ECTS - Turkish Mythology and Anatolian Legends
Turkish Mythology and Anatolian Legends (HUM410) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Turkish Mythology and Anatolian Legends | HUM410 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | Turkish Literature is a very old and very powerful literature. Reading the myths and epics that Turks have in order to understand the value of this literature, which started with the oral cultural tradition, is the initial step. The main aim of the course is to introduce Turkish mythology and to read the works. It is aimed to raise the awareness of students to become aware of the literary heritage they have. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Turkish mythology, Turkish myths, epics, discourse. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | General Introduction, Concepts of myth, mythology, symbol, and legitimlogy | Assigned by the Instructor |
| 2 | Myth, Epic. | Assigned by the Instructor |
| 3 | Shamanist narratives, Manichaist and Buddhist influences in natural epics | Assigned by the Instructor |
| 4 | Epic of Yaratılış Epic of Oğuz. | Assigned by the Instructor |
| 5 | Epic of Türeyiş and Ergenekon (Göktürk and Uygur Variations). | Assigned by the Instructor |
| 6 | Epic of Alper Tunga, Epic of Şu, Epic of Manas. | Assigned by the Instructor |
| 7 | Symbols and figures in Turkish mythology, Animizm and the Turkish calendar with twelve animals. | Assigned by the Instructor |
| 8 | Mid-term | Exam prepared by the Instructor |
| 9 | Dede Korkut Stories | Assigned by the Instructor |
| 10 | Female hero in Turkish mythology, Women as mothers or wives in fairy tales after Islam | Assigned by the Instructor |
| 11 | Mythological narratives: Ay Atam, Leyla and Mecnun, Ferhat and Şirin, Kerem and Aslı. | Assigned by the Instructor |
| 12 | Of realization of mythical narratives in Turkey: Yedi Uyuyanlar, Kız Kulesi, Ağlayan Kaya, Köroğlu, Sarıkız. | Assigned by the Instructor |
| 13 | Artificial Epics: Genç Osman Destanı (Kayıkçı Kul Mustafa), Kuvayı Milliye Destanı (Nâzım Hikmet Ran) | Assigned by the Instructor |
| 14 | Traces of Turkish mythology in daily life, The place of Turkish mythology in world literature. | Assigned by the Instructor |
| 15 | General Review and Evaluation | Assigned by the Instructor |
| 16 | Final Exam | Exam prepared by the Instructor |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Ögel, Bahattin (2010). Türk Mitolojisi I-II, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu. |
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| 2. Çobanoğlu, Özkul (2007). Türk Dünyası Epik Destan Geleneği. Ankara: Akçağ. | |
| 3. Seyidoğlu, Bilge (2002). Mitoloji Üzerine Araştırmalar. İstanbul: Dergâh Yayınları. | |
| Other Sources | 4. Dersin sorumlusu tarafından ders notu hazırlanıp öğrencilere verilecektir. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | 1 | 10 |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 31 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 4 | 101 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquires Art and Design culture and aesthetic knowledge, theoretical and applied knowledge about the discipline. | |||||
| 2 | Knows the legal regulations and processes about Art and Design. | |||||
| 3 | Has knowledge about interdisciplinary interaction associated with the relevant field of Art and Design. | |||||
| 4 | Describes the concepts, ideas, facts, and problems related with the field; perceives, designs, and applies them multi-dimensionally. | |||||
| 5 | Evaluates interaction with sub-disciplines related with the field, uses the information creatively. | |||||
| 6 | Works, undertakes responsibility, and carries out plans individually and as a group member. | |||||
| 7 | Identifies the learning requirements about the field, and directs his learning within a lifelong sense of social conscience. | X | ||||
| 8 | Uses information and communication technologies required by the field at least at an advanced level of Europe Computer Literacy License. | |||||
| 9 | Follows new information relevant with the field and communicates with colleagues using a foreign language (Europe Language Portfolio General Level: B1 Level). | |||||
| 10 | Creates projects supporting solution suggestions to problems in his field with qualified and quantified data; shares them with experts and non-experts. | |||||
| 11 | Converts concrete and abstract concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original products, analyzes the acquired information and skills with a critical approach. | |||||
| 12 | Is aware of national and international values of art and design, and acts in accordance with ethical values. | |||||
| 13 | Has knowledge, equipment, and aesthetic awareness about art culture and history that is necessary for carrying out successful studies related with the discipline. | |||||
| 14 | Has enough awareness about the universality of social rights, social justice, quality culture, and protection of cultural values and environment, occupational health and safety. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Workload | 100 | ||