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First-Year Courses in Arabic, Armenian, Persian, Turkish, and Islamic StudiesThis page was created at 12:07 PM on Thu, Oct 4, 2001. Fall Academic Term, 2001 (September 5 - December 21)Open courses in Arabic, Armenian, Persian, Turkish, and Islamic Studies Wolverine Access Subject listing for AAPTIS Fall Term '01Time Schedule for Arabic, Armenian, Persian, Turkish, and Islamic Studies. AAPTIS 100 / ACABS 100 / HJCS 100 / HISTORY 132. Peoples of the Middle East.
General Near Eastern StudiesSection 001.Instructor(s): Kathryn Babayan (babayan@umich.edu) , Gary M Beckman (sidd@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).
Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term). Course Homepage: https://cgi.www.umich.edu/~nes100/F01/ This course will survey Middle Eastern political, social, and cultural history from Sumer (3000 BC) to Khomeini's Iran (1979-89). The lectures, the readings, the visuals (web, movies, slides) are all geared towards providing the student with a sense of the nature of authority, political and cultural styles, the fabric of society, attitudes and behaviors, heroes and villains, that are and were part of the heritage of those peoples who lived in the lands between the Nile and Oxus rivers, generally referred to as the Middle East. Throughout the academic term you will have four quizzes, a midterm, and an accumulative final exam. A one-page synopsis of your readings will be due weekly for your discussion section.
AAPTIS 101. Elementary Modern Standard Arabic, I.
Arabic: Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s): Carol B Bardenstein (cbardens@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (5). (LR). Laboratory fee ($12) required. Credits: (5). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($12) required. Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This is the first of a two-term sequence in elementary Arabic. It is designed for concentrators and those who need Arabic to satisfy the language requirement. It provides an introduction to the phonology and script of Modern Standard Arabic and its basic vocabulary and fundamental structures. It offers combined training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. There will be a focus on simple interactive communicative tasks involving teacher-student, student-student, and group interactions. Reading and cultural skills are developed through simple short texts and situational dialogues. There will be daily written assignments involving supplying answers to certain drills and questions on reading comprehension passages, filling out forms, and writing short messages and paragraphs. Evaluation will be based on class participation, weekly quizzes and tests, and a final exam. Regular use of the language laboratory or recorded tapes for home use is required to reinforce class work and also to do the recorded assignments. Textbooks: 1. Arabic Sounds and Letters. A Beginning Program Course, by R. Rammuny (Textbook and Manual). 2. Al-Kitab. Part One, by K. Brustad et al. (Lessons 1-10). 3. Hans Wehr's Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic
AAPTIS 141. Elementary Persian, I.
Persian-Iranian: Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s):Prerequisites & Distribution: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Persian 143. (4). (LR). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Persian has been called the French of the Near/Middle East. Certainly, Persia/Iran has been in the news. Persian is an Indo-European language, related to English, etc. Its literature, like other arts, is a major part of Near/Middle Eastern and Muslim tradition. Persian 141 is the first term of a four-term sequence. It takes the student through to the basic mastery of the skills of reading and writing, and of comprehension and speaking. Cultural as well as communicative skills are emphasized. By the end of the term the student should be well versed in these skills. Individual students work with the instructor to polish and improve the student's Persian language skills. The objective is language use. Students who have special needs, such as those acquiring the knowledge of Persian for reading purposes, only, or for communicative skills, only, will be given special attention and special sessions. Similarly, students of Iranian heritage, who may know some Persian in its colloquial form, will find the linguistic and cultural content of this course stimulating.
AAPTIS 151. Elementary Turkish, I.
Turkish: Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s):Prerequisites & Distribution: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Turkish 155. (4). (LR). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Part of the departmental sequence in modern Turkish language, this course aims at introducing and providing the opportunity to practice the basic structures of Turkish. Although it specifically focuses on enhancing spoken proficiency, reading and writing skills are taught and practiced through special readings and written assignments. Students are evaluated in accordance with the provisional Proficiency Guidelines prepared by the American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages, class participation, achievements in weekly quizzes, a midterm, and a final examination. The required texts are named by the person who happens to be teaching the course in a given year.
AAPTIS 171 / ARMENIAN 171. Western Armenian, I.
Armenian: Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s): Kevork B Bardakjian (kbar@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in AAPTIS 173. (4). (LR). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of Armenian. Reading, writing, and speaking are equally emphasized. Homework assignments and listening to tapes on a regular basis, frequent short tests, and a final examination are required. Overall performance throughout the year/term and in the final examination and compliance with requirements will determine the grade.
AAPTIS 200 / ACABS 200 / HJCS 200 / RELIGION 201. Introduction to World Religions: Near Eastern.
General Near Eastern StudiesSection 001 – Religions of the Book: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.Instructor(s): Ralph G Williams (fiesole@umich.edu) , Alexander D Knysh (alknysh@umich.edu) , Yaron Z Eliav (yzeliav@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).
Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term). Course Homepage: http://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2001/fall/acabs/200/001.nsf See Ancient Civilizations and Biblical Studies 200.001.
AAPTIS 269 / HISTORY 278. Introduction to Turkish Civilizations.
Turkish Literature and Culture in EnglishSection 001.Instructor(s): Gottfried J HagenPrerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. The course will teach the basic features of Turkish civilizations from the earliest time to the 20th century, from the viewpoint of cultural history. The course will discuss the issue of the bonds between the Turkish peoples on both the linguistic and on the cultural level. Besides an overview of the history of Turkish Empires with a special focus on the Ottoman Empire, common cultural elements will be discussed as well. These include tribal origins and tribal life, myths of origins as preserved in the vast epic literature, religious developments from shamanism to monotheistic religions, as well as aspects of material culture and arts. Attendance, participation in classroom discussions, midterm, term paper, and final exam.
AAPTIS 274 / ARMENIAN 274. Armenia: Culture and Ethnicity.
Armenian Literature and Culture in EnglishSection 001.Instructor(s): Kevork B Bardakjian (kbar@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).
Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted.
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