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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module MEIS3031: MODERN ARABIC LITERATURE

Department: Government and International Affairs (Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies)

MEIS3031: MODERN ARABIC LITERATURE

TypeLevelCreditsAvailabilityModule CapLocation
Open 3 20 Available in 2006/2007 None. Durham

Pre-requisites

  • Elementary Arabic 1 (MEIS1012) AND Elementary Arabic 2 (MEIS1022) OR Arabic at an equivalent level.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combinations

  • None.

Aims

  • The module supplements the Level 2 core Arabic Literature module, enabling a greater range of modern texts to be studied in greater depth.
  • Particular attention is paid to non-Egyptian authors.

Content

  • The module is structured to cover poetry in the Michaelmas term, and prose texts in the Epiphany and Easter terms.
  • The main texts read and discussed are as follows: Michaelmas term: poetry selections from 'Anthology of Arabic Verse', ed.
  • Badawi, and other sources.
  • Epiphany and Easter terms: Muhammad Rida al-Kafi, 'Khayt Aryan', and Emile Habibi, 'al-Mutasha'il'.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge
Subject-specific Skills
Key Skills

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

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Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotal HoursAttendance Monitored
Lectures (Classes) 44 Two per week 1 hour 44
Preparation and Reading 156
Total 200

Summative Assessment

ComponentComponent WeightingElementLength/DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Examination 75% one two-hour written examination 100%
Essay 25% one essay 2500 words 100%

Formative Assessment

One 2000 word assessed essay

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.