Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Oral Literature GDE402 8. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 6.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Lecturing
Course Coordinator Res. Assist. Semra YILMAZ
Instructor(s) Mariam SULKHANISHVILI
Assistants
Goals It is a research and presentation of a given topic.
Course Content Oral Literature, Folklore Activity, Creative Process Characteristics, Family Traditions and Custom-Groups
Learning Outcomes - The ability of the student to think and interpret correctly will develop and the student will gain basic knowledge about Georgian language
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week What is Oral Literature? Its Character. The Place and Role of Folklore in the Cultural Aspect of the Nation.
2. Week Characteristics of Creative Processes of Folklore Activity; Principles of Oral Literature. Folklore and Life Relationship.
3. Week Literature History, Literature Theory, History, Ethnography, Linguistic Bibliography and Theme of Oral Literature.
4. Week Myth and Mythology. Groups of myths (legends).
5. Week The dream of King Parnavaz. Giant-Battle with the Putts.
6. Week The customary. Family Traditions and Customs.
7. Week Epic. Groups of epic works. "Small" and "Big" Shapes of epic.
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Main themes and themes of historical epics. Arsena's Poetry.
10. Week Heroic Legend. NEW masterfully. What happened to Amiran's Head and its Like (Prototypes). Love Epics. Eteriani.
11. Week Legend of Fairy Tales. Classical Ties and Classification. Magic Fairy Tale. Its Structure and Heroes.
12. Week Animal Epics. Life Stories. Their Structure and Heroes.
13. Week The lyrics of folk. Theme of Lyric Poems.
14. Week Proverbs. Puzzles. Idioms. Features and Expression Tools.
Recommended Sources
1. კიკნაძე, ზ.: ქართულიფოლკლორი. თბ.: „თსუ“, 2006.
2. თ. ქურდოვანიძე, ქართული ფოლკლორი, თბ., 2001.
3. მ. ჩიქოვანი, ქართულიხალხურისიტყვიერებისისტორია, თბ., 1975.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 Measurement Method
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PY2 4 0 -
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*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
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 6 84
Preparation, After Class Study 14 1.5 21
Other Activities 14 1 14
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 14 1 14
Homework 2 14 1 14
Quiz 1 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 153
ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0