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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TR218.2BMythology and Turkish MythologyElective242
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The scope, theme, method and basic concepts of mythology History of mythological research in folklore Comparison of Turkish mythology and Greek, Indian, Chinese, Persian, Finnish, Slavic, Arabic, Sumerian, American Native American (mythical) mythologies in terms of theme, hero, motif, structure and worldview
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
11. Mitolojinin kapsamı, konusu, yöntemi ve temel kavramlarını açıklayabilir.
2 Turkish mythology and Greek, Indian, Chinese, Persian, Finnish, Slavic, Arabic, Sumerian, American Native American (Native American) mythologies in terms of theme, hero, motif, structure and worldview.
3
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
This course aims to provide students with basic theoretical and practical method knowledge about the aimed student field; Teaching methods to evaluate data about comparative mythology
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1 Culture, oral and written culture concepts
2What is myth and mythology?
3Mythology and literature relation
4 Mythology and fine arts
5 Mythological researches and first studies on Turkish mythology
6 Sources of Turkish mythology
7Turkish mythology and trees, water, fire cults
8 midterm
9 Turkish mythology and land, soil, mountain and stone cults
10 Turkish mythology and land, soil, mountain and stone cults
11Cults and Turkish folk beliefs
12 Creation myths
13Tufan myths
14 Myth, ritual and social order
15 Myth, ritual and social order
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Ögel, Bahaeddin.(1971) Türk Mitolojisi. Ankara: TTK Yayınları Beydili, Celal.(2003) Türk Mitoloji Sözlüğü. Ankara: Yurt Yayınları
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Discussion11010
Question-Answer22040
Criticising Paper248
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)61
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High