Type of Credit: Required
Credit(s)
Number of Students
This course offers an advanced level of Arabic for Arabic majors in the fourth year. Students are required to study and read closely longer complex texts on different subjects, including primary sources. Students will learn how to synthesise and re-structure the reading material in an engaging and analytical manner. In addition, students will practise translation skills and engage in topical discussion.
能力項目說明
Students should set up their learning objectives.
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
|---|---|---|
Schedule
W1 (2/21) Induction & Introduction
W2 (2/28) Holiday
W3 (3/6) Unit 4, Ibn Sīnā
W4 (3/13) Unit 4, Ibn Sīnā
W5 (3/20) Unit 4, Ibn Sīnā
W6 (3/27) Unit 12, Rabīʿat al-Raʾy
W7 (4/3) Holiday
W8 (4/10) Unit 12, Rabīʿat al-Raʾy
W9 (4/17) Unit 12, Rabīʿat al-Raʾy
W10 (4/24) Midterm
W11 (5/1) Unit 14, Hijra and Journey in Search of Knowledge
W12 (5/8) Unit 14, Hijra and Journey in Search of Knowledge
W13 (5/15) Unit 14, Hijra and Journey in Search of Knowledge
W14 (5/22) Unit 14, Hijra and Journey in Search of Knowledge
W15 (5/28) Unit 14, Hijra and Journey in Search of Knowledge
W16 (6/5) Final Examination
W17 (6/13) Content Creation
W18 (6/19) Content Creation
Evaluation
Midterm 25%
Final 25%
Discussion 15%
Reading & Translation 20%
Content Creation 15%
See the guidelines below.
Guideline on Reading & Translation
Students will have to form a group of three. From the third week onward, each group will be assigned a paragraph, which group members will read and translate in class. The performance of the group will be evaluated based on the correct pronunciation and vocalisation, while questions related to the meanings of the passages will be posed to the group members. Each group, thus, should preview and study the assigned paragraph before coming to class.
Guideline on Discussion
Each group (of three) will lead one discussion session related to the subject taught in the given week, e.g. Ibn Sīnā.
The session should be 15-minute long and less than 20 minutes. The discussion can be conducted in your preferred language or form, but the evaluation will be based on the engagement of the audience in Arabic.
Guideline on Content Creation
Students can choose one of the following: 1) recording a podcast programme; 2) creating a video; 3) translating a text.
The theme of the podcast or video must be related to one of the texts taught in this course. The form and structure of the podcast or video are not limited. Inter-disciplinary innovation and creativity are highly encouraged.
In the podcast or video, the host must identify which text is discussed in the programme and use Arabic for more than 5 minutes, whereas the rest of the programme can be conducted in their preferred language.
The length of the podcast or video must be between 10 to 15 minutes.
For the translation, students have to pick a story of at least 3 pages in length that is not taught in class, from the following works:
al-Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī. Tārīkh Madīnat Al-Salām.
al-Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī. Al-Riḥla fī ṭalab al-ʿilm.
Ibn Abī ʿUṣaybiʿa. ʿUyūn Al-Anbāʾ Fī Ṭabaqāt al-Aṭṭibāʾ.
The text they translate must be identified with full reference in the beginning.
The submission deadline is 12pm, June 20, 2024. The translation, video, or podcast should be submitted on Moodle.
WARNING!!
When you turn in your assignment, name the file with your Chinese name only! The course instructor may refuse to mark the assignment that fails to adhere to this simple rule.
Reading
Ibn Sīnā
Al-ʿArabiyya li-l-nāshiʾīn, 6, unit 4, Ibn Sīnā.
Ibn Abī ʿUṣaybiʿa. ʿUyūn Al-Anbāʾ Fī Ṭabaqāt al-Aṭṭibāʾ. Edited by Nizār Riḍā. Beirut: Dār Maktabat al-Ḥayā, n.d., 437–439.
Rabīʿat al-raʾy
Al-ʿArabiyya li-l-nāshiʾīn, 6, unit 12, Rabīʿat al-raʾy.
al-Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī. Tārīkh Madīnat Al-Salām. Edited by Bashshār ʿA. Maʿrūf. 17 vols. Beirut: Dār al-Gharb al-Islāmī, 2001, vol.9, 414–422.
Hijra and Journey in Search of Knowledge
Al-ʿArabiyya li-l-nāshiʾīn, 6, unit 14, ḥubb al-hijra.
al-Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī. Al-Riḥla fī ṭalab al-ʿilm. Edited by Nūr al-Dīn ʿItr. Beirut: Dār al-Kutub al-ʿIlmiyya, 1975, 71–108, 167–185.
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