Contemporary Literature in Iran

Course: Oriental Philology, Western European Language and Translation: the Persian Language and Literature

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Contemporary Literature in Iran
Code
ОК.08.
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO 8. To evaluate historical and contemporary achievements within literary studies. PLO 10. To collect and systematise linguistic, literary and folklore facts, to interpret and translate texts of different styles and genres (depending on the specialisation elected). PLO 11. To carry out the scientific analysis of linguistic, speech and literary material, to interpret and structure it according to the relevant methodological principles, to generalise information on the basis of independently processed data. PLO 15. To choose the best research approaches and methods for the analysis of specific linguistic or literary material. PLO 17. To plan, organise, carry out and present research and / or innovative achievements in the field of the Persian philology.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful mastering of the following courses “ Lingual country studies of Iran”, “Medieval Persian Literature”, “Oral and Ancient Persian Literature” and “Persian: Advanced level”
Course content
The purpose of the discipline is to acquaint students with the best examples of modern prose and poetic works of the Persian-speaking world through their socio-cultural reading and literary analysis, to give an idea of the development of the modern literary process of Iran, its peculiarities and characteristic features, the development of literary and critical thought in Iran at the modern stage, to outline the place of contemporary Iranian literature in the system of world literature. The discipline introduces the history of the development of Persian literature, starting from the second half of the 20th century to the present day, literary currents and directions, the system of forms and genres in the literature of this period. The discipline is multi-semester and is a part of the research component of the educational program.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
3. Abdollahian H. Kārnāme-ye nasr-e mo`āser. Tehrān: Pāyā, 1378 (1999). 4. Hoghughi M. Moruri bar tārix-e adab va adabiyāt-e emruz-e Irān – 2 (še`r). Tehrān, 1378 (1999). 5. Hoghughi M. Moruri bar tārix-e adab va adabiyāt-e emruz-e Iran – 1 (nasr: dāstān). Tehrān, 1377 (1998).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Learning activities comprise interactive lectures, seminar classes and self-study work of students, which involves preparation for oral responses, participation in discussions during classes and seminars, fulfillment of written tasks, tests, research works and presentations.
Assessment methods and criteria
Semestral assessment is based on: oral responses, written works, reports and presentations / precis – 24/40 points, modular control works – 12/20 points. Summarizing evaluation in the form of exam is max. 40 / min. 24 points (60% of minimum required quantity); the exam is conducted in written and oral forms, and proposes to answer two theoretical questions and complete one practical task of reading and translating a passage of a Persian-language literary work.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, Persian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Iryna Dmytrivna Levchyn
Department of Middle East Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Middle East Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology