COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODERN ARAB LITERATURE III

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIS 6229 MODERN ARAB LITERATURE III ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Basic Islamic Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Basic Islamic Sciences

Course Objective

To gain recognition, reading, comprehension and translate ability of modern texts deal with Arabic language and literature such as novels, stories, poetry, theater and developing it. He also, can read and understand the text in the press.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student knows the literature of Modern Arabic Literature and the press.
2   The student recognizes Arabic newspapers and magazines and knows outstanding of it.
3   The student gets information about trends on Modern Arabic Literature.
4   The student can analyze the texts of Arabic Press and Modern Arabic Literature.
5   The student can translate the texts of the Arabic Press and Modern Arabic Literature.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The language of the Arabic Press, its contents and properties
2 Examples from first page news I (headlines)
3 Examples from first page news II
4 Texts from Review pages I
5 Texts from Review pages II
6 Articles from columnists I
7 Articles from columnists II
8 Actual Arabic magazines and its properties I
9 Examples from editorial articles I
10 Examples from editorial articles II
11 Examples from magazine articles I
12 Examples from magazine articles II
13 Examples from magazine articles III
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Required Textbooks:
Cüneyt Eren - M. Vecih Uzunoğlu, Alıştırmalı Çağdaş Arapça Seçme Metinler, Bilim Ofset, Izmir 2008.
References: The web-site of Arab Writers Union (http://awu-dam.net) , www.bbc.co.uk/arabic, www.aljazeera.net

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research ,question and answer, assignment and practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm and Final Exam:
In Mid-term and final exam, the students are asked questions in classical style about Arabic Press, works and books on Modern Arabic literature, which will test their knowledge of the field. They are also asked to perform translation of the modern Arabic literature and Arabic Press texts to Turkish Language .

Homework:
The student prepares a composition about a certain genre, literary movement, or a book or an author, or a topic related with Arabic Press, and then presents this composition in printed output.

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term, and final exams and assignments along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

vecih.uzun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 7 98
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 192

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.12
LO.23
LO.32
LO.43
LO.52