Topics in Modern Arabic Language, Literature, & Culture

Catalog description

An integrated approach to the study of the Arabic language, literature and culture by means of literary and cultural readings.This course explores definitions of culture and analyzes the dynamic role of language in culture and culture in language, with an aim to foster cross-cultural awareness and self-realization while developing proficiency in Arabic. This course is designed to strengthen listening, speaking, reading and writing, within the context of an evolving Arabic culture. F22 A2: The beauty of Arabic is within its flexibility: the way the sentence is built and the freedom it gives writers to create new expressions. Are you ready to take your Arabic language and culture to the next level? Your journey has just begun. Creative Writing and Media is an interactive course that allows Arabic language students to better understand the formal language, idioms, and metaphors, as well as enhance their writing and reading capacity, not just in simple essays but also in literature, short stories, poems, novels, and journalistic reports. This course will provide students with techniques to help them develop their artistic imagination to write long or short texts or poems in Arabic. In addition, the course will allow students to expand their knowledge of the Arab world, its culture, and its literature. Guest speakers will include novelists, editors, and journalists from the Arab world to talk about their writing processes and the general writing and media culture in the Arab world. Prerequisite: 82-112