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Course ListingsFall 2012ArabicARB 0001ELEM MOD STANDARD ARABICIntroduction to Modern Standard Arabic. Pronunciation, script, basicgrammar, and reading skills. No previous knowledge of Arabiclanguage or script required.Sections00094 ARB 0001A ARR Gunduz, Haci Os 1.0 Meets Tr8:05-9:20am, M8:30-9:20am00095 ARB 0001B ARR Jajji, Fadi 1.0 Class MeetsMw3:00-4:15,F1:30-2:2000096 ARB 0001C ARR Jajji, Fadi 1.0 Meets Mw4:30-5:45pm, F2:30-3:20pm00097 ARB 0001D G+GF El Nady, Rabab 1.000098 ARB 0001E DMD+ Gunduz, Haci Os 1.000099 ARB 0001F JMJ+ Gunduz, Haci Os 1.000100 ARB 0001G L+MM Gunduz, Haci Os 1.0ARB 0003INTERMED STD ARABICA continuation of Elementary Modern Standard Arabic. Arabicgrammar, reading and discussion of selected texts.Prerequisites: ARB 1, 2.Sections001010010200103ARB 0003A E+EF Jajji, Fadi 1.0ARB 0003B ARR Jajji, Fadi 1.0 MeetsMw6:00-7:15pm,f3:30-4:20pmARB 0003C JMJ+ Zendah, Souhad 1.0ARB 0021ARABIC READING,COMP,CONVEmphasis on active control of grammar and vocabulary. Intensivepractice in reading, writing, speaking, and translating.Prerequisites: ARB 4 or equivalent.Sections0010400105ARB 0021A L+MM Zendah, Souhad 1.0 Third YearArabicARB 0021B QMN+ Zendah, Souhad 1.0 Third YearArabicARB 0055CULT HIST MOD MID EAST(Cross-listed as ILVS 55). A lecture-based introductory survey courseon trends and developments in cultural activities (for example, music,cinema, literature, and the fine arts) across diverse Middle Easterncultures, with emphasis on the Arab world, Turkey, and Iran, from thenineteenth century to the present day. Following these fields of artisticexpression, the course traces a broad trajectory engaging with theformulation of the concepts of the "modern" and the "traditional" inthese arts, with a focus on themes such as: innovation and reform,political resistance, revolutionary ideologies, the rural-urban divide,transformations of gender roles, the rise of youth cultures, new religiousmovements, and reactions to consumerism and globalization.Sections00106 ARB 005501 H+ Rastegar, Kamra 1.0 Cross-listedWith Hist177-01, Ilvs 55ARB 0057ARAB AND ME CINEMAS(Cross-listed as ILVS 87). An overview of the social role of cinema inthe Arab world and the broader Middle East focusing on a historicalperspective on the development and expansion of cinema in theseparts of the world, as well as several thematic windows through whichthe relationship of cinema to these societies is examined. In English.Sections03543 ARB 005701 L+ Rastegar, Kamra 1.0 Clist Ilvs 8703544 ARB 0057R ARR Rastegar, Kamra 0.0 Meets W7:30-9:30.nonmandatory;mustReg For Arb57ARB 0064THE LITERARY QUR'ANAn introduction to the study of Qur'an with particular emphasis on itsexegesis, structures, and literary style. The importance of the Qur'an inArab literary life and its influence in establishing an Arabic literarytradition. Questions related to its inimitability and sanctity will also beconsidered. In English.Sections00107 ARB 006401 G+ Alwan,Mohammed1.0 In EnglishARB 0091SPECIAL TOPICSSelected topics in Arabic literature and culture. Conducted in English.Recent offerings include Arab Culture Today, Love and Literature inIslam: Human and Divine, War Memories: Arab Writing from 1975 tothe Present, and Palestinian Literature and Cinema.Please see departmental website for specific details.SectionsARABIC MUSIC ENSEMBLE03932 ARB 009104 ARR Roustom, Kareem 1.0ARB 0093DIR STUDY: LANG OR LITGuided independent study of an approved topic.Please see departmental website for specific details.Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.Sections03545ARB 009307 ARR Rastegar, Kamra 1.0 Permission OfInstructorARB 0121ADVANCED MOD STD ARABICIntensive practice in speaking, reading, writing and translating ModernStandard Arabic. Focus on contemporary Arab culture through Arabicmedia. Materials selected from newspapers, short fiction, films, TVprograms and advanced textbooks. Written and oral presentations.Prerequisites: ARB 22 or equivalent.Sections0011200113ARB 012101 ARR El Nady, Rabab 1.0 Meeets Mw3:00-4:15pm, F2:30-3:20pmARB 012102 ARR El Nady, Rabab 1.0 Meets Mw4:30-5:45pm,f3:30-4:20pmARB 0193ADV DIR STDY: LANG/LITGuided independent study in Arabic literature and culture with readingsin ArabicPlease see departmental website for specific details.Sections04046 ARB 019303 ARR El Nady, Rabab 1.003546 ARB 019307 ARR Rastegar, Kamra 1.0 Permission OfInstructorTufts University Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 12