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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TAR 3061 HISTORY OF SEMITIC PEOPLES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ŞEYHMUS RECAI TEKOĞLU

Offered to

History History

Course Objective

This lesson aims to study historical-linguistic relationships and origin of Semitic peoples like Arabs, Hebrews, Accadians, Pheonicians, Arameans, Syriacs and similars both from diachronic and synchronic point of view.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   able to compare relationships between related languages 2   able to define peoples from Semitic origin 3   able to explain the very beginning of the history of culture 4   able to define relation between linguistic affinity and culture 5   able to classify metods of historical linguistics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 origin of semitic peoples lectures and reading 2 historical semitic peoples lectures and reading 3 Accadians-Babylonians lectures and reading 4 Assyrian and its influence lectures and reading 5 Phoenicians lectures and reading 6 Arameans lectures and reading 7 Aramean-Syriac relation lectures and reading 8 mid-term exam 9 Hebrews and their origin lectures and reading 10 Hebrew population and diaspora lectures and reading 11 Arabs and theri origin lectures and reading 12 Arab population groups lectures and reading 13 Semitic linguistics lectures and reading 14 Semitic culture lectures and reading 15 Semiitic believes and traditions lectures and reading 16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

S. Moscati, Ancient Semitic Civilisations, 1960

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) lectures 2) readings

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1) 40 % of mid-term exam 2) 60 % of final exam will be assessed

Assessment Criteria

1) LO 1-3 in mid-term exam 2) LO 1-5 in final exam will be assessed

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70 % of attendance is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

recai.tekoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

lesson days

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 2 28 Tutorials 14 1 14 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14 Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for final exam 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 LO.2 3 2 3 3 3 2 LO.3 3 2 3 3 3 2 LO.4 3 2 3 3 3 2 LO.5 3 2 3 3 3 3