Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
180300504124STRUCTURE OF FOLK STORIESElective245
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To comprehend the sources, structure and content features, types of Turkish folk narratives with examples.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Himmet UÇ
Learning Outcomes
1Learns the basic concepts of folk narrative genres.
2Understands the relationship between the structure and characteristics of folklore and folk literature.
3Understand and interpret the narrative genres of Turkish folk literature.
4Recognizes the sources of folk literature.
5Learns the basic works of folk narrative genres.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Cosmogonic, anthropogonic, etiological, theogonic, theogonic, eschatological myths, fairy tales, epics, legends, legends, anecdotes, myth , Oghuz Khan epic, Dede Korkut Stories, Folk tale
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Sources of folk narratives and methods of analyzing folk narratives
2Myth
3Myth
4Tale
5Tale
6Myth and Legend
7Oghuz Khan Epic
8Midterm Exam
9Köroğlu Epic
10Dede Korkut Stories
11Dede Korkut Stories
12Folk tale : Ashiq Garip Story
13Joke
14Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Boratav, Pertev Naili (1988) 100 Soruda Türk Halk Edebiyatı, İstanbul: Gerçek Publishing House Ergin, Muharrem (2001) Dede Korkut Stories, Istanbul Handbook of Turkish Folk Literature (2008), ed. Öcal Oğuz, Ankara: Akçağ Yay Saim Sakaoğlu- Ali Duymaz (2010) Pre-Islamic Turkish Epics, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat. Eliade, Mircea (1993) Properties of Myths, Trans: Sema Rifat, Istanbul Ögel, Bahaeddin (1989) Turkish Mythology, C.I Ankara: TTK Yay. Esin, Emel (1979) Turkish Cosmology (Research on the First Period), Istanbul. Inan, Abdülkadir (1986) Shamanism in History and Today (Materyaller ve Araştırmalar), Ankara. Ümit, Ahmet (2012) Masal Masal İçinde, İstanbul: Doğan Egmont Yay Gezgin, İsmail (2007) Şifresi of Tales, Istanbul: Sel Yay. Sakaoğlu, Saim (2000) 101 Anatolian Legends, Istanbul: Akçağ Yay, Thompson, Stith. The Types of The Folktale. Eberhard, W, Pertev N. Boratav. Typen Türkischer Volksmärchen Olrik, Axel. (2006). Epic Rules of Folk Narratives. Theories and Approaches in Folklore I: Ankara: Traditional Publishing. Raglan, Lord. (2006). Traditional Hero. Halkbiliminde Kuramlar ve Yaklaşımlar I. Ankara: Geleneksel Yayıncılık.
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
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures20240
Brain Storming4416
Self Study20360
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Homework122
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)140
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