Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / THB 522 - TÜRK HALK BİLİMİ

Code: THB 522 Course Title: HISTORY OF TURKISH FOLKLORE STUDIES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department TÜRK HALK BİLİMİ
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ADEM ÖGER (adem.oger@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To determine the key concepts, problems and perspectives of Turkish Folklore Research from the 20th century until today.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To understand the development of folklore theories and methods from the 20th century to the present. PO-1 Graduates of master program with Turkish Folklore thesis have basic and general knowledge about field / discipline.
PO-2 Students will learn the basic theories and applications of folklore.
PO-3 Learn the theories and concepts of folklore with the epistemological foundations and apply them to the materials they collect in their professional lives.
PO-4 They will have knowledge about the approaches and methods developed in folk culture and will be able to prepare and apply lesson plans and activities appropriate to these methods.
Examination
LO-2 To comprehend applied folklore science. PO-1 Graduates of master program with Turkish Folklore thesis have basic and general knowledge about field / discipline.
PO-2 Students will learn the basic theories and applications of folklore.
PO-3 Learn the theories and concepts of folklore with the epistemological foundations and apply them to the materials they collect in their professional lives.
PO-4 They will have knowledge about the approaches and methods developed in folk culture and will be able to prepare and apply lesson plans and activities appropriate to these methods.
PO-5 Graduates of the master program with Turkish Folklore thesis will be able to analyze the transformational and transformational processes of folklore products and analyze the changes and transformations of public life.
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-7 They produce knowledge about society and use the information they produce in solving economic, social and technological problems.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
History of folklore theory and methods, basic concepts and issues.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 General introduction: What is folklore? Lecture, Discussion, Question-Answer, Drill-Practice
2 The history of folklore studies. Lecture, Discussion, Question-Answer, Drill-Practice
3 Intellectual tools and materials that a general practitioner should have. Lecture, Discussion, Question-Answer, Drill-Practice
4 History of Turkish folklore studies. Lecture, Discussion, Question-Answer, Drill-Practice
5 Staff of Turkish folklore studies. Lecture, Discussion, Question-Answer, Drill-Practice
6 Turkish folklore village, town and city monograph study plan. Lecture, Discussion, Question-Answer, Drill-Practice
7 Folklore field research methods. Lecture, Discussion, Question-Answer, Drill-Practice
8 mid-term exam
9 Methods of folklore field research: Methods of interviewing through interview (interview) Lecture, Discussion, Question-Answer, Drill-Practice
10 The evolution of folklore and folklore into an independent scientific discipline in the history of European thought Lecture, Discussion, Question-Answer, Drill-Practice
11 Theories of Early Folklore Lecture, Discussion, Question-Answer, Drill-Practice
12 Text Centered Folklore Theories Lecture, Discussion, Question-Answer, Drill-Practice
13 Text Centered Folklore Theories Lecture, Discussion, Question-Answer, Drill-Practice
14 Context-centered folklore theories Lecture, Discussion, Question-Answer, Drill-Practice
15 Context-centered folklore theories Lecture, Discussion, Question-Answer, Drill-Practice
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Çobanoğlu, Ö.Halkbilimi Kuramları ve Araştırma Yöntemleri Tarihine Giriş, Akçağ Yay., Ankara 2002.
2 Dorson, M. R, Folklore and Folklife. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1972.
3 Coccchiara, Giuseppe, The History of Folklore in Europe, Philadelphia,1981.
4 Toelken, Barre,The Dynamics of Folklore. Hougto Mifflin Company, Boston 1979.
Required Course instruments and materials
Book, computer, projection, 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) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 7 7 49
       b) Search in internet/Library 6 5 30
       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 6 4 24
mid-term exam 0
Own study for final exam 7 5 35
final exam 0
0
0
Total work load; 180