| CODE | ARB3032 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Arabic Readings: Modern Arabic Literature | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit presents selections, in Arabic, from modern Arabic literature. This includes poetry, prose and drama excerpts produced in the Arab world, on the one hand, as well as in the countries of the diaspora, on the other. Apart from exposing students to the Arabic modern literary tradition, this study-unit consolidates the linguistic elements covered in the language study-units. Moreover, the study-unit offers insights into a number of cultural, intellectual, religious and socio-political features of the Arab world. Study-unit Aims: 1. To introduce students to modern Arabic literature; 2. To train students to read and translate unvocalised modern literary texts; 3. To consolidate Arabic listening and reading competences; 4. To familiarize students with modern Arabic literature in the original language. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will: 1. become familiar with a selection of major modern Arabic literary works; 2. be able to read, comprehend and translate modern Arabic texts; 3. be able to analyse various philological aspects relating to such texts. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. read, translate and appreciate classical Arabic literary texts; 2. strengthen his/her Arabic grammar; 3. distinguish between different literary genres; 4. summarize orally and in writing the excerpts covered; 5. apply the language skills learned in this study-unit to other study-units related to the Arabic language. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Brinner, W.M., Khouri, M.A. Readings in Modern Arabic Literature. Leiden: Brill. 1971. - Jayyusi, Salma, and Roger Allen (Eds.). Modern Arabic Drama: An Anthology. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1995. - Sabry Hafiz and C. Cobham (Eds.). A Reader of Modern Arabic Short Stories. London: Saqi Books, 1988. - Ziadeh, F. A Reader in Modern Literary Arabic. Troy, MI: International Book Center, 1993. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: ARB1001 or by consent of lecturer | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Amy Marie Abela |
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