ClassInfo - Fall 2020 Arabic Classes

Fall 2020 | ARAB 5041 Section 001: Classical and Modern Arabic Prose (17557)

Instructor(s): Katrien Vanpee
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: Completely Online
Class Attributes:: Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:: Arab 5102
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020

Fri 11:30AM - 01:00PM

Off Campus

UMN REMOTE

09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020

Off Campus

Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:: Open (6 of 17 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: In this class, students read extensive, complex, original Arabic texts and develop their academic discussion and writing skills in Arabic. The course covers a substantial number of Arabic literary texts of different genres and time periods: excerpts of the Prophet's biography, classical treatises and travel writing, stories from the "1001 Nights," 20th-century short stories, and short novels. To contextualize the literary texts, students read secondary texts also composed in Arabic and engage with Arabic audiovisual materials (video clips, TV interviews, songs) in class and at home. In-class analysis and discussion of the texts is conducted exclusively in Arabic. prereq: ARAB 5102 or the equivalent thereof as established by a placement test
Class Notes:: This course is completely online. It will meet synchronously for 90 minutes each week on Fridays and will include 60 minutes of asynchronous instruction each week.
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Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17557/1209

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