FOLKLORE
Anthropology 4610.004
FALL 2006
INSTRUCTOR:
Tyson Gibbs, Ph.D.
PHONE:
565-2290
OFFICE DAYS:
Tuesday - Thursday
OFFICE HOURS:
10:30AM - 11:30AM
OFFICE LOCATION: Chilton Hall
Room 330P
CLASSROOM:
Matt
Room 309
MEETING DATES: Tuesday - Thursday
MEETING TIMES: 12:30pm - 1:50pm
E-MAIL ADDRESS: tgibbs@pacs.unt.edu
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helping others to cheat. Students suspected of any of these will be provided the
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview the of the concept of
"Folklore", as a universal activity of nearly every society now known to exist
around the world. The definitions and uses of the terms associated with folklore
will be explored. This course will survey folklore in a comparative way, to
explore similarities and differences, within and between culture groups. The
purpose is to expose the place of folklore in the daily lives of various cultures.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The Objectives of this course are to:
o
define the terms associated with folklore;
o
examine the folklore of other cultures;
o
differentiate the meaning of the terms folklore, myth, legend, etc;
o
review the folklore traditions;
o
describe the functions of folklore toward
enplaning behavior of various cultural
subgroups.
TEXTBOOKS:
The Study of American Folklore, 1998, Jan Harold Brunvand (W.W. Norton &
Company, New York, New York).
###note:
This is a basic syllabus that may change to fit
presentation order.
COURSE ASSIGNMENTS:
1.
Each student is expected to read the
assigned material before class.
2.
PARTICIPATION IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS IS
EXPECTED AND REQUIRED OF EACH STUDENT.
3.
Grading will be based on:
a.
One in-class exam. Mid-term
0 - 100 points.
b.
Folklore project. Student will work on the exploration of the meaning of
folklore for a given specific group in their home town
0 to 100.
c.
Folklore Examples.. 0 to 100.
Extra points (1 –10) will be given for students who bring in special projects.
The points will be added to final grade.
THESE ASSIGNMENTS ,AND THEIR DUE DATES,WILL BE ASSIGNED IN
CLASS. Late ASSIGNMENTS WON'T
be accepted without a valid, documented
excuse from the Office of the Dean.
4.
ATTENDANCE IN CLASS IS EXPECTED FROM
EACH STUDENT. Every four unexcused absence
will result in one letter grade drop.
is based on One IN-CLASS EXAM, One
Paper from Home, Weekly Folklore Examples
GRADING
Students seeking extra credit must make the
request within the first two weeks of class.
Those extra credit projects approved will be
graded on a 0 to 10 final points scale. All
extra credit assignments must be completed
by November 22, 2002.
The final grade will be calculated as
a.
b.
c.
Midterm
Examples
Individual Project
= 100
= 100
= 100
follows:
d.
Final Grade
= TP/3
Midterm is Multiple Choice Question examination
Examples
Each student is required to bring an example of the topic of discussion from
another culture. We will take a few minutes to have students tell us about their
examples in class. Each student will be responsible for one class presentation of
5 of 7 minutes.
Folklore from your hometown
Each student will be responsible for bringing in an example of folklore from their
hometown.
If you turn-in extra Credit. Fin Grd + Extra Crd = Final Grade
COURSE SCHEDULE AND READING ASSIGNMENT
READING
DATE
Week I-2
TOPIC
Discussion of Course
Requirements
ASSIGNMENT
Field of Folklore
Amer 1, 2,3
Week 3
Folk Speech
Week 4
Proverbs
Amer 4
Dalzell Book
Week-5
Riddles
Amer 5
Castro 81
Amer 6
Week 6
Rhymes
Amer 7
Week 7
Myths
Amer 8
Dierhorst P4
Week 8
Review-Exam
Week 9
Legends
Amer 9
Week 10
Folktales
Amer 10
Rosenberg P1
Week 11
Folksongs
Amer 11,12,13
Sackett 138-
161
Week 12
Superstitions
Amer 14
Sackett 73-89
Week 13
15,16,22,24
Customs
Amer
Week 14
Games
Amer 18
Week 15
19,20,21
Folklife
Week 16
Course Review
Amer