E. Anonim Türk Halk Edebiyatı, Kitabevi Yay., İstanbul, 2004.
Required Course instruments and materials
Projeksiyon

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) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 5 3 15
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 5 15
       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 4 8
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 4 8
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90