Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
CLASSICAL TEXTS	UARP326	6. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	2.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	English
Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Kemal TUZCU
Assistants
Goals	To teach grammatical structures in classical texts and introduce classical books about couplets and authors.
Course Content	To teach some abbreviated texts belonging to classical Arabic literature and inform about these texts authors and their styles.
Learning Outcomes	1) To provide students with the knowledge of Arabic literature 2) To provide students with the knowledge of Arabic culture 3) To provide students with the knowledge of Arab history

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Anecdotes and short stories	Lecture	Homework
2. Week	Anecdotes and short stories	Lecture	Homework
3. Week	Part of story "Lion and Bull" from Kalila wa-Dimnah	Lecture	Homework
4. Week	Part of story "Lion and Bull" from Kalila wa-Dimnah	Lecture	Homework
5. Week	Adventures of sailor Sinbad from One Thousand and One Nights	Lecture	Homework
6. Week	Adventures of sailor Sinbad from One Thousand and One Nights	Lecture	Homework
7. Week	Mid-term Exam	Question Answer
8. Week	Rumours about who collect Arabic language and its grammar from "Enbah al-Ruwaat ala Anbah an-Nuhaat"	Lecture	Homework
9. Week	Rumours about who collect Arabic language and its grammar from "Enbah al-Ruwaat ala Anbah an-Nuhaat"	Lecture	Homework
10. Week	Life of Hammad ar-Rawiya and his character from "Irshad al Arib"	Lecture	Homework
11. Week	Life of Hammad ar-Rawiya and his character from "Irshad al Arib"	Lecture	Homework
12. Week	Proverbs from Majma' al-Amsal	Lecture	Homework
13. Week	Proverbs from Majma' al-Amsal	Lecture	Homework
14. Week	Stories from Kitab al-Bukhalâ	Lecture	Homework

Recommended Sources

Çetin, Nidah M., (1983), Klasik Metinler, İstanbul Üniversitesi Yay: İstanbul

el-Cahiz, (tsz), Kitâbu'l-buhala, Mısır

el-Cumahi, İ., (tsz), Tabakâtu Fuhuli'ş-şuᶜar'a

el-İsfehâni, E., (1986), Kitâbu'l-eğânî, Beyrut

el-Meydâni, (tsz), Mecmaᶜu'l-emsâl, Dâru'l-fikr

İbn Kuteybe, (1991), Kitâbu'ş-şiᶜr ve'ş-şuᶜarâ, Beyrut

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	3	42
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	3	42
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30