Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
CONTEMPORARY TEXTS UARP412 8. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Translation - Lecture - Discussion
Course Coordinator
Instructors Kemal TUZCU
Assistants
Goals To provide students with knowledge of the terminology of daily Arabic in different fields; to encourage the students to read daily newspapers and magazines of Arabic in order to increase words capacity; to introduce them to the texts of modern writers and to discuss these texts from different perspectives.
Course Content Readings from various collections and modern texts (more of them are literary, some of which are) chosen from Arabic web-sites; knowledge about the authors of these literary texts and discussion on the literary texts.
Learning Outcomes 1) ."Texts on society and human subjects, texts on science and technology, selected texts from modern media are read."
2) "Texts are analyzed in terms of language, art and style, thoughts on text translation are shared, discussions are made."
3) To gain an ability of translation a daily Arabic text to Turkish

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
Translation of daily Arabic texts Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Storyline; Brain Based Learning
Homework
1. Week A popular text from al-Ahram Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning
Homework
2. Week A popular text from al-Ahram Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning
Homework Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
3. Week A current text Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning
Homework
4. Week A current text Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning
Homework
5. Week A popular text from al-Sharq al-Awsat Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning
Homework
6. Week A popular text from al-Sharq al-Awsat Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning
Homework
7. Week A current text Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning
Homework
8. Week A current text Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Homework
9. Week A popular text from al-Hayat Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning
Homework
10. Week A popular text from al-Hayat Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning
Homework
11. Week A current text Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning
Homework
12. Week A current text Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Homework
13. Week A popular text from al-Majalla Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning
Homework
14. Week A popular text from al-Majalla Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning
Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Arapça gazete, dergi ve diğer haber kanallarının internet siteleri.
Belli bir ders kitabı yoktur.
Çağdaş Arap öykü yazarlarının hikâye koleksiyonları.
Daily Arabis Newspapers, Modern Story books

Assessment
Measurement and Evaluation Methods and Techniques
Participation - Exams
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 6
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 3 5
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 3 7
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course