California University of Pennsylvania Guidelines for New Course Proposals University Course Syllabus Department of Art and Languages UCC Approval date: 03/27/17 A. Protocol Course Name: Arabic Literature & Cultural Aspects Course Number: ARB 630 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Maximum Class Size (face-to-face): N/A Maximum Class Size (online): 35 Class Language: Arabic B. Objectives of the Course: Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: • Practice reading literary texts within their social, historical, and cultural contexts. • Discuss the multifaceted relationship of literature to society as mediator, mirror, interpreter and critique. • Identify the different Arabic literary genres: drama, poetry, essays, novels, • Recognize and discuss the different uses of these genres and the social and personal conditions that allow these works to be produced in a variety of cultural settings. • Analyze the relationship between the cultural and social conditions and the literary norms that encouraged the production of specific literary forms as well as the creative impulses and audience demands that, in part, reformulated those social norms. • Enjoy reading Arabic literary texts & widen their knowledge about the Arabic literature. C. Catalog Description: This course surveys selected Arabic literary works including the biography, poetry, prose, the tale, the fiction, the novel, the play, the song and the film. It will also discuss the language used in such works, and research how the culture of the community was reflected in that literary work. It will also examine how culture plays an important role in literature. D. Outline of the Course: Week 1: General introduction to Arabic literature. Week 2: Literary theory and criticism Week 3-5: Selected poems from the Arabic classical & modern poetry Week 6-7: Fiction Literature (epic, maqama, satire, etc.) Week 8-9: Prose Week 10-11: Novels Week 12: Plays Week 13: Songs & Films Week 14: Tales Week 15: Final Exam, Paper, & Presentation E. Teaching Methodology: 1) Traditional Classroom Methodology N/A 2) Online Methodology This class will be offered online. Cooperative learning is the major teaching method in this course. The instructor will serve as a facilitator to the learning process in class. We will work together to learn more about Arabic linguistics by keeping up with the required readings and doing the required class work. To this end, the instructor will use short lectures, videos, work papers and presentations, homework, and class discussion. It is expected that all students will take part in these discussions. F. Suggested Text ‫ ﻓﺎطﻤـﺔ ﯾـﻮﺳـﻒ اﻟﻌـﻠﻲ‬: ‫ﻓﻲ ﻗـﺎﻋـﺔ اﻟﻤﺤـﻜﻤـﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﺤﻤــﺪ أﺣـﻤـﺪ ﻋـﺒﺪ اﻟـﻮﻟـﻲ‬: ‫اﻻرض ﯾــﺎﺳﻠﻤﻲ‬ ‫ﻧﺠــﯿﺐ ﻣﺤﻔــﻮظ‬: ‫زﻗــﺎق اﻟﻤﺪق‬ ‫ﺟـﻮﻟـﺔ ﻓـﻲ اﻟﺸﻌﺮ اﻟﻌـﺮﺑـﻲ اﻟـﻰ ﯾـﺜﺮب‬ ‫رﺛـﺎء ﻋﻤـﺮ اﻟﻤﺨـﺘﺎر‬ ‫اﻻرﻣـﻠﺔ اﻟﻤﺮﺿـﻌﺔ ـ ﻣﻌـﺮوف اﻟﺮﺻﺎﻓـﻲ‬ ‫ﻧﺎزك اﻟـﻤﻠﻠﺌـﻜﺔ –دﻋـﻮة اﻟـﻲ اﻻﻣـﻞ‬ ‫اﺑﻮ اﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢ اﻟﺸـﺎﺑـﻲ –اﻟـﻲ طـﻐـﺎة اﻟـﻌﺎﻟـﻢ‬ ‫ﻣﺤـﻤﻮد دروﯾﺶ –اطﻔﺎﻟﻨﺎ واﻟﺮﺑﯿـﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺒـﯿﺎﺗﻲ –اﻟﻤـﻮت ﻓـﻲ اﻟﻈـﮭﯿـﺮة‬ ‫دراﺳــﺎت ﻓـﻲ اﻟﺸﻌﺮ اﻟـﻌـﺮﺑﻲ اﻟﺤـﺪ ﯾـﺚ‬: ‫ﺷـﻮﻗﻲ ﺿـﯿﻒ‬ ‫ﻣﻌﻠﻘﺔ ﻋﻨﺘﺮة‬ ‫ﺣﺴﺎن ﺑﻦ ﺛﺎﺑﺖ\ﻗﺼﯿﺪة ﻋﺒﺪ ﷲ ﺑﻦ رواﺣﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺨﻨﺴﺎء‬ ‫زرﻗﺎء اﻟﯿﻤﺎﻣﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺘﻨﺒﻲ‬- ‫اﻟﺮأي ﻗﺒﻞ ﺷﺠﺎﻋﺔ‬ ‫)ﻓﻲ ﻓﻀﻞ ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ(ﻣﻘﺪﻣﺔ إﺑﻦ ﺧﻠﺪون‬ ‫ﻧﺰار ﻗﺒﺎﻧﻲ‬ Fatima Yousef Al Ali: In the courtroom Mohammed Ahmed Abdul Wali: Earth Ya Salma Naguib Mahfouz: Al - Madaq 's Alley Arabic poetry tour to Yathrib Lamentations of Omar Al- Mukhtar Ma’roof Al-Risafi: The breastfeeding widow Nazek Malak: Call for Hope Abu Al - Qasim Al- Shabi: To the oppressors of the world Mahmoud Darwish: Our children and the spring Al-Bayati: Death at noon Shawqy Dhayif: Studies in Modern Arabic poetry The Muallaqa (Ode) of Antara Ibn Shaddad Hassan ibn Thabit: The story of Abdullah bin Rawaha Al-Khansaa Zarqa’ Al- Yamamah Al- Mutanabi - Opinion before courage Introduction of Ibn Khaldun (in the virtue of the history of science) Nizar Qabbani Classical Arabic Literature: A Library of Arabic Literature Anthology: Selected and translated by GEERT JAN VAN GELDER Additional readings will be available on D2L. G. Assessment Activities: 1) Traditional Classroom Assessment N/A 2) Online Assessment Quizzes/Exams Paper(s) Presentation(s) Class Discussions/Participation 20% 30% 20% 30% H. Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: OSD Revised June 2015 STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Students reserve the right to decide when to self-identify and when to request accommodations. Students requesting approval for reasonable accommodations should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD). Students are expected to adhere to OSD procedures for self-identifying, providing documentation and requesting accommodations in a timely manner. Students will present the OSD Accommodation Approval Notice to faculty when requesting accommodations that involve the faculty. Contact Information: • • • • • I. 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Supportive Instructional Materials, e.g. library materials, web sites, etc. Video and audio tapes dealing with Arabic culture will be made available. Additional Information for Course Proposals K. Proposed Instructors: Qualified Instructor to teach Arabic. L. Rationale for the Course: Among the most pressing issues to emerge from the recent developments on the global scene is that of genuine translatability among cultures. In these contexts, it has become important to assess the status of non-European literatures, especially as they are received in translation. And translation brings with it the deeper issues of translatability. Among these, the case of modern Arabic literature is most pressing, both within the academy and in the society at large. The tragic events of 9/11 led to perhaps an even greater interest in Arab culture and, in a trickle effect down to works of modern Arabic literature (awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Naguib Mahfouz back in 1988). But is modern Arabic literature to be read, native-informant like, only for a view on Arab culture and Arab societies? If these works were translated & migrated beyond academic contexts and classrooms, is it then the choice of texts or is it the widening of dissemination, forces of the market that would prepare the scene for an otherwise mode of reception? M. Specialized Equipment or Supplies Needed: Specialized equipment or supplies are not needed for course instruction. N. Answer the following questions using complete sentences: 1) Does the course require additional human resources? (Please explain) No 2) Does the course require additional physical resources? (Please explain) No 3) Does the course change the requirements in any particular major? (Please explain) No 4) Does the course replace an existing course in your program? (If so, list the course) No 5) How often will the course be taught? Every other semester 6) Does the course duplicate an existing course in another Department or College? (If the possibility exists, indicate course discipline, number, and name) No O. If the proposed course includes substantial material that is traditionally taught in another discipline, you must request a statement of support from the department chair that houses that discipline. N/A P. Please identify if you are proposing to have this course considered as a menu course for General Education. The General Education Committee must consider and approve the course proposal before consideration by the UCC. This course is a graduate course for the MA Social Science: Arabic. Q. Approval Form: Provide the Approval Form (Signature Page) with the signatures of your department Chair AND college Dean (electronically).