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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.
Location:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Web Site:
Carter Hall - G-35
(724) 938-5781
(724) 938-4599
osdmail@calu.edu
http://www.calu.edu/osd
Title IX Syllabus Addendum
California University of Pennsylvania
Reporting Obligations of Faculty Members under Title IX
of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §1681, et seq.
California University of Pennsylvania and its faculty are committed to assuring a safe and productive educational
environment for all students. In order to meet this commitment and to comply with the Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972 and guidance from the Office of Civil Rights, the University requires faculty members to
report incidents of sexual violence shared by students to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, Dr. John A.
Burnett, Special Assistant to the President for EEEO, Office of Social Equity, South Hall 112, Burnett@calu.edu,
724-938-4014. The only exceptions to the faculty member’s reporting obligation are when incidents of sexual
violence are communicated by a student during a classroom discussion, in a writing assignment for a class, or as
part of a University-approved research project. Faculty members are obligated to report sexual violence or any
other abuse of a student who was, or is, a child (person under 18 years of age) when the abuse allegedly occurred
to the person designated in the University protection of minors policy.
The University’s information regarding the reporting of sexual violence and the resources that are available to
victims of sexual violence is set forth at:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Office of Social Equity, South Hall 112, 724-938-4014
o Social Equity Home Page
www.calu.edu/SocialEquity
o Social Equity Policies
www.calu.edu/SEpolicies
o Social Equity Complaint Form
www.calu.edu/SEcomplaint
Counseling Center, Carter Hall G53, 724-938-4056
End Violence Center, Carter Hall G94, 724-938-5707
Student Affairs, Natali Student Center 311, 724-938-4439
Wellness Center, Carter Hall G53, 724-938-4232
Women’s Center, Natali Student Center 117, 724-938-5857
•
J.
Threat Response Assessment and Intervention Team (T.R.A.I.T.) & Dept. of Public Safety &
University Police, Pollock Maintenance Building, 724-938-4299
o EMERGENCY: From any on-campus phone & Dial H-E-L-P or go to any public pay phone
& Dial *1. (*Identify the situation as an emergency and an officer will be dispatched
immediately.)
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).
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.
Location:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Web Site:
Carter Hall - G-35
(724) 938-5781
(724) 938-4599
osdmail@calu.edu
http://www.calu.edu/osd
Title IX Syllabus Addendum
California University of Pennsylvania
Reporting Obligations of Faculty Members under Title IX
of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §1681, et seq.
California University of Pennsylvania and its faculty are committed to assuring a safe and productive educational
environment for all students. In order to meet this commitment and to comply with the Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972 and guidance from the Office of Civil Rights, the University requires faculty members to
report incidents of sexual violence shared by students to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, Dr. John A.
Burnett, Special Assistant to the President for EEEO, Office of Social Equity, South Hall 112, Burnett@calu.edu,
724-938-4014. The only exceptions to the faculty member’s reporting obligation are when incidents of sexual
violence are communicated by a student during a classroom discussion, in a writing assignment for a class, or as
part of a University-approved research project. Faculty members are obligated to report sexual violence or any
other abuse of a student who was, or is, a child (person under 18 years of age) when the abuse allegedly occurred
to the person designated in the University protection of minors policy.
The University’s information regarding the reporting of sexual violence and the resources that are available to
victims of sexual violence is set forth at:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Office of Social Equity, South Hall 112, 724-938-4014
o Social Equity Home Page
www.calu.edu/SocialEquity
o Social Equity Policies
www.calu.edu/SEpolicies
o Social Equity Complaint Form
www.calu.edu/SEcomplaint
Counseling Center, Carter Hall G53, 724-938-4056
End Violence Center, Carter Hall G94, 724-938-5707
Student Affairs, Natali Student Center 311, 724-938-4439
Wellness Center, Carter Hall G53, 724-938-4232
Women’s Center, Natali Student Center 117, 724-938-5857
•
J.
Threat Response Assessment and Intervention Team (T.R.A.I.T.) & Dept. of Public Safety &
University Police, Pollock Maintenance Building, 724-938-4299
o EMERGENCY: From any on-campus phone & Dial H-E-L-P or go to any public pay phone
& Dial *1. (*Identify the situation as an emergency and an officer will be dispatched
immediately.)
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).