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GKS 016 - Turkish Cultural Geography

Faculty of Education · Turkish Language Teaching · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 General Knowledge Elective
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Kamil Arif KIRKIÇ

Course Objective

Recognition of natural and cultural potential of the country as Turkey's neighbors and relatives, and to establish mutual relations with these countries to create a robust geographic Temerin

 


 

Course Content

Culture, human and society; Turkish culture and Turkish civilization; The first ethnographic sources about Turks; Turkish states in history; State, administrative, military and social structure in Turks; Folk beliefs and mythology in Turks; The relationship between human and space in Turks; Oral, written and material culture in Turks; Family structure in Turks; Demographic and cultural consequences of migration in Turkish history; Spreading of Turkish culture and its impact on neighboring geographies; Turkey has the tangible and intangible cultural heritage; transfer of natural and cultural heritage to future generations.

 


 

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Turkish culture and Turkish civilization knows
  2. Analyze the first ethnographic sources about Turks.
  3. Turkish states in history; Explain the elements of state, administrative, military and social structure in Turks
  4. Analyzes folk beliefs and mythologies in Turks.
  5. Analyze the relationship between human and space in Turks.

Core Area Distribution

(22) Humanities%30 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%30 (42) Life Sciences%40

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionGroup StudyBrain StormingSelf studyProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period15230
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment155
Practice000
Final155

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Turkish culture and the spread of Turkish civilizationlesson book
2The first ethnographic sources about Turkslesson book
3Turkish states in history; The elements of the state, administrative, military and social structure of Turkslesson book
4Folk beliefs and mythologies in Turkslesson book
5The relationship between human and space in Turkslesson book
6Oral, written and material cultural elements in Turkslesson book
7Basic elements of family structure in Turkslesson book
8midterm examtextbook and presentations
9Demographic and cultural consequences of migration in Turkish historytexbook
10Spreading of Turkish culture and its impact on neighboring geographiestextbook
11Turkey is the owner of tangible and intangible cultural heritage elementstexbook
12Transfer of natural and cultural heritage to future generationstextbook
13homework presentationshomework
14homework presentationshomework
15homework presentationshomework
16final examtextbook, presentation and homework