General provisions

The course is an independent course. The course can be included in the sub area Arabic in a Bachelor’s degree.

Entry requirements

Arabic A, 30 credits, and the modules Arabic Grammar and Text, 7.5 credits, Oral and Written Language Proficiency, 7.5 credits, and at least one of the modules Grammar and Textual Linguistics, 7.5 credits, and Arabic Literature, 7.5 credits, within Arabic B.

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to give skills and knowledge in several registers of the Arabic language with electives such as classical Arabic, media Arabic, modern Arabic dialects and additional specialisation in modern Standard Arabic. In the course, a module in general linguistic methodology is included. In addition area courses on either the history of the MENA-region or Social structures in The Orient may be studied..

With respect to module 1: Modern Arabic texts with grammar and language proficiency

• with aids read and translate different modern Arabic literary, media- and non-fiction texts;

• with aids analyse modern Standard Arabic texts with Swedish and Arabic linguistic terminology;

• with aids produce stylistically simple texts in modern Arabic;

• actively conduct a conversation in modern Standard Arabic with a vocabulary that includes the subjects that have been treated in the texts and social situations in varying areas of formality.

With respect to module 2: See 5AB450 Modern Arabic dialects, 7.5 credits

With respect to module 3: See 5AB115 Classical Arabic texts and classical grammar, 7.5 credits

With respect to module 4: 5AB460 Arabic Media Texts, 7.5 credits

• translate and account for the contents of the news-matter in Arabic magazines;

• summarise news texts from Arabic television.

With respect to module 5: See 5AB480 Modern Literary Arabic Texts, 7.5 credits

With respect to module 6: The Middle East, North Africa, Central and South Asia, 7.5 credits

• have a basic knowledge of the geographic and geopolitical conditions of the region;

• on a general level be able to account for the fundamental features and the periodisation of the history of North Africa, The Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia until modern times;

• be able to date more important events in the political development of the region up to 1900;

• from a historical perspective be able to give example of consequences of the colonisation of the region.

With respect to module 7: Social structures in the Orient, 7.5 credits

• display a sociological perspective for analysing social and religious processes and developments in The Middle East, North Africa, the Central and South Asia on a both public and private level;

• describe the fundamental features of the family law in the regions;

• account for the fundamental features of the traditional tribal structure;

• account for the fundamental features of the traditional family structure;

• account for religiously based social networks;

• account for how prevailing social and religious structures influence people’s identity, loyalties and behaviour patterns in everyday life (social, religious, legal and political);

• describe the role of religion in the modernisation process in an optional country;

• account for how the modernisation of society influences traditional social structures and create tensions between traditionalism and modernity;

• account for how migration and urbanisation influence the social structures in society;

• present examples of social and religious structures among ethnic and religious minority groups.

With respect to module 8: See 5AA014 Linguistic Theory and Methods for Philological Studies in the Languages of the Middle East, Central, East and South Asia, 7.5 credits

Content

The student chooses four of the following modules among those offered the current semester, among which must be included at least two language based courses. For students planning to take a Bachelor in Semitic languages, the course in linguistic methodology is recommended.

Module 1: 5AB450 Modern Arabic texts with grammar and language proficiency, 7.5 credits

Module 2: 5AB115 Modern Arabic dialects, 7.5 credits

Module 3: 5AB115 Classical Arabic texts and grammar, 7.5 credits

Module 4: 5AB460 Arabic media texts, 7.5 credits

Module 5: 5AB480 Modern Literary Arabic Texts, 7.5 credits

Module 6: 5AA031 The Middle East, North Africa, the Central and South Asia, 7.5 credits

Module 7: 5AA481 Social structures in the Orient, 7.5 credits

Module 8: 5AA014 Linguistic Theory and Methods for Philological Studies in the Languages of the Middle East, Central, East and South Asia, 7.5 credits

Instruction

The teaching consists of lectures, exercises and examination parts. The student’s own learning activities are crucial for completion of the course.

Assessment

The students show the results of his learning through oral and written parts, of which are included written essays. Regulations concerning this will be available at the beginning of the course. To receive the grade Pass with distinction, Pass with distinction in at least three of the included modules is required.

Present-day Arabic dialects: Examination takes place through written submissions and minor essays. In these, listening comprehension and recording a dialogue are included.

Other directives

The course may not be included in a degree if equivalent parts have been read within another course included in the degree. The courses that not are read within Arabic C can as supplements be read within Arabic C3.