COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF CLASSICAL ARABIC LITERATURE II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIS 6556 HISTORY OF CLASSICAL ARABIC LITERATURE II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Basic Islamic Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AHMET TAHIR DAYHAN

Offered to

Basic Islamic Sciences

Course Objective

To recognize Classical Arabic literature and know the types of the classical period, and can read the texts about these genres.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student knows the literature of Classical Arabic literature
2   The student recognizes types of Classical Arabic Literature and knows outstanding works
3   The student gets information about styles of the texts on Classical Arabic literature
4   The student gets information about contents of the texts on Classical Arabic Literature
5   The student can translate the texts of the Classical 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 prose in Umayyad period: speech, preaching and religious parable
2 The religious literature in Umayyad period: exegesis, Qıraat of the Qur'an, jurisprudence, theology
3 The poetry in Abbasid period
4 Selected poems from Imam Shafii
5 The prose in Abbasid period
6 Language and literature studies and language schools
7 Selected texts from Cahiz's al-Buhala
8 Selected texts from Alfu Layla wa Layla
9 Selected texts from Kalila and Dimna
10 Examples from Arabic proverbs I
11 Examples from Arabic proverbs II
12 Chapter of al-`Ilm from Al-Ghazali's Ihyau 'ulûm ad-din
13 Examples from Andalusia Poetry: Abu al-Baka al-Rundi s Risâu'l-Endelûsî
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Required Textbooks:
1. A. Suphi Furat, Arap Edebiyatı Tarihi I, Istanbul Üniv. Edebiyat Fak. Yayınları, Istanbul 1996.
2. Kenan Demirayak, Arap Edebiyatı Tarihi 1 Sadru'l- Islam Dönemi, Fenomen yayınları, Erzurum 2010.
References:
3. el-Meydani, Mecme u l-Emsâl, Dâru l-Kutubi l-`Ilmiyye, Beyrut 1998.
4. el-Câhız, Kitabu'l-buhala (tahk. Muhammed Mesud), Matbaatü'l-Cumhur, Kahire 1323
5. Imam Şafiî, Divanü'l-Imam eş-Şafii (tahk. Ömer Faruk et-Tabba), Daru'l-Kalem, Beyrut 1995
6. Beydaba, Kelile ve Dimne, el-Mektebetü'l-Ehliyye, Beyrut 1966
7. Gazali, ihyau `ulûmi d-dîn, Müssesetü'l-Halebi, Kahire 1967
8. Anonim, Elfu Leyletin ve Leyle (nşr. Muhsin Mehdi), I-III, Leiden 1994
9. Collected poems

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 * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


*** 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 works and books on Classical Arabic literature, which will test their knowledge of the field. They are also asked to perform translation of the Classical Arabic literature texts to Turkish Language .

Homework:
The student prepares a composition about a certain genre, literary movement, or a book or an author, 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)

To be announced.

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 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 167

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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