| CODE | ARB3004 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Arabic Readings: Contemporary Arabic Writings | ||||||||||||
| 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 course provides extensive practice in comprehending contemporary Arabic writings, including print and nonprint materials. The course trains students both in the idiom of the news media and contemporary literature, but also in the broader media output, including cultural materials. Apart from exposing students to written texts, this study-unit consolidates the linguistic elements covered in the language study-units. Moreover, the study-unit offers insights into a better understanding of contemporary Arab world issues. Study-unit Aims: 1. To introduce students to contemporary Arabic writings; 2. To train students to read and translate unvocalised contemporary writings; 3. To consolidate Arabic listening and reading competences; 4. To familiarize students with contemporary Arabic writings in the original language. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will: 1. become familiar, in general terms, with the themes and techniques characterizing modern and contemporary Arabic writings, and will have been introduced to some major Arabic critical works; 2. be able to read, comprehend and translate contemporary Arabic texts. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. read, translate and appreciate contemporary writings; 2. strengthen his/her Arabic grammar; 3. distinguish between different literary genres; 4. summarize orally and in writing the excerpts covered; 5. analyse various philological aspects relating to such texts; 6. 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: E.J. 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-units: ARB3031, ARB3032 or by consent of lecturer | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Kurstin Gatt |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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