COURSE OUTLINE

Discipline English Program Bachelor of Secondary

Education
Course Code BSEDENG 7 Course Title Mythology & Folklore
Credit Units 3 Duration 54 hrs/18 weeks
Program 2nd year Prerequisite None
Placement

Course Description:

This course is a study of major myths and folklore of various cultures around
the world. It is designed to give students an exposure to different mythological and
folk narratives from different countries to gain deeper insights into the nature of
human beings, their origin, their desires, their fears, their instincts, and their needs, in
general and in the different cultural patterns of countries.

Intended Learning Outcomes

After the successful completion of this course, the students must be able to:

1. compare and contrast myths from different times and places, identifying
where they occur, universal mythic patterns and character types;
2. recognize mythic allusions in art, literature, drama, and film;
3. analyze specific myths or bodies of myths with regard to function, specifying
which portions of a particular story perform which functions; and
4. harmonize the knowledge of excellent instruction of a true NOrSUnian with
the core values of SAPPHIRE (4.3.1.1) needed to become dynamic,
competitive, and globally responsive (4.1.1.1).

COURSE OUTLINE
Time Time
Frame Topic Frame Topic
(Week & (Week &
Hour) Hour)
1 NORSU Preliminaries 12 V. The British Isles

 Beowulf
 King Arthur and
The Knights of the
Round Tab
2-3 I. Introduction to 13-14 VI. Northern Europe
Mythology & Folklore
 The Norse Gods
1. What are myths?  The Stories of Signey
2. What is folklore? and Sigurd
3. Why do we need to  The Theft of Thor’ Hammer
study myths?

4-6 II. GREEK MYTHOLOGY 15-16 VII. American Mythology

Stories of Creation (Greek
and Roman)  The Children of the
Sun
The Titans and the  The Woman Who Fell
Twelve Olympians from the Sky
 How The World and  Caught by a Hair-
Mankind were Created String
 Prometheus and
Pandora
 Deucalion and Pyrra
 7-9 III. GREEK MYTHOLOGY 17 VIII. PHILIPPINE MYTH
Stories of Love and  Major and Minor deities
Adventure (Greek and of Philippine Mythology
Roman)  Bakunawa and the
Seven Moons
 Cupid and Psyche
 Pyramus and Thisbe
 Orpheus and Euridyce
 Ceyx and Alcyone
 Pygmalion and
Galatea
 Daphne

10-11 IV. GREEK MYTHOLOGY

Stories of
Adventure (Greek and
Roman)

 Oedipus Rex
 The Aeneid
 The Iliad
 The Odyssey
 The Quest of the
Golden Fleece
 Hercules

11 Midterm Examination 18 Final Examination Week

COURSE REQUIREMENT COURSE GRADING SYSTEM

Attendance, Class Participation, Quizzes, Grading System
Long Reflective Writing/
Exams (Midterm, Finals), Projects Quizzes/Assignments 20%
Participation/Performance/ 30%
Outputs
Attendance 10%
Major Exams 40%
Total 100%

Cut off or required grade in relation to the

Course Program Standard is 85%.

REFRERENCES/READING MATERIALS
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes. Hamilton, Edith.

World Mythology. Rosenberg, Donna

For Film Viewing

https://youtu.be/tsHqBQkYcTQ
https://youtu.be/xy2M29lA6h8
https://youtu.be/AbCIbBz4SkI
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https://youtu.be/Iggx1dnlz14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6FkQWqAdKs&t=5s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RthtmfQEnWg&t=118s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29jrluPHWZ8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTiKugksayI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHOXBeOjAeU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FDVh2ce-lU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFHJmtC9dMU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peFwikd2-bw
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