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TURKISH FOLK LITERATURE I COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
TDE415 TURKISH FOLK LITERATURE I 7 3 3 8

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Definition of Literature Turkish folk literature in history Narration, Discussion, Question and Answer
2 Literature review Concepts related with Folk Literature Relation of folklore with other sciences Narration, Discussion, Question and Answer
3 Literature review Sources of folk literature and folklore. Pre-Islamic belief systems Narration, Discussion, Question and Answer
4 Literature review Cults of pre-Islamic belief systems, the source of the first poem, the duties of the first poets and the ceremonies where first poems were presented Narration, Discussion, Question and Answer
5 Literature review Characteristics of anonymous texts Narration, Discussion, Question and Answer
6 Literature review Form and genre in Turkish folk literature, verse unit, verse scale, rhyme varieties, forms of repeated words Narration, Discussion, Question and Answer
7 Literature review Turkish Poems Structure, subject and function of Turkish Poems Narration, Discussion, Question and Answer
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Literature review Turkish Folk Songs Structure, subject and function of Turkish Folk Songs Narration, Discussion, Question and Answer
10 Literature review Laments Structure, subject and function of Laments Narration, Discussion, Question and Answer
11 Literature review Lullabies Structure, subject and function of Lullabies Narration, Discussion, Question and Answer
12 Literature review Rhymes Narration, Discussion, Question and Answer
13 Literature review Riddles Structure, subject and function of Riddles Narration, Discussion, Question and Answer
14 Literature review Proverbs and idioms Structure, subject and function of Proverbs and idioms Narration, Discussion, Question and Answer
15 Literature review Comparison of Turkish folk literature works in terms of similarities and differences (Poems, folk songs etc.) Narration, Discussion, Question and Answer
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -