Course Language:
Türkçe
Course Objectives:
This course deals with determining common points of the folk literature samples belonged to Middle Turkish (XI-XVI centuries) period and New Turkish (XVI-XX centuries) period for writing styles view.
Course Content:
Focusing on poetry texts which created in the form of folk literature from Old Turkish including Middle Turkish periods for writing styles and morphology; effects of the folklore works towards post-Tanzimat period’s language and literature works.
Course Methodology:
1. Lecture 2. Case study 3. Discussion 4. Demonstration 5. Group work 6. Microteaching 7. Problem solving
Course Evaluation Methods:
A. Classical exam B. Multiple-choice test C. Incomplete D. True-False E. Oral exam F. Portfolio G. Performance type H. Report
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Acquiring of common motifs on the initial samples and contemporary folk literature texts within the frame of the history of Turkish literature. | 1,2,3 | A |
| Learning basic principle and philosophy on poetry texts from Middle Turkish (XI-XVI centuries) period and New Turkish (XVI-XX centuries) period. | 1,2 | A |
| Having knowledge on folk literature tradition based on the works and literary figures from Middle Turkish (XI-XVI centuries) period and New Turkish (XVI-XX centuries) period. | 1,2,3 | A |
| Learning classification methods of the works for literary styles and concept based on secondary education curriculum. | 1,2 | A |
Course Flow
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | “Folklore” terminology and its concept. | Related readings |
| 2 | History of folklore and initial works. | Related readings |
| 3 | Effects of the folklore works towards post-Tanzimat period. | Related readings |
| 4 | “Folk Literature” terminology and examining fields. | Related readings |
| 5 | Codex Cumanicus as a basic source of the Turkish folk literature (poetry and epic folk tales). | Related readings |
| 6 | Codex Cumanicus as a basic source of the Turkish folk literature (proverbs and idioms). | Related readings |
| 7 | Comparative studies on epics, mythology, folk tales and legend terminologies. | Related readings |
| 8 | Mid-term exam. | - |
| 9 | Comparative studies on epics, mythology, folk tales and legend terminologies (application on selected texts). | Related readings |
| 10 | Turkish epics tradition and Oghuz-nama works. | Related readings |
| 11 | Epic story of Oghuz Khan. | Related readings |
| 12 | Turkish epic tradition and Dede Korkut Epic Story. | Related readings |
| 13 | Turkish epic tradition and Dede Korkut Epic Story. | Related readings |
| 14 | General revision. |
Recommended Sources
| Required |
Arat, R. R. (1986). Eski Türk Şiiri, Ankara: TTK yay.
Arat, R. R. (1987). Oğuzname. Ankara, TKAE yay. Atalay, Besim (1986). Divanü Lugati’t-Türk (I-II-III-IV), Ankara: TDK yay. Çobanoğlu, Özkul (1999). Halk Bilimi Kuramları ve Araştırma Yöntemleri Tarihine Giriş, Ankara. Dankoff, Robert (1982-1984-1985) [with James Kelly] Mahmud al-Kashgari, Compendium of the Turkic Dialects (Diwan Lugat at-Turk), edited and translated with introduction and indices. Cambridge, Mass. [In: Sources of Oriental Languages and Literatures, ed. Sinasi Tekin.] Part I: 1982 (Pp. xi + 416). Part II: 1984 (Pp. iii + 381). Part III: 1985 (Pp. 337 + microfiche). Ergin, Muharrem (1997). Dede Korkut Kitabı I (Giriş-Metin-Faksimile), Ankara: TDK yay. Esin, Emel (2001). Türk Kozmolojisine Giriş, İstanbul: Kabalcı yay. Esin, Emel (2006). Türklerde Maddi Kültürün Oluşumu, İstanbul: Kabalcı yay. İnan, Abdulkadir (1987). Makaleler ve İncelemeler I-II, Ankara: TTK yay. Togan, Z. V. (1982). Oğuz Destanı, İstanbul.
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Material Sharing
| Documents | Related articles copies. |
Assessment
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 40 |
| Quizzes | - | - |
| Attendance | - | - |
| FINAL | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 40 | |
| Total | 100 |
| COURSE CATEGORY | Expertise/Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | To have the necessary knowledge about “History of Turkish Language” as a part of teaching Turkish language and literature curriculum in high schools. | X | |||||||||||||
| 2 | To have the necessary knowledge about “Turkey Turkish” and “Modern Turkish Grammar” as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools. | X | |||||||||||||
| 3 | To have the necessary knowledge about historical lexicology and philological evolution of Turkish language. | X | |||||||||||||
| 4 | To have the necessary knowledge about the stages of acculturation and oral / written sources of Turkish language. | X | |||||||||||||
| 5 | To have the necessary knowledge about modern Turkish dialects and their literatures. | X | |||||||||||||
| 6 | To have the necessary knowledge about “History of Turkish Literature” as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools. | X | |||||||||||||
| 7 | To have the necessary knowledge about all major figures of Turkish literature (writer, poet, critic, academic, etc.) as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools. | X | |||||||||||||
| 8 | To have the necessary knowledge about oral / written sources of medieval and early modern Turkish literature. | X | |||||||||||||
| 9 | To have the necessary knowledge about modern Turkish literature from Tanzimat to Republic period throughout the history. | X | |||||||||||||
| 10 | To instruct students to synthesize the dynamics of Turkish modernization with the content of Turkish Language and Literature teaching and to have critical attitudes with historiography of Turkish literature. | X | |||||||||||||
| 11 | To instruct students to make critical readings of worldwide / national classics listed by Ministry of National Education . | X | |||||||||||||
| 12 | To instruct students to synthesize their common knowledge of literary genres, forms and literary history with the theoretical frameworks about construction of national history. | X | |||||||||||||
| 13 | To have ability to design original materials for field education and develop new projects. | X | |||||||||||||
| 14 | To have the necessary knowledge about paleography, research and presentation techniques using in Humanities. | X | |||||||||||||
| 15 | To have a critical and comparative perspective about Turkish literature among world literatures. | X | |||||||||||||
ECTS
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 7 | 105 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | - | - | - |
| Final examination | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Work Load | 155 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 6.2 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 7 |