ARA 102: Introduction to Arabic Heritage II Fall 2024 PDF

DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC AND TRANSLATION STUDIES COURSE SYLLABUS A Course Number ARA 102: Introduction to Arabic Heritage II...

DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC AND TRANSLATION STUDIES COURSE SYLLABUS A Course Number ARA 102: Introduction to Arabic Heritage II & Title B Pre/Co- requisite(s) None C Number of credits 3-0-3 D Faculty Name Dr. Lahouari Ramzi Taleb E Term/ Year Fall 2024 F Sections CRN Days Time Location 10645 MW 12:30-1:45 pm ARTS 205 G Instructor Information Office Telephone Email NAB 120 [email protected] Office Hours: T/R 9:30AM-11:00AM OR by appointment H Course Introduces the intellectual, literary, artistic, and cultural contributions of the Description from Catalog Arabs to world civilization from the fall of Baghdad in 1258 CE to the end of the 19th century. I Course Learning Learning Outcomes Assessment Instruments Outcomes and Assessment Upon completion of this course, students will Instruments be able to: Topic 1 exam 1. Define turath (Arabic heritage), explain its relationship to the Arabic language and identity, and the ways in which it has been disseminated from the 13th till the 19th century. 2. Explain the various periods of the Topic 2 exam and history of Arabic- Islamic Topic 4 Exam civilization (from the post-Abbasid up to the early modern period). Topic 5 exam 3. Analyze various genres of post- Abbasid and early- modern (revivalist) Arabic writing.  DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC AND TRANSLATION STUDIES COURSE SYLLABUS 4. Assess the significant contributions Topic 3 exam of the post-Abbasid Arab and Muslim scholars to world civilization. J Mapping Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) to N/A Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) K Textbook and Reading texts available on ilearn. other Instructional Suggested secondary readings: Material and M. H. Bakalla, Arabic Culture through its Language and Literature Resources (London: Kegan Paul, 2002). L Teaching Lecture, group activities, class discussions. Methods M Grading Scale, Grading Scale Grading Distribution, 93– 100 4.0 A 74 – 78.99 2.3 C+ and Due Dates 89 – 92.99 3.7 A- 69 – 73.99 2.0 C 86 – 88.99 3.3 B+ 63 – 68.99 1.7 C- 82 – 85.99 3.0 B 60 – 62.99 1.0 D 79 – 81.99 2.7 B- Less Than 60 0 F Grading Distribution Assessment Weight Due Date (Week #) Reading Quizzes 20% Second week of each topic Topic 1 exam 15% 9 Sept Topic 2 exam 15% 30 Sept Topic 3 exam 15% 21 Oct Topic 4 exam 15% 11 Nov Final Exam 20% Per University Schedule (common exam). Total 100% Graded Work: N Explanation of Assessments Graded work is divided into: Reading Quizzes (20%) these typically involve reading assigned course material and then complete an open book quiz of MCQ and TF questions or participating in an in-class activity.  DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC AND TRANSLATION STUDIES COURSE SYLLABUS Topic 1, 2, 3 and 4 Exams (15% each x 4 = 60%) are exams that test your knowledge after being formally lectured on each topic. Final Exam (20%) The final exam will be on al-Nahda topic. Things you are required to do: You are required to attend classes and actively participate in the class discussions. If you don’t attend and participate well, you will lose grades. You are required to read all the assigned material. If you don’t read, you will not do well in the assessments. You are required to complete all HW assignments and assessments. If you miss one, you miss the grade. You are required to submit all HW assignments via iLearn. All assignments will be due by the end of the submission day (11:59 pm). You are required to upload your photo/avatar on your iLearn portfolio. Things that are preferable to do: During the class, if you want to talk, please raise your hand. Keep out unrelated topic questions for one-to-one meeting at office hours There will be weekly office hours according to the above schedule. Send me an email if you cannot attend the scheduled timings and when you are free to meet. O Attendance Students in this course are required to follow the AUS Attendance Policy as outlined in the AUS Undergraduate Catalog. P Student Students MUST read the Student Academic Integrity Code outlined in the AUS Academic Undergraduate Catalog and abide by the standards for academic conduct, students’ Integrity Code rights and responsibilities and procedures for handling allegations of academic Statement dishonesty. Q Generative AI All assignment submissions in this course must be original work done by the students Course Policy themselves. It is a serious violation of the AUS academic integrity code if a student, for example, uses any generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) model like ChatGPT, or any other AI tool, to draft/do the work for them without written permission from the instructor. SCHEDULE Week Date TOPICS & ASSIGNED READINGs NOTES/Due Dates 26 Aug Introduction to the course Monday, 26 August 2024: Arabic and Identity and The Arabic Language First day of classes 1 Reading (1): Late registration and Arabic and Identity add/drop period begin.  DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC AND TRANSLATION STUDIES COURSE SYLLABUS 2 Sept Arabic and Identity and The Arabic Language Reading Quiz due before 2 second day of class. 9 Sept Historical Overview and al-Andalus 3 topic 1 Exam 16 Sept Reading (2): 4 Arab Heritage and Arab History 23 Sept Historical Overview and al-Andalus Reading Quiz due before Must watch videos: second day of class. When the World Spoke Arabic: The Andalusian Epic 5 of Islamic Spain 30 Sept Arab/Islamic Scientific Contributions topic 2 Exam 6 Reading Material (3): A Short History of Islamic Science 7 Oct Arab/Islamic Scientific Contributions 7 Must watch Videos: When the World Spoke Arabic: Ulema and Philosophers 14 Oct Arab/Islamic Scientific Contributions Reading Quiz due before Must watch Videos: second day of class. 8 When the World Spoke Arabic: From Arabic to Latin 21 Oct Arab/Islamic Scientific Contributions topic 3 Exam 9 Must watch Videos: When the World Spoke Arabic: Forgetting the Arabs Politico-religious movements 10 Reading Material (6): 28 Oct The Development of Politico-Religious Movements 4 Nov Politico-religious movements Reading Quiz due before 11 second day of class. 11 Nov Politico-religious movements topic 4 Exam 12 13 18 Nov Al-Nahda Reading Material (7):  DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC AND TRANSLATION STUDIES COURSE SYLLABUS Al-Nahda: Modern Arabic Awakening 25 Nov Al-Nahda Reading Quiz due before 14 second day of class. 2 Dec Al-Nahda 2-3 Dec. National Day 15 Thursday, 5 Dec.: Last day of classes As per AUS final common 16 exam schedule 9 Dec FINAL EXAM The Schedule may be subject to change but all changes will be announced on ilearn.