Transfer Student Courses in Arabic, Armenian, Persian, Turkish, and Islamic StudiesConsult the new Course Guide at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsa/cg_subjectlist/0,2030,8,00.html?show=20&termArray=f_04_1510&cgtype=ug This page was created at 12:36 PM on Wed, May 5, 2004. Fall Academic Term, 2004 (September 7 - December 23)AAPTIS 100 / ACABS 100 / HJCS 100 / HISTORY 132. Peoples of the Middle East.
General Near Eastern StudiesSection 001 — Taught in English.Instructor(s): Kathryn Babayan (babayan@umich.edu) , Gary M Beckman (sidd@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Taught in English. (4). (HU). May not be repeated for credit.
Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. 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 CoursesInstructor(s):Prerequisites & Distribution: (5). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. 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:
AAPTIS 141. Elementary Persian, I.
Persian-Iranian: Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s): Yashar AfsharPrerequisites & Distribution: (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Persian 143. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This is an elementary level course emphasizing oral fluency, reading comprehension, and written expression. The objectives of the course are to work with the students in a lively and an interactive environment to:
AAPTIS 151. Elementary Turkish, I.Turkish: Language CoursesInstructor(s):Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Turkish 155. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. No Description Provided. Contact the Department.
AAPTIS 157. Elementary Kazak, I.
Kazak: Language CoursesInstructor(s):Prerequisites & Distribution: (5). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (5). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course familiarizes students with the sound system and alphabet of Kazak. It provides systematic presentation of basic grammar and practical use of the language by stressing extensive practice in conversation, listening, reading, and writing. This innovative distance learning course affords U-M students the opportunity to begin study of an important language of Central Asia, a region with a rich history and expected to have considerable strategic importance in the coming years. It will be taught by an instructor based at Indiana University (IU), one of the nation's leading centers for Central Asian studies. The instructor will make occasional visits to Ann Arbor, with additional tutoring outside of regular class time. Since IU does not use Daylight Savings Times and has a slightly different academic calendar, U-M students will need to be slightly flexible about class meeting times and dates. For further information, contact elementary.kazak@umich.edu.
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) , Elliot K Ginsburg (elgins@umich.edu) , Sherman A Jackson (sajackso@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU). May not be repeated for credit.
Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted.
AAPTIS 241. Intermediate Persian, I.
Persian-Iranian: Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s): Yashar AfsharPrerequisites & Distribution: AAPTIS 142 or 143. (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Persian 243. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This is an intermediate to advanced level course in Persian. Emphasis will be on oral fluency, reading comprehension, and written expression. The objectives of this course are to work with the students in a lively and interactive environment to:
AAPTIS 251. Intermediate Turkish, I.Turkish: Language CoursesInstructor(s):Prerequisites & Distribution: AAPTIS 152 or 155. (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Turkish 255. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. No Description Provided. Contact the Department.
AAPTIS 271 / ARMENIAN 271. Intermediate Western Armenian, I.
Armenian: Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s): Kevork B Bardakjian (kbar@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: AAPTIS 172 or 173. (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in AAPTIS 273. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course concentrates on reading Armenian texts with commentaries on grammatical and stylistic points, and an equal emphasis on conversation and frequent written work. Grade is based on performance, attendance and a final examination. The reading material consists of the literature appended to Bardakjian's and Thomson's A Textbook of Modern Western Armenian and a course pack.
AAPTIS 274 / ARMENIAN 274. Armenia: Culture and Ethnicity.
Armenian Literature and Culture in EnglishSection 001 — Taught in English.Instructor(s): Kevork B Bardakjian (kbar@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Taught in English. (3). (HU). May not be repeated for credit.
Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted.
AAPTIS 332. Introduction to Persian Culture and Language.
Persian-Iranian Literature and Culture in EnglishSection 001 — Taught in English.Instructor(s): Gernot L Windfuhr (windfuhr@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Taught in English. (3). (HU). May not be repeated for credit.
Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course introduces the students to Persian culture. Aspects covered include the political and religious systems; the social structures in urban, rural, and tribal settings, and the role of women; identity vs. multi-ethnicity, and language affiliation; spiritual and intellectual life and modernity; education; language, literature, and the verbal, visual, and performing arts and music, and their role of society. The second and third part of the course explore the origins of the multiple aspects of modern Persian culture in the Classical (Medieval) Islamic Persian culture, and in the culture of the three successive pre-Islamic Iranian empires predicated by the Zoroastrian worldview. The final part of the course explores the role of Persian language and literature as the unifying force of this crucial component of Near Eastern culture and human history and thought in general, and their role as part of the cultural heritage among Iranians abroad. The format of the course is lecture and discussion. The course materials include a course pack, audio-visual and electronic materials, and handouts. Grades will be based on class participation (20%); four quizzes (total 40%); a term paper or detailed critical book report (3,000-5,000 words, 40%).
AAPTIS 339. Turkey: Language, Culture, Society Between East and West.
Turkish Literature and Culture in EnglishSection 001 — Taught in English.Instructor(s): Hagen Gottfried (ghagen@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Taught in English. A knowledge of Turkish is not required. (3). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit.
Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. An introduction to the culture, language, and society of modern Turkey with a special emphasis on the Turkish position between Europe and the Middle East, and the Turkish project of modernity. The first goal of this course is to help students understand or "read" cultural signs in Turkey, and to react to them appropriately in communicative situations. Second, it will introduce them to a broad range of cultural production. To this end, the course will combine elementary language training (mostly essential phrases and formulas) with a series of narrative units on different aspects of modern Turkish social and cultural life, using literary criticism, sociological, and anthropological approaches. Movies, literature, and music will be used to illustrate relevant issues of gender, religion, urban and rural life, history, and national myth. At the same time this cultural production will give students food for discussion of the overarching theme of modernity and identity in a culture between the Middle East and Europe. Material will be made available through a course website.
AAPTIS 381. Introduction to Arab Literature in Translation.
Arabic Literature and Culture in EnglishSection 001 — Taught in English.Instructor(s): Trevor Legassick (tleg@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Taught in English. (3). (HU). May not be repeated for credit.
Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Materials in English translation will illustrate the progression of Arabic Literary culture from the earliest recorded sources to the present. Lectures and discussion, along with audio-visual materials, will introduce the essentials of the history of the Arabs and the cultural context expressed in their writings. Examination of pre-Islamic poetry will lead to discussion of the religious and historical texts of Islam. The literary legacy of the Caliphal period will be presented. The Arabian Nights will be seen to illustrate the popular culture of the times. Bell-lettrist works and those of the Arab explorers, scientists, and philosophers will be sampled. The contacts between the Arab world and the West in the modern era will be seen to have resulted in new departures in Arabic Literature, with the rise of the play, the short story, and the novel. Particular attention will be given to the works of Naguib Mahfouz, the Egyptian winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Students will write a series of short papers commenting upon aspects of the works assigned. Credit will also be given for attendance and for class discussion. A professor of Arabic literature, the instructor is a much-published translator and commentator on Arabic literature.
AAPTIS 403. Advanced Modern Standard Arabic I.
Arabic: Language CoursesInstructor(s):Prerequisites & Distribution: AAPTIS 202. (3). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course emphasizes the use of Arabic language. That is, students will develop the ability to:
Use of Arabic is emphasized throughout the whole course based on communicative approaches to learning. Course grade is based on class attendance and participation, written assignments, weekly quizzes and tests, and a final exam. Required text: Peter Abboud et al., Modern Standard Arabic Intermediate Level (Revised edition) Lessons 1-10.
AAPTIS 491. Topics in Arabic, Armenian, Persian, Turkish, and Islamic Studies.
Occasional CourseSection 001 — Terrorism, Islam & the News Media. Meets with COMM 439.003 and MENAS 591.004.Instructor(s): Lawrence E PintakPrerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 credits. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted.
AAPTIS 491. Topics in Arabic, Armenian, Persian, Turkish, and Islamic Studies.
Occasional CourseSection 002 — Modern Central Asia. Meets with HISTORY 498.001.Instructor(s): Douglas NorthropPrerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 credits. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Over the last three years, few regions have figured more prominently in world politics than Central Asia. From the Afghan war that followed September 11th to recent bombings in Tashkent, U.S. policy has come to focus on Central Asia as an area of crucial strategic interest. Yet for many Americans, this prominence was quite sudden, and few in the U.S. knew anything about the region. How does a historical perspective help? This course provides an overview of the last 300 years of Central Asian history, and thus, offers a framework for understanding recent events. Focusing particularly on Russian and Soviet Central Asia, it offers special emphasis on social and cultural history, as a complement and counterweight to the usual political frameworks and classic grand narratives of khans, revolutions, and wars. Three themes structure the course: the fragmented, changing character of regional identities; the complexities of popular attitudes towards, and relations with, various forms of state power; and the differences between â*" and complicated legacies of â*" the major imperial systems (Russian, British, Chinese). No prior knowledge of Central Asian or Islamic history is assumed.
AAPTIS 501. Advanced Arabic Conversation and Composition.
Language CoursesSection 001 — Taught in Arabic.Instructor(s): Raji M Rammuny (raram@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: AAPTIS 404. Taught in Arabic. (3). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. The objectives of this course are to develop fluency and accuracy in understanding, speaking, and writing modern standard Arabic, and to expand students' awareness of Arab-Islamic culture and civilization. The course is based on a variety of literary texts and authentic cultural audio-visual materials including slides, video cassettes, and films. The course materials reflect not only the literary but also the cultural, social, and political trends of contemporary Arab society. Occasionally, students are required to read outside topics and give brief presentations. Evaluation is based on daily preparations, weekly written compositions, monthly tests, and a final paper in Arabic. Textbook is Advanced Standard Arabic by Raji Rammuny. Parts One and Two.
AAPTIS 553. Modern Turkish Readings.Turkish: Language CoursesSection 001.Instructor(s):Prerequisites & Distribution: AAPTIS 252 or 255. (2). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (2). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. No Description Provided. Contact the Department.
AAPTIS 563. Modern Arabic Nonfiction.
Arabic Literature and Culture in ArabicSection 001.Instructor(s): Trevor Legassick (tleg@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: AAPTIS 403 or reading knowledge of Arabic. (3). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course introduces the work of major Arab writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Variable in focus according to the interests of the class, readings are selected for translation, analysis, and commentary. The course explores the historical progression in the development of political and societal theories in modern times in the Arab world.
AAPTIS 586. Avestan.
Persian-Iranian: Pre-Islamic IranSection 001.Instructor(s): Gernot Windfuhr (windfuhr@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course is an introduction to the language of the Ancient Zoroastrian texts. Lessons will include the study of the alphabet, elementary grammar, and vocabulary. There will be weekly homework exercises and in-class recitation. Individual tutoring may be organized as needed. The course grade is based on participation (20%); assignments (20%); presentations (20%); four quizzes (20%); a final exam (20%).
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