10/31/2025 1:49:05 AM	ANTHRO 21 Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ANTHRO 21	Title:  INTRO TO FOLKLORE
Full Title:  Introduction to Folklore
Last Reviewed:4/25/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Survey of the forms and functions of western and non-western oral traditions.  Analysis of myth, legend, proverb, riddle, and folklife traditions from the anthropological perspective.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Survey of the forms & functions of western & non-western folk traditions.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:	Fall 2025
Area:	D G L4 D G	Social and Behavioral Sciences American Cultures/Ethnic Studies Social and Behavioral Sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences American Cultures/Ethnic Studies
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	D	Social Science		Fall 2011
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D3	Ethnic Studies
	D	Social Science		Fall 2010	Fall 2011
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D3	Ethnic Studies
	D4	Gender Studies
	D5	Geography
	D6	History
	D7	Interdisc Social or Behavioral Science
	D	Social Science		Fall 1987	Fall 2010
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D4	Gender Studies
	D5	Geography
	D6	History
	D7	Interdisc Social or Behavioral Science
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 2010
	4A	Anthropology and Archeology
	4C	Ethnic Studies
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 1981	Fall 2010
	4A	Anthropology and Archeology
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  Students completing this course will be able to comprehend and

 demonstrate knowledgeability in the areas outlined on screen 7.

 They will be expected to apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate

 their knowledge and comprehension of the material.

Topics and Scope

  1.  The concept of culture.

 2.  Folklore as culture:  definitions of the field.

 3.  Origins of Folklore.

 4.  Functions of Folklore.

 5.  Folklore Genre (legend, proverb, riddle, ballad, myth, etc).

 6.  The role of myth in religion/culture.

 7.  Ritual and magic.

Assignments:

  Students enrolled in this class will be evaluated through objective

 and essay exams and through field collections with written and/or

 oral reports on those collections.  Homework (minimum of 2 hours

 per class hour) will include all textbook readings, field collectins,

 and report preparations.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 30 - 50%
Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 50 - 70%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

  Oring, Elliott,ed.

   1986, FOLK GROUPS AND FOLKLORE GENRE.  University of Utah Press.

 Dundes, Alan

   1965, THE STUDY OF FOLKLORE.  Prentice Hall:  New Jeresy.

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