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 | Skills to understand, compare and paraphrase the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law. | |||||
| 2 | Skills to solve problems using a critical point of view when necessary , to determine and analyse the theoretical and implementation problems of law. | |||||
| 3 | Contribution to understanding, planning, exercising and coordinating the functionss of law, by explaining and practising. | |||||
| 4 | Skills to understand the strategic, tactical and practical sides of private and public law. | |||||
| 5 | Skills to understand the local, national, international, universal and supranational sides of private and public law. | |||||
| 6 | Skills to understand the modern methods and differences of law. | |||||
| 7 | Skills to participate in/inter disciplinary group works succesfully. | |||||
| 8 | Skills to adopt open minded behaviors in the way of learning and attempting. | |||||
| 9 | Skills to assimilate and carry the rules of ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility | |||||
| 10 | Skills to use Turkish efficiently in writing and speaking, and have the communication talent that is required by a law related career. | |||||
| 11 | Skills to approach critically and creativly on the legal and social problems in terms of rule of law and ideal of justice. | |||||
| 12 | Skills to understand and practice the national and international sides of law through caselaw and judical implementations. | |||||
| 13 | Skills to prepare/present a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethic and rules. | |||||
| 14 | Skills to use vocational information technologies efficiently in solving legal problems. | |||||
| 15 | Skills to reinforce knowledge of foreign languages and command of legal terminolgy. | |||||
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 | ||