ARAB 3687 - Kalila wa Dimna for Students of Arabic

(GB) (ALC-AS, LA-AS) Satisfies Option 1. (CU-ITL)

Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: one year of Arabic or equivalent or permission of instructor.

A. Shahda.

This course is designed for students who have successfully finished at least one year of Arabic study or its equivalent. It is based on the well-known Arabic literary classic Kalila wa Dimna, an eighth-century translation (from Sanskrit to Persian and from Persian to Arabic) of a collection of fables about people and animals that has long been enjoyed by Arab children and adults alike. The main textbook for the course is Kalila wa Dimna for Students of Arabic, which retells the stories in Modern Standard Arabic and includes a wide variety of exercises and activities to help the development of the four language skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing. We’ll be reading and listening to the stories and retelling and writing about them. The course fulfills the Group A requirement of the Arabic Minor.