Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
PRE-ISLAMIC ARAB CULTURAL HISTORY UARP109 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Kemal TUZCU
Assistants
Goals This course deals with the pre-Islamic Arab Cultural History from various aspects.
Course Content Semitic languages, social and political structure of the Jahiliya period, Jahiliya prose, Jahiliya poetry.
Learning Outcomes 1) Examination of poetry and prose of the Pre-Islamic Period
2) Examination of the motherland of Semitic People and their spread
3) Informations on Pre-Islamic faiths and Arab traditions

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Homeland of Semitic Peoples Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
2. Week Semitic Languages Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Political and Administrative Situation in the Period of al -Jahiliya Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
4. Week Beliefs and Traditions of the Jahiliya Period Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
5. Week Traditions of Jahiliya Period Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
6. Week An Outlook to Jahiliya Prose Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
7. Week An Outlook to Jahiliya Poetry Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
8. Week Muallaka Poets Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
9. Week İmru'l-Qays Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
10. Week Tarafa bin Al-Abd Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week al-Haris bin Hilliza Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
12. Week Amr bin Kulsum Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
13. Week Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Antara Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Ignace Goldziher, Klasik Arap Literatürü (Çev. Rahmi Er, Azmi Yüksel) İmaj Yayınları, Ankara 1993.
Kenan Demirayak, Arap Edebiyatı Tarihi-I, Fenomen, 2009 .
Neşet Çağatay , İslam Öncesi Arap Tarihi ve Cahiliye Çağı, A.Ü. İlahiyat Fakültesi Yayınları, Ankara 1971.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 14 2
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 14 1
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 2 3
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 2 3
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 2 3
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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