SS124 Arabic I Spring 2013-2014 Instructor Dr. Mohammad Yusuf Siddiq Room No. Old Social Science Wing, Room no. 236 Office Hours 1:30 3:00 PM Email yusuf.siddiq@lums.edu.pk, Telephone 042-35602297; Teaching Assistant zeeshan.danish@lums.edu.pk, Campus extension: 2297 / 8069; Old Social Science Wing, Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature (Room no 237-A, Other details to be Course URL (if any) announced soon) Arabic-1 (SS-124) COURSE BASICS Credit Hours 4 Lecture(s) No. of Lec(s) Per Week: 2 Duration: 100 minutes (Two) Recitation/Lab (per N/A Duration: N/A week) Tutorial (per week) N/A Duration: N/A COURSE DISTRIBUTION Core Elective Elective Open for Student Open for everyone Category Close for Student Category COURSE DESCRIPTION This is an introductory language course for those without any background in the Arabic language. Arabic is one of the richest and oldest living languages of the world, spoken by nearly three hundred million people in approximately thirty countries in West Asia and North Africa. Because of its religious and cultural significance, it has been widely used in the whole Islamic world during the past fourteen hundred years. The Qur an, ahadith (the Prophet s traditions) and a diverse and extremely rich body of religious writings in Arabic make the language particularly attractive to Muslims. On the other hand,the very elegance of Arabic literature that evolved during a long span of nearly fifteen hundred years makes it appealing to all those interested in comparative literature and history. Not only is Arabic one of the six major international languages used officially by the UNO, it is almost universally offered in most prestigious universities in the West as well as in universities inother parts of the world. Because of the historical and cultural connections of Pakistan with the Near East and its close geographical
proximity with the Arab world, Arabic has and continues to influence the life, regional histories and cultures of Pakistan. It is therefore especially significantfor our students. ہمارے لي ے عربی زبان ميں دل چسپی کے کي ی اسباب ہو سکتے ہيں جن ميں سے چند بہت نماياں ہيں مثلا يہ کہ عربی قرا ن و حديث کی زبان ہے اور اسلامی تاريخ اور علوم کی بنيادی کتابيں عربی ہی ميں ہيں اگر ہم يہ جاننا چاہيں کہ ہم پانچ وقت نماز ميں جو الفاظ زبان سے نکالتے ہيں ا ن کا مفہوم کيا ہے تو ہميں عربی سے واقفيت بہم پہنچانا ہوگی يہ بات بهی قابل ذکر ہےکہ ديگر کي ی مذہبی زبانوں مثلا عبرانی سريانی ا رامی اور سنسکرت کی طرح عربی کو ي ی متروک قديم زبان نہيں بلکہ ايک زنده زبان ہے جس کا استعمال ا ج بهی عملا روي ے زمين پر تقريبا تيس ممالک کے تيس کروڑ کےلگ بهگ افراد کی روز مره زندگی ميں باقی ہے چنانچہ اسے اقوام متحد ه کی چه زبانوں ميں شامل کيا گيا ہے فارسی اور ا ردو کے علمی وادبی سرماي ے کو سمجهنے کے ليے بهی عربی کے بغير کا م نہيں چلتا ا ردو کے بے شما ر الفاظ عربی سے ا ي ے ہيں اور ان کا صحيح تلفظ عربی کے بنيادی قواعد کو سيکهنے ہی سے واضح ہو سکتا ہے ا ردو ميں اصطلاحات سازی کے ليے بهی عربی سے مددلينا ناگزيز ہے الغرض ماضی کی تفہيم سے لے کر مستقبل کی تشکيل تک ہميں عربی کی ضرورت پڑتی ہے علم وادب کے ديگر شعبوں ميں بهی عربی زبان اپنے دامن ميں اتنا وسيع ذخيره رکهتی ہے کہ ا سے شمار ميں لانا ممکن نہيں مقد مہ ابن خلدون سے دل چسپی ہو يا الف ليلہ سے محمود درويش ا ور نزار قبانی جيسے مزاحمتی شعرا کے کلام سے يا نوبل انعام يافتہ نجيب محفوظ کے ناول اور افسانے سے عربی سے واقفيت اس عظيم سرماي ے سے استفادے کی کليد ہے COURSE AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1. To help students acquire basic skills in reading, writing and understanding Arabic. 2. Since Arabic vocabularies form a major component of Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtu, Baluchi and most of the other languages of Pakistan, this course will greatly help students achieve further advancement in Urdu and other regional tongues. 3. To help students develop a taste for further global literary and linguistic inquisitiveness. 4. To expand the cultural outlook of students as they learn a foreign language. 5. To explore the critical role of Arabic in the cultural continuity in the wider world of Islam. جديد دنياي ے عرب سے رابطے کا ايک دريچہ کهل سکے گا.6 LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of the course, students should have: The ability to express simple ideas in Arabic in written, spoken and other communicative forms. The ability to grasp basic Arabic grammar for academic use. An acquaintance with correct Arabic pronunciation and vocalization. A basic understanding of the fundamentals of academic Arabic. A curiosity to explore further the linkage between Arabic and Urdu as well as regional languages of Pakistan. تل فظ کی اصلاح ہوسکے گی ا سان معياری عربی سے ا شناي ی حاصل ہو گی ساده جملوں ميں سوال و جواب کی اہليت پيدا ہوسکے گی طلبہ ميں قومی زبان اردو اورديگر علاقاي ی زبانوں کی بہتر تفہيم کی صلاحيت بڑهے گی DISTRIBUTION OF GRADES
Assignment(s): Home Work: Quiz(s): 20 Class Participation: 10 Attendance: 15 Midterm Examination: 25% Project: Final Examination: 30% EXAMINATION DETAIL MIDTERM EXAM: Yes/No: Combine Separate: Duration: 2 hours Preferred Date: Middle of the semester Exam Specifications: FINAL EXAM: Yes/No: Combine Separate: Duration: 2 hours Exam Specifications: NATURE OF PROSPECTIVE ASSIGNMENTS, EXTRA CURRICULA, CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION ETC.: A book review in Arabic on an Arabic book (or a magazine, a newspaper, or a useful Arabic site in the internet related to Arabic language or literature). A presentation or a report on any Arabic book, journal, magazine and newspaper. A presentation or a report on Arabic film. Classroom performance in Arabic language or a play or a drama in the classroom. COURSE OVERVIEW Week/ Lecture/ Topics Module Historical overview of the Arabic language Exploring the roots of Arabic language and literature and their global importance Fundamental forms of the language تح يات, greetings Daily Practicing Modern Standard Arabic الجملالمفيدة Introduction of الجملةالفعلية Recommended Readings Introduction to Arabic. Lessons 1, 2 and 3. Objectives/ Application Introduction of the importance of Arabic, its history and literature. Qur anic Arabic Gradual move towards Arabic usage. Modern Standard Spoken Arabic. Enabling basic conversation in Arabic.
المبتداءوالخبر الموصوفوالصفة (النعتوالمنعوت) حرفالعطف (الواو ) Practicing academic Arabic Basics of academic Arabic s grammatical structure and its application to everyday language اسمالاشارةللقريبوللبعيد ) هذا ذلک) المعرفة ا داةالتعريف (الا لفواللام : ال) النكرة الحروفالشمسيةوالقمرية The complex world of Arabic numerals الا عدادالعربية العددوالمعدود الا رقام Practicing reading some basic Arabic literary texts Simple sentence construction Practice of: (Affirmation, حروفالايجابوالنفی(نعم لا) Negation etc.) تاءالتانيث(ة) الضماي رالمرفوعةالمنفصلةللمذکروالمونث ) هو هيانت انت انا) الضماي رالمجرورةالمتصلةللمذکروالمونث (ک ک ه ها ی) الا سماءالموصولة ) الذی التی Glimpses from simple classical texts Grammar drill Practice Interrogative )ا دواتالاستفہامof forms and the techniques of putting diverse forms of questions using: اين ا ماذا ما من هل Use of prepositions in sentence construction and their practices حروفالجر (الی من فی علی) المضافوالمضافاليہ Practicing reading various modern Arabic texts The fun of getting into Arabic conjugation الفعلالماضيالمعروف / المجہول (ذ ه ب ) Lessons 4, 5, and 6. Selected texts. Reading Package. Selected texts. Reading Package. Lessons 7, 5, and 6. Arabic for academic use. Practicing the use of Arabic numbers. Towards understanding simple Arabic literary texts. Grasping grammar (the most important tool to understand classical text). Developing vocabularies and skills for readingsimple Arabic literature.
الفعلالمضارع فعلامر فعلنہی فعل فاعل مفعول Arabic conversation Selected audio-visual materials. Various language drills for enhancing speaking skills. TEXTBOOK(S)/SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS V. Abdur Rahim, Arabic Course for English Speaking Students, 3 vols. (Riyad: Darussalam, 2009). Peter A. Abboud (edited), Elementary Modern Standard Arabic, 2 parts (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1983). Roger Allen, The Arabic Literary Heritage: The Development of its Genres and Criticism (1998). H. A. R. Gibb, Arabic Literature, Oxford, 1963. R. A. Nickolson, A Literary History of the Arabs. Related Articles from Cambridge History of Arabic Literature, multiple authors and editors.