This course aims to give the historical development of research on folklore and folk literature in the World and Turkey, the contents, properties and functions of folklore, sources of folk literature and folk narratives.
The purpose of this course is to read major representative texts of oral culture from the Turkish Folk Literature, and to analyze them adopting an interdisciplinary methodology while addressing concepts, theories, and the research methods of folklore.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1) The literary texts of Turkish Literature and Language are evaluated in the light of contemporary theories. | 1,2,3 | A,C |
| 2) The literary texts of Turkish Literature and Language are compared with the texts of Eastern and Western Literature. | 1,2,3 | A,C |
| 3) The students become skilful at searching methods for Turkish Literature. | 1,2,3 | A,C |
| 4) The students gain the ability to do research on interdisciplinary areas. | 1,2,3 | A,C |
| 5) The students gain the ability to use information technologies. | 1,2,3 | A,C |
| 6) The students work independently or assume responsibility as a team member to solve problems encountered in the field of Turkish Language and Literature. | 1,2,3 | A,C |
| 7)The students take part in organizing scientific, cultural or artistic events. | 1,2,3 | A,C |
| 8)The students demonstrate awareness of professional ethics and responsibility. | 1,2,3 | A,C |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | |||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials | |
| 1 | Introducing the course and its recourses | ||
| 2 | What is folklore? Who is folk? The contents, features and functions of folklore | ||
| 3 | The sources of Turkish folk literature; theories and methods | ||
| 4 | Mythology and myths | ||
| 5 | Myth reviews, the characteristics of epic; The Epic of Gilgamesh, Oğuz Kağan. Dilemma and conflict of chaos-cosmos in epics | Reading texts | |
| 6 | Dede Korkut Oğuznâmeleri | ||
| 7 | Fairy-tale studies, Fin and Propp methods. Tale of Nardaniye Hanım, Keloğlan ile Ali Cengiz | ||
| 8 |
Anecdote, proverb, idiom and context in folklore
Tradition of “Meddahlık” and Folk Story; Tıflî Hikâyeleri |
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| 9 | Midterm | ||
| 10 | Methods in researches of Folk poetry, Tradition of “Âşıklık” | ||
| 11 | Folkloric elements in Evliyâ Çelebi and Seyahatnâme | ||
| 12 | Conundrum, rhyme, folk song, mourning… | ||
| 13 | The culture of entertainment; The “comic effect” in Traditional Folk Drama “Geleneksel Ortaoyunu” Shadow puppetry: Karagöz, puppet | ||
| 14 | Final | ||
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook | |
| Additional Resources |
Abdurrahman Güzel. Dini-Tasavvufî Türk Edebiyatı. Akçağ Yay., 2009.
Ali Yakıcı. Halk Şiirinde Türkü. Akçağ Yay., 2007. Bahaeddin Ögel. Türk Mitolojisi I. TTK, 1989. David Selim Sayers. Tıflî Hikâyeleri. İst. Bilgi Ünv. Yay., 2013. Doğan Aksan. Halk Şiirimizin Gücü. Bilgi Yayınevi, 2005. Fuad Köprülü. Türk Saz Şairleri c. 1-V. Güven Basımevi, 1962. İlhan Başgöz. İzahlı Türk Halk Şiiri Antolojisi. Pan Yay., 2014. __________. Türkü. Pan Yay., 2008. __________. Türkülü Aşk Hikâyeleri. Pan Yay., 2012. Joseph Campbell. Mitolojinin Gücü. Mediacat Yay., 2009. Kurnaz, Cemal. Türküden Şiire. Gazi Kitabevi., 2005. Mahmut Erol Kılıç. Sûfî ve Şiir-Osmanlı Tasavvuf Şiirinin Poetikası. İnsan yay., 2012. Metin And. Geleneksel Türk Tiyatrosu. İnkılap Yay., 1985. __________. Oyun ve Bügü, Türk Kültüründe Oyun Kavramı. YKY., 2016.
Muharrem Ergin. Dede Korkut Kitabı I. TTK, 1989. Nermin Ulutaş. Günümüz Folklor Kuramları. Ege Ünv. Basımevi, 1984. Nuran Tezcan (haz.) Çağının Sıradışı Yazarı Evliyâ Çelebi. YKY, 2009. Nuran Tezcan, ve Semih Tezcan. (haz.) Evliyâ Çelebi. Kültür ve Tur. Bklğ. Yay., 2011. Nutku Özdemir. Meddahlık ve Meddah Hikâyeleri. AKM Yay., 1997. Orhan Şaik Gökyay. Dedem Korkudun Kitabı. Kabalcı Yay., 2007. Öcal Oğuz v.d. Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı. Grafiker Yay., 2011. ___________. Halkbiliminde Kuramlar ve Yaklaşımlar 1. Geleneksel Yay., 2006. ___________. Halkbiliminde Kuramlar ve Yaklaşımlar 3. Geleneksel Yay., 2006.
Öcal Oğuz. Türk Dünyası Halk Biliminde Yöntem Sorunları. Akçağ Yay., 2000. _________. Halk Şiirinde Tür, Şekil ve Makam. Akçağ Yay., 2001.
Özkul Çobanoğlu. Halkbilimi Kuramları ve Araştırma Yöntemleri Tarihine Giriş. Akçağ Yay., 2002. P. N. Boratav. Halk Edebiyatı Dersleri. Tarih Vakfı Yay., 2000. ___________. Folklor ve Edebiyat I-II. Adam Yay., 1991. ___________.100 Soruda Türk Halk Edebiyatı. Bilgesu Yay., 2013. Saim Sakaoğlu v.d. Meddah Behçet Mahir’in Bütün Hikâyeleri II. AKM Yay., 2000. Sedat Veyis Örnek. Türk Halk Bilimi. Kültür Bklğ., 2000. Semih Tezcan. Dede Korkut Oğuznameleri Üzerine Notlar. YKY, 2001. Şükrü Elçin. Halk Edebiyatına Giriş. Kültür ve Tur. Bklğ., 1986. Tahir Alangu. Çalgılı Kahvelerdeki Külhan Bey Edebiyatı ve Numuneleri. Ahmet İhsan Matb., 1943. Talât Sait Halman; Mehmet Kalpaklı vd. (ed.), Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi. 4 cilt, T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bak. Yay., 2007. Umay Günay. Âşık Tarzı Şiir Geleneği ve Rüya Motifi. TTK, 1986. Umay Türkeş Günay. Elazığ Masalları ve Propp Metodu. Akçağ Yay., 2011.
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Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | |
| Assignments | Readings for each week, one assignment |
| Exams | Mid-term & Final |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 40 |
| Quizzes | 6-7 | 40 |
| Assignment | 20 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 40 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
| No |
Program Learning Outcomes
By completing an MA Degree in the programme of Comparative Literature, students will be able to |
Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | analyze and critically evaluate the literary texts of Turkish produced in various periods of history using the perspective of philology and the contemporary studies of linguistics and literature, and recognize the impact of relevant disciplines in forming the basis of the contemporary theories of literature and linguistics. | x | |||||
| 2 | work independently or assume responsibility as a team member to solve practical and theoretical problems encountered in the field of Turkish Language and Literature, and share the results of their researches with other academics in national and international venues. | x | |||||
| 3 | use (in educational institutions as well as in public and private sectors) the theoretical and practical information they acquire throughout their undergraduate education. | x | |||||
| 4 | demonstrate basic knowledge and skills necessary for academic research; present basic knowledge and skills (such as computer software and information and communication technologies) in their field of study to assist them in conducting academic research; organize or take part in organizing scientific, cultural or artistic events such as workshops, conferences, colloquia; adopt a positive approach to lifelong learning. | x | |||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 20 | 280 |
| Assignment | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Midterm Assignment | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 28 | 28 |
| Total Work Load | 373 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 14,92 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 15 | ||