Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Analysis Methods of Fairy Tales TDE686 Turkish Compulsory 3 + 0 3.0 7.5
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet KARAASLAN
Instructor(s) Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet KARAASLAN (Bahar), Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet KARAASLAN (Güz)
Goals To make students understand the basic elements of folk tales in Turkish Folk Literature.
Course Content 1. The concept of fairy tale and basic information about it 2. Definition and scope of fairy tale 3. Development of the fairy tale in Turkish Folk Literature 4. Types of fairy tales 5. Fairy tale texts of Turkish folk literature 6. Analyzing and evaluating fairy tale texts 7. The emergence and change of the concept of fairy tale within the framework of Turkish Folk Literature discipline
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Definition of fairy tale and types of fairy tales
2. Week Fairy tale theories
3. Week Fairy Tale Types
4. Week Turkish Fairy Tale Typology
5. Week Studies on the motifs of Turkish Fairy Tales
6. Week Story tellers, story mothers in folk literature
7. Week Morphological analysis of the tale and Propp
8. Week Midterm
9. Week The concept of fairy tale within the framework of psychoanalytic theory
10. Week Change of fairy tale types over time
11. Week Social environment, traditions, beliefs in fairy tales
12. Week The place of fairy tale compilations at the beginning of folklore in the world and the Grimm brothers
13. Week On the function of fairy tales
14. Week Mythological elements in fairy tales and the relationship between fairy tales and myths Interview
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.