TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Ayşe Duvarcı Research Assistant Aysun Ezgi Yılmaz
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learns purpose and resources of Folklore. 2) Comprehends theory and investigation methods of Folklore with chronological approach. 3) Exercises theory and investigation of Folklore at practical level.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Within this course, the emergence of Folklore as a discipline, its development and transformation process will be reviewed and studies on Folklore in the West and Turkey will be analysed. Besides, within the scope of the course, the purpose of Folklore, related sciences, sources will be provided and information will be given about basic theories along with data collection and analysis methods which are necessary for students in order to conduct practice in this field.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Who are the folk ? Definition of Folklore? 2nd Week Folklore?s relation with other disciplines 3rd Week Sources of Folklore investigations 4th Week History of Folklore studies in the West 5th Week History of Folklore studies in the West 6th Week History of Folklore studies in Turkey 7th Week History of Folklore studies in Turkey 8th Week Mid-term 9th Week Data collection and analysis methods of Folklore 10th Week Data collection and analysis methods of Folklore 11th Week Folklore theories (Text centered folklore theories) 12th Week Folklore theories (Text centered folklore theories) 13th Week Folklore theories (Context centered folklore theories) 14th Week Folklore theories (Context centered folklore theories) 15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Oğuz, Öcal, vd. Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı. Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları, 2004. Halk Biliminde Kuramlar ve Yaklaşımlar 1, (Yay. Haz. Öcal Oğuz vd.) Ankara: Geleneksel Yayıncılık, 2006. Halk Biliminde Kuramlar ve Yaklaşımlar 2, (Yay. Haz. Öcal Oğuz ve Selcan Gürçayır Teke) Ankara: Geleneksel Yayıncılık. (3. Baskı), 2014. Ong, Walter J. Sözlü ve Yazılı Kültür. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2007. Örnek, Sedat Veyis. Türk Halkbilimi. Ankara: BilgeSu Yayınları,2014.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 20 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 1,5 1,5 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 13 2,5 32,5 Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1,5 1,5 Homework 1 15 15 Presentation (including preperation) 1 5 5 Field Research 1 5 5 Total Workload 124,5 Total Workload / 30 4,15 ECTS Credits of the Course 3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No