TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Leyla Burcu Dündar
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn the historical development of myths. 2) Understand the relationship between mythology and culture. 3) Interpret mythological elements in literature. 4) Read Turkish literature from a comparative perspective.
MODE OF DELIVERY
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Mythology is one of the major sources of literature. Myths have a universal quality, and thus form a fundamental part of common cultural heritage of humanity dating back centuries. This course focuses on the oldest oral culture products of Oghuz Turks. The epic stories of Dede Korkut, which form a part of Turkish cultural heritage, are examined in comparison to Ancient Greek epics and tragedies.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: Myth, mythos, mythology 2nd Week Universe and creation 3rd Week Polarity between sky and earth 4th Week God(desse)s and heroes 5th Week Linearity and circularity 6th Week Body versus soul; Nature versus culture 7th Week The Book of Dede Korkut 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Heroes far from home: Odysseus and Salur Kazan 10th Week Symbols of loyalty: Penelope and Banı Çiçek 11th Week Fear of death: Admetus and Deli Dumrul 12th Week Castle wars: Achilles and Yegenek 13th Week One-eyed giants: Polyphemus and Tepegöz 14th Week Vengeful lovers: Medea and Mehmene Banu
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Boratav, Pertev Naili. Türk Mitolojisi. Ankara: BilgeSu Yayıncılık, 2016. Campell, Joseph. Kahramanın Sonsuz Yolculuğu. Çev. Sabri Gürses. İstanbul: İthaki Yayınları, 2017. Dede Korkut Oğuznameleri. Der. Semih Tezcan ve Hendrik Boetschoten. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2021. Eliade, Mircea. Mitlerin Özellikleri. Çev. Sema Rifat. İstanbul: Alfa Yayıncılık, 2016. Erhat, Azra. Mitoloji Sözlüğü. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi, 2015. Estin, Colette ve Helene Laporte. Yunan ve Roma Mitolojisi. Çev. Musa Ercan. Ankara: TÜBİTAK Kitapları, 2002. Euripides. Alkestis-Medeia-Elektra. Çev. Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar. İstanbul: Dergah Yayınları, 2018. Homeros. İlyada. Çev. Azra Erhat ve A. Kadir. İstanbul: İş Bankası Yayınları, 2014. Homeros. Odysseia. Çev. Azra Erhat ve A. Kadir. İstanbul: İş Bankası Yayınları, 2014. Necatigil, Behçet. Küçük Mitologya Sözlüğü. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2022. Necatigil, Behçet. Mitologya İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2022. Ögel, Bahaeddin. Türk Mitolojisi. 2 cilt. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, 2014.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 1 10 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 13 2,3 29,9 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 1 10 10 Presentation (including preperation) 1 5 5 Total Workload 114,9 Total Workload / 30 3,83 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No