Prerequisites: ARBC 006 or consent of instructor
Description: Advanced seminar in the reading of Arabic texts. Focuses on improving students’ reading skills while reviewing and deepening knowledge of Arabic grammar and vocabulary. Course is repeatable as content changes up to a maximum of 12 units. ARLC 120 Classical Arabic Literary Prose 4 Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Explores aspects of classical Arabic literary prose. Includes the modes of quotation, citation, falsification, fabrication, and forgery. Focuses upon selected writings of al-Hamadhai, al-Jahiz, al-Ma’arri, Ibn Tufayl, and Ibn Hazim.