| Major Courses |
| ARAB 103 Arabic Handwriting (1) credit | ARAB 315 Palestinian Literature (3) |
| ARAB 112 Prosody(3) | ARAB 331 Arabic Criticism (3) |
| ARAB 212 Islamic Literature (3) | ARAB 332 Modern Criticism (3) |
| ARAB 251 Introduction to Grammar I.(3) | ARAB 333 Arabic Rhetoric(3) |
| ARAB 252 Introduction to Grammar II.(3) | ARAB 334 Arabic Novel & Drama (3) |
| ARAB 253 Introduction to Grammar II(3) | ARAB 351 Studies in Grammar (3) |
| ARAB 311 Abbasid literature (3) | ARAB 352 Grammatical Practice (3) |
| ARAB 312 Andalusian Literature (3) | ARAB 354 Modern Linguistics (3) |
| ARAB 313 Literature of Egypt & Syria (3) | ARAB 371 Sciences of the Qur'an&Hadith(3) |
| ARAB 314 Modern Poetry (3) | ARAB 391 Methods of Research (2) |
| ARAB 389 Senior Seminar (1) |
| Arabic Minor Courses
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| ARAB 212 Islamic Literature (3) | ||
| ARAB 311 Abbasid Literature (3) | ||
| ARAB 315 Palestinian Literature (3) | ||
| ARAB 251 Introduction to Grammar I.(3) | ||
| ARAB 252 Introduction to Grammar II (3) | ||
| ARAB 354 Modern Linguistics (3) |
| ARAB 103 Arabic Handwriting (1) Students will study the history of Arabic Calligraphy and will be introduced to all known types. The aim of this course is to enrich the student's skill in Ruq'a handwriting. |
| ARAB 120 Arabic I (3) This course involves the analytical and critical study of literary and linguistic texts. It aims at enriching the student's skill in reading, conversation, comprehension and expression. |
| ARAB 121 Arabic II (3) The aim of this course is to acquire the bases of good writing, with proper emphasis on the sentence, the paragraph, the subject, the title and punctuation marks. The art of essay in Arabic literature with other forms of modern writings will be studied. Students will be trained on the principles of writing in the different genres of literary writings. |
| ARAB 142 Prosody (3) This course comprises a study of the science of prosody and its origin, the forms of Arabic poetry, the rhyme and the meters. A study will be made of the prosody meters as formulated by Al-Khalil-Ibn Ahmad. The course involves a study of the music of modern Arabic poetry and the innovation introduced into it. Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121 |
| ARAB 211 Jahilite Literature (3) This course involves the study of the outstanding aspects of the Jahilite period, such as diction, social structure of the Jahilite society, prose writing, poetry and its sources. The course comprises an appreciative, critical and analytical study of Jahilite poetry. The students will study also the poetry of 'Mru' al- Qays, Zuhayr and as-Shanfara. Prerequisite: ARAB 120, 121 |
| ARAB 212 Islamic Literature (3) This course comprises a study of the following subjects: Islam basic principles, al-Qur'an, al-Hadith, the Islamic poetry. Students will study the poetry of Hassan bin Thabit, Ka'b bin Zuhyr and the Islamic prose (the prophet speech). In addition, the most prominent trends in the Umayyad period will be studied: an-Naqa'id, al-Kawarij, the speech of Ziyad and the treatise of Abdulhamid al-Khatib. Prerequisite: ARAB 120, 121 |
| ARAB 233 Arabic Rhetoric (3) Students will study the science of rhetoric, its origin, technicalities and different schools. This course offers also a new vision of Arabic Rhetoric. Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121 ARAB 251 Introduction to Grammar I (3) Students will study in this course the Arabic grammar under the following headings: etymology, inflection and derivation, parts of speech, word formation, temporal structure of the verb, gender in nouns, division of the noun according to number, diminution and attribution., i'lal, ibdal, idgham, the relative adjective, pronouns, modes of the verb and conjugation. Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121 |
| ARAB 252 Introduction to Grammar II (3) In this course students will study the Arabic grammar under the following headings: diptotes, declension of nouns, nominal sentences, verbal sentences, the subject and the predicate, the weak verb, complements to the verbal sentence, requests, conditional sentences, the vocative, "exclamations" and oaths, the forms expressive of surprise or wonder, and practical applications of grammatical analysis. Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121 |
| ARAB 253 Introduction to Grammar III (3) Students will study in this course the following subjects: a general view of the verb and its forms, the voices, tenses of the verb, the moods, the numerals, the particles, the adverbs, the complements, the conditional and the particles of meaning. Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121 |
| ARAB 291 Research Methods in Language and Literature (2 or 3) The student will study the following subjects: methods of research, the term paper, the report, , sources of information, documentation, footnotes, ethics of the researcher, research outline and the organization of the study, the subject and its importance, the aims of the study, definition of terms, abbreviations, references, bibliography, general writing form, the library, methods of classification. Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121 |
| ARAB 310 Language Skills: (3) This course is offered for students from outside the Arabic Department. It comprises the study of the following subjects: language, its structure and methods of study. Students will study also the science of linguistics, characteristics of Arabic sounds, Arabic grammar: parts of speech, Arabic structural patterns and the construction of the utterances. Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121 |
| ARAB 311 Abbasid Literature (3) This course involves the study of the development of the intellectual, economic and social fields in the `Abbasid period through the study of poetry, with focus on prominent poets such as Abu-Tammam, al-Buhturi Al-Mutanabiy and al-Ma'ary. Varieties of prose, their development, and prominent prose writers such as Ibn-ul-Muqaffa', Al-Jahiz, Badi' az-Zaman and al-Maqamat will also be studied. Prerequisite: ARAB 211,212 |
| ARAB 312 Andalusian Literature (3) This course deals with the general features of the cultural and literary life in al-Andalus in the different periods to help the student to be acquainted with the aspects of the Andalusian literature. The course will focus on the following Andalusian poets: 'Asim bin Zayd, Hasanah Tamymyah, Yahya al-Ghazal, Ahmed Abdrabu, Ibin Hani, al Qastali, Ibin Shuhayd, Ibin Zaydun, al-Mu'tamid Bin Abad, Ibin Hamdis, Ibn Khafaja, Ibin Abdun, Ibin al-Anbar, Ibin al-Khatib. The students will study also the arts in which the Andalusians excelled, , al-Muwashshahat, az-Zajal, the prose and the influence of Andalusian environment on poetry. Prerequisite: ARAB 211 212 |
| ARAB 313 Literature of Egypt and Syria (3) This course aims at the study of political, military, economic and scientific developments in this period as well as the intellectual trends. The following poets will be studied: Ibn-ul-Qaisaraniyy, Usama-Ibn-Munqidh, Ibn-as-Sa'atiyy, Ibn al-Farid, Ibn Sana' al-Mulk, al-Baha' Zuhayr and al Busayri. The course will comprise the study of the works of various prose writers in this period: al-Qadi al-Fadil, Ibn al-Sayrafi, al-Imad al-Katib , Izzidine Ben as-Salam and the influence of this period on Arabic literature. Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121
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| ARAB 314 Modern Poetry (3) This course comprises the study of the renaissance of Arabic poetry in the 19th century, the various schools in modern Arabic poetry, and their development: ad-Diwan, Apollo and al-Mahjar, together with the study of various specimens. The course will comprise a study of the free verse poetry and its development. The most prominent poets will be studied, and extracts from their poems will be analyzed. Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121 |
| ARAB 315 Palestinian Literature (3) Students will study in this course the following subjects and texts: characteristics of the literary renaissance in Palestine, traditional and modern trends in poetry, the national trend in Palestinian poetry. Texts for Abulkarim al-Karmi, Ibrahim Tuqan, Mahmud Darwish, will be examined. The short story, the novel and their prominent writers, the different trends in Palestinian prose literature will be studied. Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121
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| ARAB 316 Comparative Literature (3) This course comprises the study of the origin of comparative literature in West and in the Arab world, as well as comparative literature research methods. Western influences on Arabic literature in novel, drama, poetry, and literary criticism will be studied, along with literary schools. The delineation of national literatures of countries and nations, and the French influence on Taha Husain will also be studied. Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121 |
| ARAB 317 Popular Literature (3) This course will familiarize students with the different genres of popular literature in Palestine and the Arab World. Special emphasis will be placed on the myth, tale and lyrical poetry.. Students will study methods of research and analysis of the popular literature in Arabic and Western literatures, the tools used in the gathering, classification and analysis of collected material Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121 |
| ARAB 324 An Oriental Language (3) The course comprises the study of an Oriental language such as Hebrew, Syriac or Persian, in order to facilitate the comparison of Arabic with other languages. Prerequisite: ARAB 120, 121 |
| ARAB 331 Arabic Criticism (3) This course comprises the study of classical Arabic criticism under the following titles: the concept of literary criticism, Arabic criticism during the Jahilite, Islamic, Umayyad and `Abbasid periods; the works of Ibin al-Mu'taz, Ibin Sallam, Qudamah, al-Amidiyy and al-Qadi-al-Jurjani; and literary criticism in the sixth and seventh centuries A.H. Prerequisite: ARAB 211,212 |
| ARAB 332 Modern Criticism (3) Students will study in this course modern criticism under the following headings: the nature of the criticism process, elements of the literary work, origins of literary criticism, Greek criticism, contemporary Arabic criticism, methods and schools of literary criticism. The course also involves a study of main characteristics of narrative and dramatic Arabic literature. Jumhuryat Farahat by Yusuf Idris will be examined. Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121 |
| ARAB 334 Arabic Novel and Drama (3) This course aims at familiarizing students with the dramatic and narrative arts in modern Arabic literature by studying the stages of their development. Special emphasis will be placed on the study of origins of the narrative and dramatic arts in Egypt, Syria and Iraq. Modern narrative and dramatic texts for Tawfiq al-Hakim, Najib Mahfuz will be critically studied. Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121 |
| ARAB 351 Studies in Grammar (3) This course comprises a study of selected subjects from old Arabic grammar compilations, to enable students to understand them and know the style of old prominent grammarians. The students will review selected specimens from the compilations of the following grammarians: Sibawayh, Ibn-Mada', Ibn-ul-Anbariy, al-Farra', Az-Zamakhshariy, Ibn-Jinniy, Ibn Hisham and Abu Hayyan. The course will comprise an introduction on the modernization efforts in Grammar. Prerequisite: ARAB 251, 252 |
| ARAB 352 Grammatical Practice (3) Students will study in this course the grammatical practice under the following titles: the nominal sentence, subject and predicate, case forms, sisters of kana, kada, inna and ma; the verbal sentence, the verb and its modifications, the subject, the compliments, the participles, the numbers, particles of meaning, Students will study texts, which will help them to understand the syntax of the sentence. Prerequisite: ARAB 251, 252 |
| ARAB 353 Schools of Grammar (3) This course comprises the study of the various well-known schools of grammar of Basra, Kufa, Baghdad, Egypt, al-Andalus, and their role in developing Arabic grammar. Detailed attention will be paid to the modern critical studies on Arabic grammar and the efforts for its re-classification and simplification. Prerequisite: ARAB 251, 252 |
| ARAB 354 Modern Linguistics (3) Emphasis in this course is placed on the development of linguistics and its research methods under the following headings: language, phonetics, phonology, morphology semantics, the Arabic sounds, intonation, the Arabic word, the syllable, stems, transformational and generative grammar. Prerequisite: Arab 251, 252 |
| ARAB 371 Sciences of the Qur'an and Hadith (3) This course comprises a study of the Qur'anic sciences; the Meccan and Medinite exegesis and their impact on Arabic literature; the kinds of al-Hadith, its sources and methods of transference and quotation in language and literature; the influence of Hadith on literature and grammar. Prerequisite: ARAB 120,121 |
| ARAB 372 Islamic Philosophy (3) This course will focus on the most prominent philosophies introduced into Arab Muslim society. Emphasis will be placed on the strife of their ideologies with Arabic Islamic civilization. The course will also concentrate on the study of the most prominent Muslim philosophers and selected extracts of their works, particularly those of al-Kindiy, Avicenne, al-Farabiy, Averroes and al-Ghazali. Prerequisite: ARAB 212 |
| ARAB 389 Senior Seminar (1) Every student before finishing the fourth year will be given the chance to do an original research on a topic in Arabic language and literature. The student will be placed under the supervision of an instructor from the Department. After finishing his work, he will be examined orally in public in front of a committee from the Department. |
| HEBREW LANGUAGE COURSES |
| HEBR 101 Conversational Hebrew I (3) This is an introductory course with practice in the basic language skills needed for everyday speech. Emphasis will be placed on the skills of listening, speaking and elementary reading. |
| HEBR 102 Conversational Hebrew II (3) This is a continuation of practice in the basic language skills with appropriate increasing difficulty. This course will involve a contrastive study of Arabic and Hebrew phonological, morphological and syntactic structures. Prerequisite: HEBR 101 |
| HEBR 103 Intermediate Hebrew (3) The aim of the course is to reinforce former learning (grammar, basic structures, and vocabulary), and to improve reading and writing skills. Emphasis will be placed on conversation in Hebrew and advanced reading material. Selections from Hebrew literary texts, as well as from the newspapers, will be used. Prerequisite: HEBR 102 |
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