At the end of this course, the students; 1) recall and repeat Turkish epics. 2) classify features of Turkish sufistic literature. 3) compare notions of type and form in Turkish folk literature. 4) appraise important names in Turkish folk poetry. 5) have information and employ about Turkish folk poetry features and important names.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
The place of Turkish Folk Literature in Turkish literature, scope of Turkish Folk Literature. Turkish folk poem, its
historical development; varieties and forms of Turkish folk literature; narration based varieties in Turkish folk
literature (epope, tale, story, legend etc.) and the other folk literature works (riddle, toung twister, lullaby
etc.). Practices on texts.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Turkish legends which are composed before and after İslamic period
2nd Week
Oğuz Kağan Legend
3rd Week
Dede Korkut Stories
4th Week
Folk stories
5th Week
Folk stories
6th Week
Turkish tales and their features
7th Week
Folk beliefs
8th Week
Midterm exam
9th Week
Turkish Sufistic Literature, its features and its representatives
10th Week
Turkish Sufistic Literature, its features and its representatives
11th Week
Turkish folk poems and its features
12th Week
Turkish folk poems and its features
13th Week
The representatives of Turkish folk poems
14th Week
The representatives of Turkish folk poems
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Türk Halk Edebiyatı, Abdurrahman Güzel Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı, Komisyon, Grafiker Yay. Halk Edebiyatına Giriş, Şükrü Elçin
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
40
Total(%)
40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
60
Total(%)
100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
