TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Fifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explain genre and form features of minstrel literature. 2) Interpret the tradition of minstrelsy. 3) Categorize important minstrels by centuries.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Within this course, starting from ashik-bakshy tradition, students will be familiarized to the concept of minstrelsy throughout development in the historical background, as elaborating the terminological concepts of the minstrel tradition, types and form features, themes, language and rhetoric concepts will also be discussed. The characteristics of the period will be introduced by way of sample texts from nominee ashiks selected in chronological orde
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The rise of Minstrel Literature in Anatolia 2nd Week Development of Minstrel Literature in Anatolia 3rd Week Style and genre 4th Week Koşma 5th Week Semai, varsağı 6th Week Poems in aruz 7th Week Divan, selis, semai, kalenderi 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Karacaoğlan 10th Week Köroğlu 11th Week Bayburtlu Zihni 12th Week Dadaloğlu 13th Week Aşık Veysel 14th Week Contemporary folk poetry
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Artun, Erman, Aşıklık Geleneği ve Aşık Edebiyatı. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları, 2001. Çobanoğlu, Özkul. Aşık Tarzı Kültür Geleneği ve Destan Türü, Ank. Akçağ Yayınları, 2000. Günay, Umay. Aşık Tarzı Şiir Geleneği ve Rüya Motifi. Ankara: Atatürk Kültür Merkezi Yayınları, 1986.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 10 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 13 2 26 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 13 2 26 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 10 10 Presentation (including preperation) 1 5 5 Total Workload 99 Total Workload / 30 3,3 ECTS Credits of the Course 3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No