Rhythm in Arabic Poetry (ARAB730)

This course focuses on the study of rhythm and rhyme in classical Arabic poetry besides targeting the new tempos integral to blank verse and free verse and the prose poem.

Credit Hours : 3

Styles of Literary Expression (ARB100)

This course is intended to acquaint students with the various genres of Arabic literature, ancient and modern (poetry, prose, the essay, fiction, biography, drama) and with certain grammatical and linguistic studies to familiarize them with the various modes of literary expression in Arabic. Students will practice writing used in various genres.  

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze Literary Genres, Highlighting Their Aesthetic Nature And Uniqueness In The Light Of Modern Critical Approaches.
2. Distinguish Between Different Literary Genres.
3. Distinguish The Different Styles Relating To Each Literary Genre.
4. Identify Characteristics Of Literary Texts Based On Their Particular Genres.
5. Write Literary Texts Using A Proper Arabic Style.

Professional Writing (ARB106)

This course covers professional writing skills and how to develop them in students, starting from training them to express their ideas clearly through writing paragraphs in their various forms, such as introductory, explanatory, and persuasive paragraphs. Likewise the course enables them to develop essay writing skills in addition to other forms of professional writing, such as writing official letters, meeting minutes, reports, advertisements, personal invitations, preparing resumes, and summaries, while taking care of linguistic accuracy and punctuation.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Distinguish the characteristics of functional writing and its standards.
2. Create various models of functional writing.
3. Use digital communication skills to prepare digital resumes, emails, and profiles on professional communication accounts such as LinkedIn.

Introduction to Syntax & Morphology (ARB110)

This course is a foundational course exploring the structure and formation of Arabic sentences and words. Students will delve into key concepts such as noun-adjective agreement, verb conjugation, and sentence construction. Emphasis is placed on understanding grammatical rules, word derivation, and syntactic patterns. Through lectures, exercises, and practical applications, this course aims to enhance proficiency in reading, writing, and analyzing the Arabic language. The course provides a solid base for advanced linguistic studies.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Distinguish between words, phrases, sentences, and their types.
2. Parse speech correctly, while demonstrating understanding and knowledge of the grammatical system.
3. Structure sentences correctly, indicating knowledge of the morphological system.
4. Correct morphological and grammatical errors in written or audible speech.

Womens Literary Theory (ARB115)

This course will look at Literary Theories of the twentieth century. It is this course is a survey of literary theory and it’s a particular emphasis on providing a context for women’s theory. The course will also seek to view these theories in relation to Women’s  studies, with introductions to the most prominent informing theorists in Women’s studies, and such topics as ‘the relationship between Postmodernism and Women’s’ Studies.  

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze Creative Feminist Texts In Modern Arabic Literature.
2. Define Feminism Theory In Literature.
3. Discuss The Stages Of Development Of Feminism Theory And Trends In The Arab World.
4. Explain The Stages Of Development Of Feminism Theory And Trends Among Westerners.

Arabic Rhetoric (ARB120)

The course presents the emergence of rhetoric in creative texts, followed by literary, grammatical, exegetical, and Mu'tazilite logical sciences until it became an independent discipline in the seventh century AH with the works of Al-Sakkaki. It examines the division of rhetorical sciences since then into central branches: semantics, eloquence, and embellishment. The course distinguishes between these branches, introduces their respective topics, and all this is done in light of practical application on both classical and modern literary texts.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Illustrate the stages in which the journey of Arabic rhetoric passed until a self-contained critical art crystallized.
2. Show rhetorical terminology in an accurate scientific manner.
3. Analyze literary texts aesthetically rhetorically in the light of his knowledge of rhetoric.

Literary Texts Analysis (ARB130)

This course deals with analyzing a variety of  literary texts belonging to several genres from different periods. It aims at acquainting the students with the literary and linguistic analyses in the light of the old and modern analytical methods in language and criticism.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Classify Texts Based On The Student’S Knowledge Of Their Eras And Settings.
2. Compare Different Literary Texts According To Themes And Stylistic Methods.
3. Discuss Literary Texts In The Light Of Modern Critical Approaches.
4. Distinguish Between Different Literary Genres.

Introduction to Linguistics (ARB160)

This course deals with linguistics as a science that scientifically studies language: in terms of origins and evolution, subject, objective, trends and areas. This includes handling: the concept of language, its characteristics, functions; levels of analysis: phonetic, morphological, structural, lexical, semantic and general use; methods of its analysis: normative, descriptive, historical, contrastive and comparative; various branches of linguistics: psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, educational linguistics, computational linguistics and anthropological linguistics, and multiple linguistic schools: structural, transformational and functional.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Describes the levels of linguistic analysis.
2. Show the efforts of ancient and contemporary Arab linguists in the fields of linguistic study.
3. Compare the methods of linguistic analysis.
4. Analyze texts according to different linguistic analysis methods.

Pre_Islamic Literature (ARB170)

This course deals with Arabic literature during the pre-Islamic era until the rise of Islam. It is concerned with studying the most prominent artistic and objective terms and phenomena and issues related to them, such as: the term literature, ignorance, the issue of the primacy of Arabic poetry, its narrative, and the sources of its study. It also addresses the Muˁallagāt and their poets, the poetry of tramps, and knights, and the issue of plagiarism and the prominent researchers who have dealt with it, ancient and contemporary, Arabs and Orientalists. The course also deals with the most important purposes of Arabic poetry.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Recognize the different aspects of life in the pre-Islamic era and its issues.
2. Distinguish the most important literary genres that appeared in the pre-Islamic era and their characteristics.
3. Discuss the artistic and objective characteristics of literature in the pre-Islamic era
4. Analyze diverse literary texts artistically.

Islamic & Umayyad Literature (ARB180)

This course deals with Arabic literature from early Islamic era until the end of the Umayyad dynasty. It is concerned with studying the most prominent artistic and objective terms and phenomena and issues related to them, such as: the term literature, ignorance, the issue of the primacy of Arabic poetry, its narrative, and the sources of its study. It also addresses the Muˁallagāt and their poets, the poetry of tramps, and knights, and the issue of plagiarism and the most important people who have dealt with it, ancient and contemporary, Arabs and Orientalists. The course also deals with the most important purposes of Arabic poetry. It also presents Islam’s position on poetry, and the opinions of researchers on the issue of the weakness of poetry after Islam. The course is also concerned with studying the environments of poetry in the Umayyad era, and the arts and figures associated with it, such as: poetry of praise in the Levant, Political poetry and poetry of contradictions in Iraq, erotic (hissî) love poetry in Hijaz, and udharî poetry and descriptions of the desert in Bedouin communities.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. 1. Understand the different aspects of life in the Islamic and Umayyad era and identify their emerging issues.
2. 2. Distinguish the most important literary genres that appeared and developed in the Islamic and Umayyad era and their characteristics.
3. 3. Discuss the development of artistic and thematic characteristics of literature in the Islamic and Umayyad eras.
4. 4. Analyze diverse literary texts artistically.

Creative Writing (ARB204)

The course defines the literary genre and its components according to their variety, such as the short story, the very short story, the novel, and the biography. It presents the main structures in these narrative genres, such as idea, point of view, character, time, place, etc., to the authors on the techniques of each of them, through a creative study of the linguistics of their analysis, distinguishing their aesthetic dimensions, and what must be done in the writing processes and simulating them.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Show the central components of narrative work.
2. Analyze the stylistic performance differences of narrative creativity.
3. Write creatively using the skills acquired.

Writing and Technology (ARB205)

This course is concerned with connection between writing skill as a means of communication and digital technology which became very common nowadays. Special emphasis will be given to introduce students to the new writing techniques resulting from this connection and its types and characteristics. In addition, this course focuses on consequences of using new technological writing tools mouse – screen instead of that traditional ones pen – sheet and consequences of alteration writing material from simple words to sound and graphics besides words

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze Interactive Literature On The Levels Of Terminology, Origin, Composition, And Characteristics.
2. Submit An Individual Project As Well As A Team Project In The Field Studied.
3. Understand The Nature Of Modern Writing Styles That Make Use Of The Electronic Medium.

Research Methods in Language & Literature (ARB206)

The course introduces students to scientific research methodologies and trains them in research preparation. It develops their basic skills in writing scientific research and using sources and references. The course also teaches modern documentation methods. Students are guided step-by-step in identifying the research problem, collecting and analyzing scientific material, classifying it, and discussing it objectively. The aim is to help them prepare a comprehensive scientific research project. Additionally, the course focuses on training students in manuscript verification and publication methodologies.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Distinguish the rules of scientific methods used in writing linguistic and literary research and manuscript investigation.
2. Acquire the skill of identifying his paper and non-paper research sources and using library data.
3. Write a research paper within a curriculum of his choice in a sound scientific language.
4. Perform verification and authentication of a manuscript according to scientific methods.

Arabic Phonetics (ARB210)

This course defines the place of phonology among the branches of linguistic sciences, presenting its history, branches, and importance. It highlights its significance, unveils its central theories, structural elements, and terminology, and explains the structural elements of the human vocal apparatus, its functions, and methods of phonetic performance. The course also covers the phonetic units in the Arabic language, including their articulation and characteristics.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Classify sounds based on their outputs and characteristics.
2. Explain phonetic phenomena in classical Arabic dialects.
3. Explain the role of sound phenomena in the production of different meanings.

Arabic Syntax I (ARB211)

This course delves into detailed sentence structures, building on prior studies in Arabic syntax and morphology. Students explore verbal and nominal sentences, examining their various forms and key grammatical theories. The course covers sentence complements and their impact on nominal sentences, as well as accusatives in verbal sentences. Additionally, students will analyze important structures like conjunctions and genitives. The course aims to deepen grammatical understanding through sentence analysis and significant classical and contemporary grammatical studies.

Credit Hours : 3

Prerequisites

• ARB110 with a minimum grade D

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Classify nominal and verbal sentences into their different components, patterns and forms.
2. Distinguish between phrases, sentences and semi-sentences in the text.
3. Examine the grammatical functions in nominal and verb sentences in terms of structure and meaning.
4. Compare different grammatical opinions on a given question.

Womens Studies & Arabic Literature (ARB215)

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the Classical sources, methodologies, and the current debates focusing on women in Arabic heritage. The course will investigate social status of women with particular attention to issues of class and ethnicity. Thus, we will also explore the similarities and differences between old and contemporary notions of female identity and the position of women in society.  

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze Examples Of Women'S Literature In Literary Heritage.
2. Discuss Objective And Artistic Characteristics Of Women'S Literature In Heritage.
3. Discuss The Role Played By Arab Women In Literary Heritage.
4. Identify The Sources Of The Study Of Women In Arabic Literary Heritage.

Prosody (ARB220)

The course focuses on the science of prosody, covering its origin, rules, benefits, and prosodic writing and scansion of verses. It explores the Arabic poetic meters, their structures, and the inflections they may undergo, including defects and deviations. The course also presents the rules of rhyme, including its definition, movements, functions, and flaws. Additionally, it examines the aspects of development and innovation in poetic meters, both ancient and modern.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Illustrate the most important concepts and terms used in prosody.
2. Distinguish the rhythm of the seas of Arabic poetry and the defect or defect that occurs in weights or rhymes.
3. Discover the music of lyrics and the rules of musical harmony in them through the order of consonants and vowels.

Traditional Literary Criticism (ARB230)

This course is intended to acquaint students with the critical activity of the pre-Islamic, early Islamic, Umayyad, and Abbasids periods in order to familiarize them with its major theoreticians, trends, and issues through a study of the major critical texts

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze Some Literary Texts According To Classical Criticism Standards.
2. Define The Concept Of Literary Criticism Both Lexically And As A Term Used By Critics.
3. Discuss Key Criticism Issues Addressed By Classical Arabic Criticism.
4. Write A Summary Of Some Sources Of Classical Literary Criticism.

Arabic Rhetoric II (ARB240)

This course studies the system of the sentence in Arabic and its semantic characteristics, The Arabic rhetorical heritage where the student may be able to draw on its artistic and aesthetic values and apply the insights of this discipline to texts written in verse and prose selected from all periods, and comparing the achievement of the ancients with the modern critical and stylistic studies in order to combine originality with modernity

Credit Hours : 3

Prerequisites

• ARB120

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze Literary Texts Aesthetically.
2. Apply Aesthetic, Rhetorical Styles Of The Three Rhetoric Divisions To Proposed Texts.
3. Assess The Rhetorical Experience In The Light Of The Student’S Study Of Heritage, Both In Theory And Practice.
4. Compare Rhetoric Divisions And Their Overall Scopes.

Abbasid Literature (ARB250)

The course covers Arabic literature during the Abbasid era, from the peak of the Abbasid state to the end of the fourth century AH. Students study the religious, social, and intellectual phenomena that influenced literary life. The course focuses on issues related to poetry and prose, prominent poets, writers, and orators, and their role in the renewal and development of literature during that period.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the political, intellectual, and social factors that influenced the Abbasid literature movement.
2. Discuss the manifestations of development and renewal in Abbasid literature.
3. Analyze selected poetic and prose texts from the literature of the Abbasid era.

Emirati Literature (ARB260)

This course introduces students to Emirati literature: poetry, fiction, drama, and the essay. It compares the literary, artistic, and aesthetic features of Emirati Literature with Gulf and Arabic Literature. The course discusses the interrelationships of those literatures, which are connected by a common language and religion, but have differences in history, identity, and culture.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Compare Uae’S Literary Experience To Parallel Arab Experiences.
2. Define The Literary Currents In The Uae.
3. Explain The Special Stylistic Features That Characterize Emirati Literary Creativity.
4. Identify The Most Important Narrative/Poetic Arts That Occupied Creative Figures.
5. Provide An Informed, Aesthetic Analysis Of Literary Texts.

Arabic Computational Linguistics (ARB299)

This course introduces the interdisciplinary field of linguistics that intersects the Arabic language and computational technology. The course covers natural language processing (NLP) techniques, text analysis, and Arabic language modelling. The course presents concepts and terms in the field, such as description, annotation, intuition, representation, and standardization while examining levels of analysis, including morphological analysis, syntactic parsing, and machine translation. The course addresses critical challenges in processing Arabic text and developing fundamental algorithms for machine translation and sentiment analysis tasks. The course offers practical and experimental steps for studying the language system, providing students with hands-on experience and foundational knowledge for advanced studies in the field.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Distinguish between basic concepts and techniques in natural language processing.
2. Address some problems related to computerizing Arabic text, such as dealing with complex morphological structures and the absence of diacritics.
3. Apply the principle of interdependence to the description of a linguistic model.

Abbasid Literature II (ARB301)

This course studies the major Arabic literary works in the late Abbasid era (4th and 5th century) as an expression of the spirit of the age. It focuses on intellectual and scientific developments and on literary issues in both poetry and prose.

Credit Hours : 3

Prerequisites

• ARB250

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze Selected Poetry And Prose Texts From The 2Nd Abbasid Period.
2. Compare Eminent Literary Figures In The 2Nd Abbasid Period.
3. Discuss Aspects Of Development And Innovation In The Literature Of The 2Nd Abbasid Era.
4. Identify The Political, Intellectual And Social Factors That Influenced The Literary Movement In The 2Nd Abbasid Period.
5. Justify Own Judgements On Literary Texts.

Teaching Arabic for Non-Native Speakers (ARB303)

This course presents the general foundations of second language learning, teaching and acquisition, which introduces students to the theoretical faculties of this specialization. The course presents the patterns of correspondence between the acquisition of a first language and a second language, the cognitive variations in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers, the social and cultural factors affecting the process of teaching a second language, the most critical theories in the teaching of a second language and its stages of development, methods of teaching Arabic and its skills to speakers of other languages and benefiting from the scope of technology in teaching a second language. The course also highlights various problems of teaching Arabic to non-native speakers.

Credit Hours : 3

Prerequisites

• ARB160 with a minimum grade D

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Explain terms and contrastive binaries (acquisition, learning, etc.) presented throughout the course.
2. Analyze the structural elements and factors affecting the teaching of Arabic to non-native speakers.
3. Compare and contrast between multiple methods of teaching a second language.
4. Evaluate samples of tests and courses in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers.

Writing for Children (ARB306)

This course deals with the definition of children's literature, its history, types and sources. The course then examines the different age groups involved in writing for children, which directly affects the text in terms of its linguistic and technical level, the number of words and pages, the nature of the accompanying drawings, and the distribution of text and drawings on the page. The course then deals with the writer's toolkit and the elements of creative writing, and finally comes the role of writing, before and after, and concludes with some important notes on writing for children.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Characterize the stylistic performance of writing for children.
2. Analyze selected creative models aimed at children.
3. Produce an appropriate narrative text within a specific age group.

Arabic Syntax II (ARB311)

This course complements what has already been studied in "Introduction to Grammar and Morphology" and "Arabic Grammar (1)," emphasizing grammatical tools and styles. Students explore essential tools like negation, interrogation, exclamation, and prepositions, understanding their meanings and functions. It covers major styles, such as interrogation, exclamation, and negation, along with their components and parsing. The course also examines numbers and their rules. This course aims to enhance students' grammatical expertise through Quranic parsing examples and the study of grammarians' perspectives, highlighting the principles underpinning grammatical studies.

Credit Hours : 3

Prerequisites

• ARB211

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Distinguish between different sentences, structures, styles and their tools.
2. Analyze styles, sentences and structures into their components.
3. Employ conjunctions and prepositions correctly in a grammatical and semantical manner.
4. Use numbers correctly according to grammatical rules.

Lexicology & Terminology (ARB313)

This course presents knowledge related to the history of building dictionaries in general, the history of the emergence of the Arabic dictionary, the stages of development of work in the Arabic dictionary, methods of lexical industry, issues of lexical development, lexical work, computing, and artificial intelligence. The course also presents terminology in terms of conception, foundation, theories, and general methods.

Credit Hours : 3

Prerequisites

• ARB160 with a minimum grade D

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Explain conceptual elements in lexical studies and terminology.
2. Use several Arabic dictionaries with varying approaches.
3. Extract the general foundations and theories in the efforts of Arabs and Westerners in the field of terminology.
4. Suggest scientific and practical solutions to some lexical problems.

Modern Women's Literature (ARB315)

This course aims at introducing students to some Women’s literary texts and their artistic characteristics. It connects the modern Arabic Women’s literature to the international Women’s issues. Course wills raises some questions such as: do we have, indeed, a modern Arabic feminist literature? Is that literature influenced by Arabic heritage/ international feminist movements/ local social circumstances? How did this literature arise?

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze Feminist Literary Texts So As To Highlight The Nature And Characteristics Of Feminist Literature.
2. Assess The Contribution Of Arab Women To Creative Literature And Criticism.
3. Compare The Image Of Women As Portrayed By Arab And Emirati Pioneers Of Modern Arabic Literature, And The Image Of Women Nowadays.
4. Compare The Relationship Between Contemporary Arabic Feminist Literature And The Global Feminist Phenomenon.
5. Identify The Factors Behind The Emergence Of Feminist Literary Sensitivity In The Arab World.

Andalusian & Maghribi Literature (ARB316)

This course examines the movement of Arabic literature in Andalusia and Morocco to identify the factors that guided and influenced this movement, and includes the study of the factors of the prosperity of the literary and intellectual movement and its multiple trends, and the topics dealt with by Andalusian writers, the most famous of these writers and the sources of their study.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the political, intellectual, and social factors that influenced the literature movement in Andalusia and the Arab Maghreb.
2. Classify the art of speech and its trends in Andalusia and Maghreb literature.
3. Analyze selected poetic and prose texts from literature in Andalusia and the Maghreb that represent the main trends in this literature.

Semantics & Arabic Lexicology (ARB321)

This course is concerned with revealing the concept of semantics, studying the laws of its development and change, and its multiple linguistic theories, revealing the methods of studying meaning, studying the relationship between meaning and semantics, as well as studying major semantic issues, such as issues of multiple meaning. It also deals with the Arabic dictionary in terms of: origin and function, the multiplicity of authorship methods, development and importance, leading to the issue of programming dictionaries with computational linguistics strategies.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the constructivist elements in ancient and modern semantic theories.
2. Use Arabic dictionaries based on their regulatory curricula.
3. Deduce scientific judgments in the semantic and lexical issues framework supported by scientific evidence.
4. Apply semantic knowledge in word processing, public dialogue and language communication.

Late Medieval Literature (ARB324)

This course studies the movement of Arabic literature in successive countries, including: (Zengids, Ayyubids, Mamluks...), in order to know the general influences and their reflections on the literature of this era. In addition, the course aims to study the trends in poetry and prose in these countries, and the development and renewal, or imitation that occurred in them. It also includes identifying literary figures and analyzing examples of their poetry and prose.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Distinguish the political, intellectual and social factors that influenced the literature during successive eras.
2. Compare prominent literary figures of successive eras according to the arts and trends of speech.
3. Analyze selected poetic and prose texts from the literature of successive eras, representing the main trends in this literature.
4. Interpret stated judgments on literary texts.

Arabic Library / Heritage (ARB381)

This course studies the history of writing and recording the great books in the traditional Arabic heritage. Students also become acquainted with main sources of literature such as the anthologies, collections of poetry, general literary books, biographies, and the great books in language, criticism, syntax, rhetoric, lexicons, and encyclopedias.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Evaluate Authors’ Approaches Based On Their Books And Styles.
2. Recognize Arabic Works In Language, Grammar, Literature, Criticism, Rhetoric, Dictionaries And Encyclopedias.
3. Understand The Writing Heritage Of Arab Sciences.
4. Use References And Sources Correctly.

Philology (ARB401)

This course surveys the philosophy of language among the ancients and the moderns and the effects of these philosophies on matters like homonymy and autonomy. The course also deals with the origins of human language and its development in childhood, and with phonetic, morphological, and grammatical systems.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Assess The Theories Of Language Origin.
2. Compare Language Categories.
3. Discuss Some Language Concepts Critically And Analytically In Arabic, Such As Homonyms, Synonyms, And Antonyms.
4. Distinguish Between Linguistics And Philology.

Writing for Theater and TV drama (ARB404)

The course defines drama in linguistic terms, historical origins, and literary transformations and sheds light on the importance of drama in life and the dramatic pleasure that the recipient seeks. The course also defines audio and visual drama types, leading to the techniques of writing both theater and television drama in terms of: the idea, its sources, and the construction of: dramatic character, the event and its levels, the plot with its complex and enlightening scenes, and dialogue in its two forms: monologue and dialogue. The course concludes its theoretical dimension with practical applications carried out by the students.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Interpret the term ‘drama’ linguistically, historically, and technically.
2. Distinguish stylistic differences between the genres of audio and visual drama.
3. Write a dramatic script based on creative techniques studied in the course.

Training Practicum (ARB405)

This practicum course requires students to apply the concepts, knowledge and skills they have acquired in their program studies to careers in education, libraries, diplomacy, journalism, media and cultural institutions. It develops skills required by teachers in lesson design and educational aids, librarians in cataloguing works, and all students in writing and editing official communications. Students are expected to use the university library, attend conferences and general lectures e.g. in the Zayed Center, and other university activities in the preparation of their projects, students will practice three hours a day.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Apply Writing Skills And Stylistic Methods In The Student’S Field Of Training.
2. Assess Language And Expression Performance In The Organization In Which The Student Is Being Trained.
3. Create A Written Project That Serves The Organization In Which The Student Is Training.
4. Distinguish Stylistic Differences Among Multiple Functional Genres.

Logic and Reasoning in Linguistics (ARB409)

This course presents the most prominent rules of thinking in the field of linguistics, discusses the concept of linguistic reasoning and its laws, reveals the systems of linguistic argumentation and enhances the student's critical mind by presenting the following mechanisms of linguistic logical thinking: questioning, responding, the origins of inference, objection to inference, weighting of evidence. The course also presents the types of evidence and overall patterns in linguistic treatments in terms of: transfer, measurement, companionship, approbation, and opposition.

Credit Hours : 3

Prerequisites

• ARB160 with a minimum grade D

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Classify the mechanisms of logical linguistic thinking in linguistic arguments.
2. Derive types of evidence in linguists' applications and in extended linguistic debate blogs.
3. Employ linguistic logical thinking mechanisms in addressing scientific issues in debate circles and linguistic arguments.

Arabic Linguistics (ARB413)

This course focuses on the development of the linguistic structure of Arabic and the Arabic of the early Islamic era as described by the early Arab phoneticians. Attention should be paid to the various schools of thought among Arab philologists in the light of modern linguistic theory

Credit Hours : 3

Prerequisites

• ARB160

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze The Characteristics Of Arabic Language.
2. Assess Positions Taken By Arab Intellects Towards Arabic, Traditional, And Western Linguistics Projects.
3. Develop Projects Supporting Arabic Language Issues In The Modern Age Based On The Student’S Own Linguistic View And Her Knowledge Of Linguistic, Cognitive Criticism.
4. Suggest Appropriate Solutions To Unresolved Issues In Arabic Language.

Seminar & Research in Women Studies (ARB415)

This course will draws upon the entire body of writing that concerns women in different programs, it may focus on different themes, periods, ideas, or issues related to women’s study and special emphasis will be given to the principal concerns of women in UAE. Each student will be expected to pursue an individual research project making use of primary material, scholarly journals, and other library material

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze Women'S Causes By Discussing Prominent Women In The Field Of Creative Writing And Criticism.
2. Critique The Experience Of Emirati Women In The Fields Of Creativity And Criticism.
3. Discuss Women'S Literary Contributions To Various Creative Fields.
4. Identify The Special Literary And Linguistic Characteristics Of Women'S Writings In.

Modern Literature Criticism (ARB430)

This course explores the emergence and development of modern literary criticism starting from the Renaissance and Revival periods. The course introduces methods and schools of modern literacy criticism and their relationship with scientific research techniques. The course addresses main issues of modern literacy criticism and their connection to the creative process, such as artistic unity, imagination, imagery, structure, ambiguity, and irony. The course also highlights the prominent critics who play a major role in the contemporary literary criticism movement.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the stages of modern criticism and its resources
2. Assess critical approaches, distinguishing areas of contrast and integration among them
3. Apply criticism terminology studied to poetry and prose studies
4. Write a critique of literary texts based on own study of criticism, highlighting aesthetic elements

Ex. in Syntax & Morphology (ARB436)

This course is intended to give practical training in matters covered in the theoretical courses in courses in grammar and morphology that the student has already studied. Its aim is to reinforce the students' theoretical and practical knowledge by helping them to acquire the necessary skills in oral and written expression. The texts chosen will be selected so as to instill in the students' minds the basic patterns of Arabic sentences, both nominal and verbal and to represent the different ages of Arabic language and literature.

Credit Hours : 3

Prerequisites

• ARB311

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze Texts Into Their Constituting Components And Linguistic Elements.
2. Identify Grammatical Errors In Different Oral And Written Texts.
3. Provide An Insightful Linguistic Critique Of Texts.
4. Recognize The Connection Between Morphological And Syntactical Structures On The One Hand, And The Production Of Linguistic Significance, On The Other.

Research in the Critical & Rhetorical H (ARB440)

This course encourages students to learn to appreciate our critical and rhetorical heritage by familiarizing them with texts from the major references. Students will study the critical and rhetorical issues raised by these texts and the influence they have exercised on our modern critics. Students are thus expected to approve or disapprove in accordance with objective standards originating in the past but modified by modern endeavors.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Apply Criticism Theory To Arabic Creative Texts, Using Theory Of Metrical Verse As An Example.
2. Conduct A Research That Assesses A Critical Or Rhetorical Experience.
3. Provide A Critique Of Heritage Achievements Based On An Understanding Of Its Intellectual Data And Historical Contexts.
4. Provide An Insightful Analysis Of Rhetorical And Critical Texts, Showing An Understanding Of Critical Discourse Heritage.

Modern Arabic Literature (ARB444)

This course covers the rise and development of modern literary genres written in verse and prose and studies some of the major figures and texts. It touches on the following topics with specific analytical readings in poetry, novels, stories, and plays: General influences on modern Arabic literature, causes of development; poetry -- movements and major figures; prose -- forms and major figures.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze Heritage-Influenced Arabic Metrical Poetry And Other Western-Influenced Classical And Romantic Poetry.
2. Assess Modern Narrative Experience And Its Development In The Modern Arab World.
3. Compare Metrical, Unrhymed, And Non-Metrical (Free) Verse Patterns And Prose Poem Across The Literary Spectrum, And How Such Movements And Trends Evolved.
4. Distinguish Eminent Literary Figures In Modern Schools Of Literature.
5. Explain The Factors Behind The Emergence Of Modern Arabic Narrative Art And The Emergence Of The Novel, Short Story And Drama And Their Development.

Comparative Literature (ARB450)

The course covers the area of "comparative literature," providing foundational information related to this branch of human knowledge. The course covers the concept of comparative literature, its origins, significance, and field of study, with an explanation of its most important schools. The course further presents comparative studies of literary themes or literary characters belonging to different nations to discover the similarities or differences between them and trace these relationships in the depth of human thought. The course also aims to clarify the position of Arabic literature among its counterparts in the humanities of the East and West, and the nature of its reciprocal influences over the ages.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Defines the basic concepts of the field of comparative literature: its concept, trends and fields of research.
2. Distinguish aspects of convergence and communication between civilizations, through famous literary works throughout human history.
3. Compare between similar texts in different literatures
4. Explain the difference or agreement between texts by linking them to their social, cultural and intellectual backgrounds.

Integrated Capstone (ARB485)

This course provides students with basic research skills and enables them to research and investigate literary and linguistic cognitive fields according to their research interests, in addition to theoretical principles related to the process of research and knowledge. The student acquires the required knowledge on practical issues in terms of writing techniques, basics and the effective use of electronic and printed resources.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate ability to learn independently.
2. Cooperate effectively in building knowledge and solving problems in his major.
3. Demonstrate ability to effectively synthesize the acquired knowledge, skills and attitudes through the completion of the main field of study and the general culture program.
4. Exercise leadership in a professional context with peers.

Internship (ARB490)

The Arabic Language and Literature internship aims to bridge academic knowledge with practical experience in the field. Trainees will deepen their understanding of linguistic and literary theories while developing essential skills for practical application. The program prepares students for careers in various institutions, including educational, cultural, and media organizations, by providing hands-on experience and encouraging adherence to professional standards and regulations. This comprehensive approach ensures that graduates are well-equipped to meet the demands of the labor market in their field.

Credit Hours : 6

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Communicate in sound verbal and written language communication in the environment of its practical circulation. Maintain sound linguistic communication, verbally and in writing, in the context of practical communication.
2. Accomplish work and functional texts assigned by the institutions in which training is undergone.
3. Assess the theoretical knowledge acquired with the practical experience gained.

Contemporary Arabic Language Issues (ARB600)

The course covers a number of phenomena, issues and problems facing Arabic language in modern age, such as diglossia, linguistic correction, problems of translation and arabization, setting up and standardization of terminology, issues and types of contemporary Arabic lexicon, Arabic writing system and its issues related issues, position of Arabic language in mass and social media, problems of learning and teaching Arabic for native and non-native speakers, and Arabic language and globalization.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Distinguish linguistic phenomena, issues and problems which Arabic language face in modern age.
2. Explain the linguistic phenomena, issues and problems.
3. Evaluate on scientific ground the linguistic phenomena, issues and problems.
4. Discuss books and studies that researched these phenomena, issues and problems.

Rhetorical and Stylistic Issues (ARB605)

The course study some traditional manifestations of rhetoric, focusing on the direction of Arabic rhetorical thinking (Inimitability of the Quran as an example). It also studies rhetoric, from recent approach; in theory and practice. In addition, it examines the rhetoric tools and its role in studying the literary, philosophical, and moral discourse. Thus it combines both the old and the modern methods.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the most prominent traditional issues that reveal the direction of Arab rhetorical thinking.
2. Compare traditional rhetorical fields of research with modern rhetoric in its contemporary applications.
3. Recognize modern stylistic trends in studying the philosophical and literary discourse.
4. Write a scientific research using the studied theoretical materials.

Critical Thinking Among Arabs (ARB611)

The course covers aspects of critical thinking of the prosaic and poetic creative process in Arabic heritage, selecting several topics that occupied critics’ minds, such as discussions of the aesthetic principles of text, revealing the mechanisms of critical involvement in explaining these topics, and then judging them artistically and intellectually. Further, the course explores the interrelation between criticism and Arabic and philosophical studies, and the attempts to establish theoretical principles.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the uniqueness of Arabic critical mind in studying the creative texts both artistically and intellectually.
2. Discuss the general critical standards that Arab critics agreed to, and exercised their criticism accordingly.
3. Examine the formation of traditional critical theory and its coherence regarding the textual creativity.

Research Methods and Editing Texts (ARB613)

This course studies research methods in literature and language: their subject matter, nature and trends, focusing on the most important modern approaches, by studying certain literary and linguistic examples. The course covers methods of studying old manuscripts, understanding, editing, and publishing them. Furthermore, it trains the student to practice the methods of documentation techniques, text processing , and verifying texts.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Recognize the research methods used in literature, language, and studying manuscripts.
2. Analyze some literary texts in light of modern research methods.
3. Create methodological research in one of the literary, or linguistic issues in light of one of the studied research methods.
4. Edit a short piece of manuscripts based on the scientific principles of manuscript editing.

Studies in Linguistics (ARB630)

This course is intended to engage students in issues of the linguistic phenomenon and approaches of old and new linguistic theories. It aims to review the central arguments of major linguistic schools, discussing the linguistic and intellectual theoretical principles, governing the viewpoints of scholars of these schools, using linguistic tools. In addition, It explores methods of linguistic analysis and judges its adequacy by providing applied models of the most important linguistic theories, i.e. generative, functional, and textual, and their reflections on re-reading the linguistic heritage.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze linguistic phenomena linguistically, identifying their governing laws.
2. Provide applied models for some linguistic methods, such as discourse analysis.
3. Prepare a systematic linguistic research; giving his/her viewpoint in the reviewed linguistic issues.
4. Critisize linguistic phenomena based on his/her extensive readings through course contents.

Modern Schools of Criticism (ARB635)

The course sheds light upon boundaries of the school of criticism, and the roots for its origination and transformations, mentioning the major categories of modern schools of criticism, i.e. contextual, aesthetic, and cultural. So that students will read from the sources and gain a deep understanding of their philosophy through the pilot studies of their scholars and thus form a clear view of the principles and the dimensions of agreement and disagreement.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Distinguish the meaning of a school of criticism with reference to term, origin, and transformation.
2. Compare contextual, aesthetic, and cultural schools of criticism according to their philosophy in dealing with creative production.
3. Evaluate the practice of modern schools in interpreting text or forcing certain interpretation on it.

Syntactical and Linguistic Schools (ARB640)

This course covers the early stages of Arabic syntax and its different schools in Basra, Kufa, Baghdad, the Levant, Egypt, and Andalusia. It also deals with the most known grammatical controversies, and the famous resourses which dealt with these controversies theoretically and practically. In addition, it presents methods used by linguists in compiling and recording language and the criteria of linguistic argumentation.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the concept and approach of each school and how they relate to Arabic language and syntax works.
2. Compare grammarians’ approaches in the different grammar schools.
3. Distinguish approaches used by linguists to compiling and recording language.
4. Evaluate the criteria for compilation, recording, and argumentation.

Selected Literary and Linguistic Texts in English (ARB655)

This course approaches a number of literary, linguistic, and critical texts in English language. It aims to familiarize the students with the terms used in the field of language, literature, and literary criticism. In addition, it enables students to understand aspects of linguistic and critical thought and literary styles and expressions in English. This course also examines the ways that western researchers approach Arabic literature and criticism.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Distinguish the English terms that are used in linguistic, literary criticism, and Literature.
2. Analyze texts according to literary, critical, linguistic theories.
3. Evaluate wesrern writing about Arabic literature and criticism.
4. Develop a comparative critical approach to analyze and integrate knowledge from different sources and viewpoints about Arabic language and its literature.

Special Topics (ARB660)

This course covers selected topics in literature, criticism, language and syntax with an in-depth study; i.e. studying works of a certain poet or writer, or an issue related to a certain topic or a literary, critical, linguistic or syntactical phenomenon. It also urges the student to write a research about it.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Distinguish intellectual dimensions in selected ancient book.
2. Evaluate the studied materials and its methods.
3. Formulate overlapping methodologies and its manifestations.

Studies in Syntax (ARB661)

This course covers certain syntactical elements that provide insight into important issues to learners of Arabic syntax. Thus, the student will learn about the principles of Arabic syntax, including narrated usages and analogy; and conditions of Argumentation. In addition, the student will identify the most important elements of the syntax theory that made it a complete science; and the interrelation between syntax and semantics, along with an applied study revealing syntactical approaches in reading texts.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Distinguish elements of the theory in the Arabic syntax.
2. Discuss the interrelation between elements of syntax study and semantics.
3. Judge different views on the theory of Arabic syntax.

Genres of Arabic Literature (ARB670)

This course studies the various genres of Arabic literature, their origin, nature,formation and development in old and modern times, underlying human models, ideas, and the artistic techniques. It analyzes a number of selected texts representing these prosaic and poetic genres and comparing them with selected texts from the literature of other nations.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the conditions of the evolvement and transformations of Arabic literature.
2. Compare genres of Arabic literature with those of other nations.
3. Criticize the studied examples in light of modern literary theories.

Thesis (ARB699)

The course introduces students to the scientific research methods in language and literature, through application and evaluation. In addition, it provides student with the basic skills to build research and scientific reports; starting with the stage of determining the questions and problem of the study, through the process of collecting the material and analyzing it. This course trains students to use sources, citation and scientific reference methods to reach the stage of completing a scientific study.

Credit Hours : 6

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Distinguish the principles of the procedural research and its methods which are used in various types of research in language and literature.
2. Determine the scientific curricula in the linguistic and literary studies.
3. Create a scientific study in the field of language or literature; providing a cognitive contribution in the studied fields.

Emirates Studies (GEEM105)

This course addresses the most critical aspects of the United Arab Emirates by introducing students to the features of Emirati society's economic and social development, affirming its basic values and legacies, and providing studies in fundamental areas related to the Emirates' history, geography, internal and external policies, social systems, social and human development, demographics, the role of the Emirati citizen in development, the women's empowerment and their role in society, the country's focus on sustainable energy, economic advancements, and development indicators, and the UAE's worldwide competitiveness. The course also covers the federal government's and future concerns about strategic development plans and the obstacles they confront.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Express belonging to the homeland and his pride in the country's achievements.
2. Recognize the role of leadership in establishing and developing the state in all disciplines.
3. Express awareness of the value of the union and national unity.
4. Demonstrate the nation's pioneering role on the international stage and its advancement in global development and Competitiveness indicators.
5. Analyze the primary social aspects of UAE society.
6. Explain aspects of development in the UAE and the function of the citizen and the state

Islamic Culture (GEIS100)

This is a required general education course aims at studying Islamic culture, its concept, sources, and characteristics. The course also deals with the following areas of Islamic culture: faith, worship, transactions, and personal status. The course discusses a number of life vales in Islam, such as honesty and credibility. The course dwells upon contributions made by the Muslims to the humanities, social, and natural sciences, in addition to some contemporary issues, such as medical issues and the other in Islam.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Define the basic concepts, facts, and principles related to Islam.
2. Illustrate the concept of “Islamic culture”, its sources and characteristics.
3. Illustrate the tolerance of Islam and its respect of human rights.
4. Identify contributions of Islamic civilization and Muslims to humanities, social, and natural sciences.
5. Analyze contemporary issues and events from an Islamic perspective, based on moderate, non-extremist approach.

Biography of the Prophet "Sira" (GEIS101)

This course introduces the Prophet's biography "Sira", the importance of studying it, its aspects and sources, analyzing its various stages, drawing lessons, sermons, rulings, and highlighting its human and universal values.

Credit Hours : 3

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Introduces the Prophet's biography, its terminology, stresses its importance and, peculiarities
2. Shows the sources of the Prophet's biography with its evaluation.
3. Analyzes the events of the Prophet's biography.
4. Derives the most important lessons from the events of the Prophet's biography and relate them to contemporary issues.
5. Employs the Prophet's biography in highlighting the human and universal values of the Prophet.