Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Turkish Folk Literature V TDE405 7. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Method of expression
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet KARAASLAN
Assist. Prof. Dr. Mümin TOPCU
Instructors Mehmet KARAASLAN
Assistants
Goals Turkish folk culture, beliefs and practices formed during the transition from birth to death, formation, development, and to analyze in terms of content, transition periods on the evaluations of these practices and beliefs that make human life functions are undertaken. With examples of traditional folk theater Meddah, Karagoz, Ortaoyunu actually, and to give information about the puppet.
Course Content The concept of transition period and its applications. Beliefs from past to present and their formation process. The importance of these creations for society. Theater forms created in traditional life. independent plays from the Western theater, such as Meddah, Karagöz and Ortaoyunu plays with different techniques and content.
Learning Outcomes - Course consists of two phases, the first stage, the concept of the student, and in this period of transition from past to present to the applications and recognizes the ongoing beliefs, they learn how and why it occurred, also understand the importance of these creations for the community. Meets the traditional forms of life created in the second stage theater. Meddah, such as Karagoz and Ortaoyunu actually occurred regardless of the western theater, with a different technique, and the content will have information about games.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Transition ceremonies and transitional stages of life
2. Week Transition stages in Turkish folk culture
3. Week Birth in Turkish folk culture
4. Week Analysis of beliefs and practices that formed around birth
5. Week Marriage in Turkish folk culture
6. Week forms of marriage and its ceremonies
7. Week Analysis of beliefs and practices that formed around death
8. Week Death in Turkish folk culture
9. Week Midterm
10. Week Turkish folk theater and its features
11. Week Meddah
12. Week Karagöz
13. Week The Puppet
14. Week Orta Oyunu
Recommended Sources
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 Measurement Method
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*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 2 28
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 14 1 14
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 46
ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0