The genre paradigm of the modern Arabic novel

Course: Arabic language, literature, and translation, the French language

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
The genre paradigm of the modern Arabic novel
Code
ДВС.1.10.
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO 8. To know and understand the language system, the general properties of literature as an art of speech, the history of the Arabic language and literature, and to be able to apply this knowledge in professional activities. PLO 13. To analyze and interpret works of Ukrainian and Arabic fiction and oral folk art, determine their specificity and place in the literary process of Arab countries and Ukraine. PLO 15. To carry out linguistic, literary and special philological analysis of Arabic texts of various styles and genres. PLO 17. To collect, analyze, systematize and interpret the facts of language and speech and use them for solving complex problems in specialized fields of professional activity and/or education.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful mastering of the disciplines "Oriental language: advanced level", "Medieval Eastern literature"
Course content
The perpose of the discipline is to acquaint students with the process of the birth, formation and evolution of the novel genre in the Arabic-speaking world from the "an-Naghda" era (the last third of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century) to the present day, with the typological characteristics of the genre form of the novel in the works of the most prominent Arab authors, to provide an idea of the place of the modern Arabic novel in the system of world literature and the connections of this literary genre with other literary traditions in different historical stages.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Roger Allen. The Arabic Novel: an Historical and Critical Introduction. New York, 1995.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Learning activities comprise interactive lectures and seminar classes. Students’ self-study involves preparation for oral responses, reports with the analyses of scientific literature, research presentation, precis, summaries.
Assessment methods and criteria
Semestral assessment is based on the oral responses, reports and presentations – 36/60 points, modular test papers – 12/20 points, term paper – 12/20 points. The credit is given based on the results of the student’s work throughout the entire semester and does not require additional assessment measures. Students who scored 60 points, the required minimum, receive “passed”. Students who failed to score 60 points, the required minimum, receive “failed”. Those students who scored totally less than 60 points during the semester period should complete a test paper in the items which he/she failed to pass. Final score 60-100 – passed; 0-59 – failed.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, Arabic

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olena Heorhiivna Khomitska
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