COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARABIC LANGUAGE AND RHETORIC I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIS 6521 ARABIC LANGUAGE AND RHETORIC I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Basic Islamic Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SENEM CEYLAN

Offered to

Basic Islamic Sciences

Course Objective

To recognize al-Ma'ani, al-Bayan and al-Badi which basic issues of the al-Balaghah, and know its sub-disciplines.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student knows meaning of al-Fasaha and its purpose.
2   The student recognizes meaning of al-Balaghah and its goals.
3   The student gets information about `Ilm al-Ma ani and its sub-disciplines; also knows where and how to speak.
4   The student gets information about `Ilm al-Bayan and its sub-disciplines; also knows how to transfer his idea to the others correctly.
5   The student gets information about `Ilm al-Badi and its sub-disciplines; also he knows how to beautify the word and the meaning.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The history of rhetoric and conceptual framework
2 Fesahat and relevant sub-headings
3 Eloquence and relevant sub-headings
4 Sentence = types and features
5 News terms: sub-titles
6 Attributing = musnad and musnad ileyh
7 Attributing = musnad and musnad ileyh
8 midterm exam
9 According to the case-not to mention the lack of suitable
10 The act of müteallık
11 Kasr
12 Chapter-at-
13 Icaz-itnab-Musavat
14 Icaz-itnab-Musavat

Recomended or Required Reading

Required Textbooks:
1. Ahmed b. Ibrahim el-Haşimi, Cevahirü'l-Belağa fi'l-Meani ve'l-Beyan ve'l-Bedi', el-Mektebetu l-`Asriyye, Beyrut 2013.
References:
1. Cüneyt Eren-M. Vecih Uzunoğlu, Arap Edebiyatında Edebî Sanatlar Belağat, Sütun Yayınları, Istanbul 2006
2. Cüneyt Eren-M. Vecih Uzunoğlu, Hülâsatu'l-Belâğa Arapça Belağat, Cantaş Yayınları, Istanbul 2012
3. Cüneyt Eren-M. Vecih Uzunoğlu, Belağat Terimleri Sözlüğü, Rağbet Yayınları, Istanbul 2014

Other Sources: Related articles in Islamic encyclopedia

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 basic terms related with al-Ma ani, al-Bayan, al-Badi and its sub-disciplines explaining them by examples, also questioned to translate a text related with al-Balaghah and to show the literary arts in the text.

Homework:
The student prepares a composition about an art in al-Ma ani, al-Bayan, al-Badi or translate a text in al-Balaghah and examine the arts in it.

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)

senem.soyer@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 1 15 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 14 4 56
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 180

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