Module: Introduction to Classical Arabic

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Introduction to Classical Arabic
Module Code	TP200 (ITS) / RET1001 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Theology, Philosophy & Music
Module Co-ordinator	Jonathan Kearney
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

The purpose of this module is to introduce students to Classical Arabic. Arabic, in a number of local spoken forms, is the mother-tongue of more than 250 million people. The classical form of the language, however, plays a central role in the lives of the world’s approximately 1.2 billion Muslims as it is the language of the Islamic revelation – the Qur’ān. Classical Arabic is also the language of canonical prayer and the religious discourse (scriptural exegesis, jurisprudence and theology, for instance.) In this module students develop knowledge and skills in the morphology, syntax and vocabulary of Classical Arabic, and will begin to read and translate basic texts in Classical Arabic

Learning Outcomes

1. Read and write using the Arabic writing system
2. Understand the basic morphology and syntax of Classical Arabic
3. Manipulate a core vocabulary of the most frequently encountered Arabic words
4. Read, and translate basic texts in Classical Arabic from both the modern and pre-modern period
5. Use the standard reference tools necessary for engaging with Classical Arabic texts

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Independent Study	101	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Arabic – a brief historical and linguistic survey

The Arabic writing system

Arabic Morphology

Arabic Syntax

Arabic core vocabulary (thematic)

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	0%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	Weekly written assignments	70%	n/a
In Class Test	In-class vocabulary quizzes	20%	n/a
In Class Test	In-class reading exercises	10%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category -

Indicative Reading List

Jones, Alan: 2005, Arabic through the Qur’ān, Islamic Texts Society, Cambridge,
Versteegh, Kees: 2001, The Arabic Language, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh,
Fischer, Wolfgang: 2002, A Grammar of Classical Arabic, 3rd ed, Yale University Press, New Haven,
Shah, Mustafa: 2008, “The Arabic language.” Pages 261–277 in The Islamic World (ed. Andrew Rippin), Routhledge, London,

Other Resources

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