COURSE DETAIL
ARABIC POETRY
Country
Jordan
Host Institution
CIEE, Amman
Program(s)
Advanced Arabic Language, Amman
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Comparative Literature
Arabic
UCEAP Course Number
118
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ARABIC POETRY
UCEAP Transcript Title
ARABIC POETRY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course discusses Arabic poetry. The course focuses on the three language skills, speaking, reading, and writing. The course examines topics including contemporary Arabic poetry, methods of poetic expression, the role of poetry in social activism and political resistance, and the poems of Nizar Qabbani and other modern Arab poets. Students memorize poems and write poetry of their own.
Language(s) of Instruction
Arabic
Host Institution Course Number
LITT 3002/ARAB 4007
Host Institution Course Title
ARABIC POETRY
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
CIEE Amman
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
CIEE STUDY CENTER
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