The goal of the course is to make students have knowledge about mythology, comprehend the importance of first and fundamental narratives of literature on human life and study on contemporary literary texts in the light of myth theories.
This course aims to address and examine the research on mythology, the concept of myth, the characteristics of myths, functions and types of myth by opening to discussion the definition of mythology. It aims to further study in what ways mythology penetrates into literature, and the nature of the relationship between myths and literature.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1) Stating how myths emerged and evaluated | 1,2,3,4 | 1,2 |
| 2) Identifying literary features of myth | 1,2,3,4 | 1,2 |
| 3) Identifying types of myth and different approaches | 1,2,3,4 | 1,2 |
| 4) Examining symbolic narration and patterns of myths | 1,2,3,4 | 1,2 |
| 5) Comparing selected myths and demonstrating ability to analyze, synthesize and interpret them | 1,2,3,4 | 1,2 |
| 6) Comprehending and stating their opinion about the development of thought and literature in human history | 1,2,3,4 | 1,2 |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Studies on Turkish mythology in Turkey. | |
| 2 | Studies on Turkish mythology in the world | |
| 3 | Terms of myth and mythology | |
| 4 | Functions of myth | |
| 5 | Relationship of mythology, religion and history | |
| 6 | Cosmogonic myths | |
| 7 | Antropogenic myths | |
| 8 | MIDTERM | |
| 9 | Etiologic myths | |
| 10 | Teogonic myths | |
| 11 | Eschatologic myths | |
| 12 | Mythological elements of literary works in folklore (fairy tale, legend, superstitions, traditions)) | |
| 13 | Seasonal ceremonies and myths (Nevruz, Hıdrellez) | |
| 14 | FINAL | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook |
Emel Esin, İslamiyet’ten Önceki Türk Kültür Tarihi, İstanbul 1978.
Emel Esin, Türk Kozmolojisi (İlk Devir Üzerine Araştırmalar), İstanbul 1979. İnan, Abdülkadir. Tarihte ve Bugün Şamanizm (Materyaller ve Araştırmalar), Ankara 1986. Eliade, Mircea. Mitlerin Özellikleri, Çev.: Sema Rifat, İstanbul 1993. Bahaeddin Ögel, Türk Mitolojisi, C.I Ankara 1989, Cilt II Ankara 1995. Eliade, Mircea. Şamanizm, Çev.: İsmet Birkan, İstanbul 1999. Seyidoğlu, Bilge. Mitoloji Üzerine Araştırmalar Metinler ve Tahliller, İstanbul 2002. Çoruhlu, Yaşar. Türk Mitolojisinin Anahatları, İstanbul 2002. And, Metin. Oyun ve Bügü, İstanbul 2003. |
| Additional Resources |
Örnek, Sedat Veyis. 100 Soruda İlkellerde Din, Büyü, Sanat, Efsane, İstanbul 1988.
Eliade, Mircea. Dinler Tarihine Giriş, Çev.: Lale Arslan, İstanbul 2003. Eliade, Mircea. Dinsel İnançlar ve Düşünceler Tarihi, Çev.: Ali Berktay, III Cilt, İstanbul 2003. Beydili, Celal. Türk Mitolojisi –Ansiklopedik Sözlük, Çev.: Eren Ercan, Ankara 2005. |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | |
| Assignments | Weekly assignments |
| Exams | Midterm and final exam |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Assignment | 1 | 20 |
| Midterm | 1 | 40 |
| Final Paper | 1 | 40 |
| 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 a PhD Degree in Turkish Literature, students will be able to |
Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | criticise literary works of Turkish and world literature and make original interpretations about them in the light of contemporary literary theories. | x | |||||
| 2 | have deep knowledge of close disciplines underlying literary theories and demonstrate ability on interdisciplinary studies. | x | |||||
| 3 | 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 | |||||
| 4 | use (in educational institutions as well as in public and private sectors) the theoretical and practical information they acquire throughout their undergraduate and graduate education. | x | |||||
| 5 | analyze critically, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideas. | 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 | ||