Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / THB 530 - TÜRK HALK BİLİMİ

Code: THB 530 Course Title: TURKISH FOLK LEGENDS 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 comprehend the kind of legend and to provide such research.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Learns the emergence, development and propagation processes of legends. PO-1 Graduates of master program with Turkish Folklore thesis have basic and general knowledge about field / discipline.
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-9 They will be able to use intercultural communication, gaining the necessary equipment to perceive and interpret different cultures.
PO-13 Communicate with colleagues in the field by using a foreign language.
PO-14 Participates related studies in the field.
PO-20 Participates in social, cultural and artistic activities related to his / her field and organizes such activities.
Examination
LO-2 Have knowledge about the creation and execution environments of legends and their current situation 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-8 They will be able to analyze the basic elements of culture and to take an active role in the protection of the information channels that protect the identity of the society through their inferences.
PO-12 Communicate professionally in the field of interest or by using oral and written communication opportunities with other sections of the society.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Genre features the legend, the myth about the kind of research around the world and in Turkey, used in these research methods and committed nature of this study.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The concept of legend, the definition of the legend, structure, shape, subject and function features of the legend Method of Narration Discussion Method Question answer Article Review
2 The relationship of the legend with other species Method of Narration Discussion Method Question answer Article Review
3 Studies on legend in the world Method of Narration Discussion Method Question answer Article Review
4 The studies on the legend in Turkey Method of Narration Discussion Method Question answer Article Review
5 Features of legend Method of Narration Discussion Method Question answer Article Review
6 Sources of Turkish legends Method of Narration Discussion Method Question answer Article Review
7 Classifications of Turkish legends Method of Narration Discussion Method Question answer Article Review
8 mid-term exam
9 Classifications of Turkish legends Method of Narration Discussion Method Question answer Article Review
10 The methods applied in studies on legend in Turkey Method of Narration Discussion Method Question answer Article Review
11 Methods and theories of legend (History-Geographic Finnish Theory / Comparison Theory) Method of Narration Discussion Method Question answer Article Review
12 Psychoanalytic Theory, Structural Theory or Propp method etc. Method of Narration Discussion Method Question answer Article Review
13 Application examples of theory and analysis methods on Turkish legends Method of Narration Discussion Method Question answer Article Review
14 Studies on legend texts Method of Narration Discussion Method Question answer Article Review
15 Studies on legend texts Method of Narration Discussion Method Question answer Article Review
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Luthi, Max, “Masalın Efsane, Menkabe, Mit, Fabl ve Fıkra Gibi Türlerden Farkı”, çev. Sevengül Sönmez, Halk Biliminde Kuramlar ve Yaklaşımlar, Hzl. Gülin Öğüt Eker vd. Milli Folklor Yayınları, Ankara 2003, ss. 314–319.
2 Kaya, Muharrem, Mitolojiden Efsaneye Türk Mitolojisinin Türkiye’deki Efsanelerde İzleri, Bağlam Yayıncılık, İstanbul 2007.
3 Görkem, İsmail, Elazığ Efsaneleri (İnceleme-Metinler), Manas Yayıncılık, Elazığ 2006.
4 Ergun, Metin, Türk Dünyası Efsanelerinde Değişme Motifi, Cilt 1–2, TDK Yayınları, Ankara 1997.
5 Helimoğlu Yavuz, Muhsine, Diyarbakır Efsaneleri, Derleme-Araştırma-İnceleme, Doruk Yayınları, Ankara 1993.
Required Course instruments and materials

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 6 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 6 7 42
       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 5 4 20
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 8 4 32
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180