This course explores the concept of Orientalism, including its origins, development, motives, objectives, and the debates surrounding it. Students will examine the perspectives of prominent Arab and Muslim thinkers regarding Orientalism, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the movement's historical and contemporary realities. The course also categorizes modern forms of Orientalism by analyzing the works of leading contemporary Orientalists. A significant focus is placed on the textual study of selected works, highlighting key issues within the frameworks of language and literature and emphasizing studies by prominent Orientalists. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Discuss and analyze the historical roots and motivations behind Orientalism. 2. Critically evaluate Orientalist perspectives on linguistic, literary, and critical issues. 3. Understand the methodologies and approaches Orientalists use to engage with the Arabic language and its literature. 4. Analyze and interpret the content of Orientalist texts and studies related to language and literature. 5. Conduct in-depth research on topics related to Orientalist studies in language and literature.

This course is designed to serve PTUK students in the faculties of Science and Engineering as well as the students of Educational Technology (ET); it offers a broad overview of the English language learning skills in reading, writing, speaking that will enable them to communicate meaningfully in scientific contexts and situations. It also offers a broad variety of scientific language grammatical patterns and vocabulary items that are needed to comprehend scientific contexts and trends. Throughout this course, students will be exposed to a variety of scientific topics, aural input in order to broaden and deepen their critical thinking skills and to help them express opinions about modern scientific topics and problems.

This course introduces students to Arabic morphology (?arf) as one of the core levels of linguistic analysis. It defines key concepts such as the root-and-pattern system, derived and augmented forms, and the morphological processes that affect word structure. Topics include derivation, verbal and nominal patterns, diminutives, nisbah adjectives, and morphological phenomena such as substitution, elision, and assimilation. The course integrates theoretical instruction with applied exercises. Intended Learning Outcomes: Students will be expected to: 1. Differentiate between morphology and syntax, and understand their respective scopes. 2. Understand the concept of morphological measures and apply them to Arabic word forms. 3. Identify various derivative forms in Arabic and understand their derivational processes. 4. Recognize morphological phenomena such as weak verbs, substitution, and elision. 5. Distinguish between different categories of nouns (defective, sound, extended) and their grammatical rules. 6. Analyze key morphological rules related to word structure and inflection.

This course aims to provide practical training in translating various types of English texts into Arabic, including literary, journalistic, economic, and political texts. The focus is on understanding how to handle the source text, selecting the appropriate words, terms, and structures, and ensuring textual integrity. Emphasis is placed on achieving formal and semantic coherence in the translation process. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the foundational practical skills required for translation. 2. Translate diverse English texts (literary, journalistic, economic, political, etc.) into Arabic. 3. Effectively handle the source text, selecting the most appropriate words, terms, and structures. 4. Ensure textual integrity, as well as formal and semantic coherence in translations.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the historical course of Arabic literature, tracing its development from the pre-Islamic era to the contemporary period. It introduces students to the major poetic and prose traditions, dominant intellectual and aesthetic trends, and significant critical issues that have accompanied the literary movement across the ages. Emphasis is placed on analyzing representative poetic and prose texts to extract the most prominent thematic and stylistic features of Arabic literary genres.

Modern and Contemporary Poetry (15254101): (3 credit hours) The course addresses the reasons that led to the emergence of the modern Arabic poetry movement, starting with the movement pioneers, their intellectual and cultural components, and their poetic trends, done by examining the school of revival, the school of poetry, poetry in the diaspora, and the Apollo group. To know the extensions of these movements and schools, the prospects for their development in the East and the West, their most prominent artistic characteristics, their expressive methods, and their poetic contents, all the way to the Ta’feel poem, its beginnings, its phenomena, its trends, its most important figures, its artistic characteristics, and its impact on the contemporary poetic movement, on the artistic and substantive levels, with focusing on the applied study of selected poetic models, including vertical poetry and iambic poetry. Course Outcomes: The student is supposed to be able to: 1- To learn about the Renaissance era development and the nature of intellectual, political, and social life before the Renaissance era. 2-I know the factors and causes of the Renaissance. 3- To know poetic models of modern poetry, besides the most prominent poets of this stage. 4- To know the most significant topics that dominate modern poetry.

This course examines the religious, political, social, economic, and intellectual life that produced pre-Islamic poetry. It seeks to trace its origins and development, and to understand its moral characteristics, artistic features, and literary issues, such as plagiarism, Mu'allaqat, vagrancy, and the structure and unity of the poem. It also examines the sublime prose creativity of the pre-Islamic Arabs, including proverbs, wisdom, and rhetoric, through the study of selected texts. Course Outcomes: The student is expected to be able to: 1. Understand the concept of pre-Islamic literature and the views of scholars on certain issues. 2 - To become familiar with the most important issues in pre-Islamic literature, such as: the documentation of pre-Islamic literature, the approach of pre-Islamic poetry, the days of the Arabs, the depiction of Arab life in Arabic poetry, the primacy of pre-Islamic poetry, dialects, and poetry. 3 - To present some of these issues in the classroom, clarifying the problematic aspect of each issue, its elements, and the most important ideas and opinions expressed in each issue.

The course aims to introduce students to the concept of criticism, its origins, and its development from the pre-Islamic era to the Abbasid era. It also highlights its most important trends, scholars, sources, works, issues, and specific terminology, such as: word and meaning, printed and manufactured, ancient and modern. Course Outcomes: The student is expected to be able to: 1. Understand the concept of criticism, both linguistically and technically, and ancient criticism. 2. Understand a number of critical terms and critical principles. 3. Understand the most important principles upon which ancient criticism was based and the most important ancient critics. 4 - Identify some critical expressions in selected texts. 5 - Read some critical texts.

This course equips students with the skills and methods needed to teach Arabic to non-native speakers. It introduces modern theories in second-language teaching and emphasizes practical applications in teaching foreign languages. Key topics include methods for teaching linguistic structures, addressing phonetic challenges, and teaching vocabulary, reading (various types), and writing (various types). The course also provides an overview of audio-visual aids that facilitate language teaching, including the use of language laboratories, audio recording devices, visual media (still and moving images), flashcards, boards, and similar tools. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Understand modern theories and methods for teaching second languages. 2. Apply effective teaching methods for linguistic structures, phonetic challenges, vocabulary, reading, and writing. 3. Address phonetic problems and tailor teaching methods to diverse learning needs. 4. Identify and utilize audio-visual aids, such as language laboratories, recording devices, and visual teaching tools, to enhance the learning experience. 5. Implement a variety of teaching strategies using modern instructional resources and technologies.

The course aims to introduce Quranic rhetoric and the rhetoric of the Prophetic Hadith. It reviews the stylistic characteristics and features of artistic expression in Quranic and Hadith texts. The course includes a practical approach to selected texts from the Holy Quran and the Prophetic Hadith, with the aim of analyzing them artistically, revealing their rhetorical secrets, aesthetic techniques, and moral values. Course Outcomes: The student is expected to be able to: 1. Identify the meaning of Quranic and Prophetic eloquence. 2. Appreciate Quranic and Prophetic examples and highlight their beauty. 3. Read and analyze Quranic and Prophetic examples. 4. Identify aesthetic features in Quranic and Prophetic texts.

Modern and Contemporary Prose (15254203): (3 credit hours) This course focuses on the most prominent modern Arabic prose arts. Represented in short stories, novels, and plays. It studies its origins in Arabic literature since the beginning of the twentieth century. It deals with its most prominent figures, trends, themes, artistic characteristics, development, and impact on the process of modern Arabic literature, with a focus on applied models, such as the short story, the novel, and the play. Course Outcomes: The student is supposed to be able to: 1 -To know the most essential modern prose concepts: the novel, the short story, the article, the play, and the narration. 2 - To recognize the most significant features that distinguish each prose art. 3-To know the most important writers who excelled in every prose art. 4- To read examples of various prose arts. 5- To write examples of these prose arts and present them to colleagues.

This course explores the concept of stylistics and its relationship to rhetoric and criticism. It examines various stylistic issues, styles, and their applications in language, rhetoric, and literary criticism. The course also delves into the types of stylistics, including expressive, individual (formative), structural, and statistical stylistics, as well as the trends, functions, and fields of stylistics within the context of contemporary linguistic and critical studies. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Define the concept of stylistics and differentiate it from the concept of style. 2. Explain the relationship between stylistics, rhetoric, and criticism. 3. Identify and analyze the various types of stylistics, including expressive, formative (individual), structural, and statistical stylistics. 4. Understand the trends, fields, and functions of stylistics in contemporary linguistic and critical studies. 5. Apply stylistic approaches to the analysis of language, rhetoric, and literary texts.

This course provides a theoretical foundation for understanding the concept of folk literature and its historical development. It examines the various forms of folklore, including poetry, songs, stories, theater, proverbs, incantations, riddles, and anecdotes. The course emphasizes methods for studying and analyzing folklore, aiming to uncover its dimensions, components, contents, and symbols. Students will engage in analytical studies of selected folk literary texts to deepen their understanding of this rich cultural heritage. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Define the concept of folk literature and trace its historical development. 2. Identify and understand the divisions of folklore, including poetry, songs, stories, theater, proverbs, incantations, riddles, and anecdotes. 3. Apply methods of studying folklore to analyze its dimensions, components, contents, and symbols. 4. Conduct analytical studies of selected folk literary texts

The course presents a study of prose genres during the Abbasid era, represented by: the sermon, the exhortation, the will, the epistle, the debate, the maqama, the story, the biography, and the dream. It introduces prominent figures in Abbasid prose, such as Ibn al-Muqaffa', Sahl ibn Harun, Ahmad ibn Yusuf, Amr ibn Mas'adah, Ibn al-Zayyat, Ibrahim al-Suli, al-Jahiz, Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi, and Ibn Qutaybah. The course also includes a study of selected prose texts representing previous genres, with the aim of identifying their artistic and stylistic characteristics. Course Outcomes: The student is expected to be able to: 1. Identify the fundamental differences between poetry and prose. 2. Identify the basic features of Abbasid prose arts. 3. Read Abbasid prose texts correctly. 4. Appreciate the aesthetics of selected prose texts by analyzing them from both a content and stylistic perspective. 5. Classify a number of prose texts according to the prose genre to which they belong.

Graduation Project in Arabic Language and Literature (15254204): (3 credit hours) The student conducts scientific research on a topic related to the Arabic language, with the agreement of the supervising professor. The professor oversees all stages of the research writing process, ensuring that the student meets the required conditions and procedures for scientific research. Once the project is done, the supervising professor discusses it with the student and a scientific committee to verify adherence to the principles and rules of sound scientific research. Course Outcomes: The student is supposed to be able to: 1 - To fulfill the conditions and procedures for writing scientific research. 2 - To understand linguistic, literary, and critical scientific research. 3 - To employ applied skills in the graduation project. 4 - To make the research project according to scientific research methods. 5 - To create new research and arrive at significant results in the context of the research application.

This course addresses the foundational principles of Arabic calligraphy, including its origins, evolution, classifications, tools, techniques, and aesthetic characteristics. It explores the pedagogical importance of teaching calligraphy and examines the contributions of prominent classical and modern calligraphers such as Ibn Muqla and Ibn al-Bawwab. Students engage in practical exercises in writing leading scripts such as Ruq?ah and Naskh. Intended Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of Arabic calligraphy, its forms, educational objectives, and distinguishing features. 2. Analyze the causes of students’ weaknesses in dictation and handwriting. 3. Apply orthographic conventions including the rules of hamzah, letter additions, and omissions. 4. Identify and evaluate methods for teaching Arabic calligraphy and assess its quality criteria. 5. Distinguish between various styles of Arabic script. 6. Investigate the relationship between script style and the communicative purpose of writing. 7. Employ learned techniques to produce aesthetically refined handwriting. 8. Develop skills in decorative calligraphy. 9. Master the spatial arrangement of letters in the Naskh and Ruq?ah scripts. 10. Perform applied projects and exercises in both scripts. 11. Integrate technology into the teaching and learning of Arabic calligraphy.

This course introduces the philosophy of grammar, some controversial issues in grammar, and the methods of oaths, requests, conditions, interrogation, exclamation and censure, disputes, preoccupation, and numbers. It also covers other grammatical issues and topics, which will be addressed through reference to some grammatical sources, with a focus on the applied aspect in various texts. Course Outcomes: The student is expected to be able to: 1. Understand the concept of grammar and its philosophy. 2. Understand the historical, intellectual, and cognitive introductions to Arabic grammar. 3. Understand grammatical rules and controversial issues in grammar. 4. Understand recent developments in the field of research in Arabic grammar. 5. Understanding the knowledge and theories related to Arabic grammar theory. 6. The ability to study grammatical problems in the Arabic language and develop creative solutions and proposals. 7. Analyze texts grammatically correctly and construct texts with a sound grammatical structure. 8. Conduct in-depth research using scientific research methods.

This course introduces Islam's position on poetry and examines the media war waged by Ansar poets against the pagan poets of Mecca. It examines traditional and new poetic themes that accompanied the poetry of the Da'wah and conquests. It also presents some of the artistic masterpieces of the veteran poets, demonstrating the pre-Islamic and Islamic features embedded in their fabric. It examines the most prominent prose masterpieces of this period, through the arts of rhetoric and epistle. The course addresses the poetic environments of the Umayyad era: the Hijaz, the desert, Iraq, the Levant, and Khurasan. It examines the poetry that emerged in these environments and their most prominent poets, analyzing selected poetic texts from their verses. It also explains the characteristics of this poetry and its relationship to previous and subsequent literary eras. It examines the themes of poetry that flourished during this era: politics, antithesis, and erotic poetry. It clarifies their artistic and stylistic characteristics, identifies their most prominent poets, and provides a careful examination of their distinguished prose models. Course Outcomes: The student is expected to be able to: 1. Understand what is meant by Islamic literature. 2. Understand the most prominent features of poetry and prose in the Islamic era. 3. Understand the basic poetic and prose themes in the Islamic era. 4 - Extract stylistic characteristics from specific poetic and prose texts. 5 - Analyze selected poetic and prose examples based on the principles of literary analysis.

This course provides an analytical study of Fatimid, Ayyubid, and Mamluk literature. In terms of the artistic characteristics and thematic frameworks of the poetry of those periods, it highlights the impact of the Crusades on the development of new themes and the elements of renewal, with a focus on the study of sectarian literature, such as jihad literature, eulogy of the Prophet, Sufi poetry, and the works of the most famous poets of the period, such as Ibn al-Sa'ati, Ibn Sana' al-Mulk, Ibn Arabi, Ibn al-Farid, and al-Busiri. Course Outcomes: The student is expected to be able to: 1. Identify examples of literature from successive eras and the most important writers of that era, such as Usama ibn Munqidh, Ibn al-Qaysarani, Ibn Sana' al-Mulk, and al-'Imad al-Isfahani. 2. Study the literature of some of the prominent figures of that period and understand its distinctive features. 3. Identify the characteristics of literature from successive eras through texts by writers who lived during that period

Remedial English: The course is a compulsory service course offered for first year students. It is a prerequisite for E1 and it focuses mainly on the language learning skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course is intended to equip the students with basic skills necessary for successful communication in both oral and written forms of the language. In addition to grammar and how to use vocabulary in a meaningful context.

Performances and Poetry Music (15253103): (3 hours) The course deals with the science of Arud (Prosody). Its concept, foundations, sources, terminology, and role in Arabic poetry music. It shows the pure seas of poetry, with different activators, then rhymes their letters, movements, types, and defects; then, innovation in poetry music through stanzas and poetry and Tafila. Course Outcomes: The student is supposed to be able to: 1- To be familiar with the concepts of meter in poetry, prosody, rhythm, and the seas of Arabic poetry. 2-To know the process of rhyming poetry and the use of symbols for each audio part. 3- To understand what is meant by the Ta’fa’ilah, and how it is formed. 4-To know how to explain the meters of poetic seas in Arabic. In terms of the activations and deviations of each meter, the naming of each deviation, and the differences and similarities between the different poetic seas. 5- To learn how to realize poetic seas through rhythm and punctuation.

This course focuses on the principles and practices of legal linguistic drafting. It examines the definition, distinctive characteristics, conditions, and stages of legal drafting while addressing methods to enhance legal language, style, and expression. Students will learn the rules of written and oral legal drafting and techniques for interpreting legal texts, contracts, and agreements. The course emphasizes applied skills in various aspects of legal drafting, including legislative texts, lawsuits, pleadings, judicial decisions, contracts, agreements, legal letters, and consultations. The goal is to equip students with linguistic and technical knowledge to draft clear, precise, and unambiguous legal texts that are free from linguistic gaps and easily understood by others. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Write fluent Arabic texts that are free from grammatical, spelling, and stylistic errors. 2. Express opinions effectively and confidently in oral discussions, defending arguments with clarity and adhering to proper etiquette. 3. Read legal texts aloud with accuracy and appropriate expression. 4. Deliver legal arguments in correct and polished Arabic.

This course provides an in-depth exploration of accusative constructions in Arabic grammar, including direct objects, cognate accusatives, accusatives of cause and accompaniment, adverbial accusatives, the circumstantial accusative (??l, adverb), and specification (tamy?z). The course includes analytical applications using Qur’anic, literary, and prose texts to reinforce grammatical principles. Intended Learning Outcomes: Students should be able to: 1. Understand the grammatical rules governing structures such as specification, vocatives, numbers, and various rhetorical styles (praise, censure, warning, etc.). 2. Apply grammatical rules to the five types of accusatives. 3. Identify key syntactic features in various contexts. 4. Generate examples that demonstrate the application of accusative structures. 5. Accurately apply case endings to Arabic words in syntactic contexts.

The course introduces the student to concepts, theories and skills in the field of human communication in Arabic and English, and provides him with basic skills in the field of communication with himself and with others through the art of recitation, dialogue, persuasion, negotiation and leadership, to enhance his practice in his daily and practical life using new methods based on diverse and effective training and evaluation. In addition to the knowledge of electronic communication and social intelligence, as well as enabling the student to write his CV and conduct a personal interview in Arabic and English. The course aims to develop the student's skills on written, oral and electronic communication and the use of body language in order to improve the abilities to communicate with others in general, in addition to the students' abilities to send and receive in the study and work environment in particular.

This course examines the history of comparative literature, including its origins, development, and major schools, such as the French, American, Russian, and German schools. It explores the central topics of comparative literature, with a focus on the contributions of Arab and Palestinian scholars. The course highlights connections between Arabic literature—both classical and modern—and world literature. Topics include: • The story of Layla and Majnun in Arabic, Persian, and world literature. • The relationship between Abu Tayyib al-Mutanabbi’s poetry and ancient Greek literature. • The myth of Pygmalion as interpreted by Bernard Shaw and Tawfiq al-Hakim. • The influence of Bertolt Brecht on Saadallah Wannous’s theater. • The impact of T.S. Eliot, Federico Garc?a Lorca, and other Western poets on contemporary Arabic poetry. • Naguib Mahfouz’s engagement with Western novels, such as those by Balzac and James Joyce. • Ghassan Kanafani’s literary connections to global writers, including William Faulkner and The Sound and the Fury. • The portrayal of Arabs in Western literature and Western characters in Arabic novels. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. Understand the history, origins, development, and schools of comparative literature (French, American, Russian, and German). 2. Identify key topics in comparative literature and the contributions of Arab and Palestinian scholars. 3. Analyze the methods of influence and impact among different literary traditions. 4. Apply methodologies for comparing Arabic literature with other world literatures. 5. Master key concepts and terminology in comparative literature. 6. Recognize the impact of world literature on Arabic literary works. 7. Understand the dynamics of influence and exchange between global literatures. 8. Identify major influences in world literary traditions. 9. Conduct comparative analyses of texts from Arabic and world literature. 10. Develop appreciation for shared cultural and literary values across world literature. 11. Carry out in-depth research on mutual literary influences, employing sound scientific research methods.

The course deals with the events of the Palestinian issue through the most important ages from the Canaanites until the year 2021. It focuses on the Islamic conquest of Palestine in the year 15 AH 636 AD, the Crusader torch from 1099 to the liberation of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi of Palestine in 1187, and it talks about the Ottomans in Palestine from 1516 to 1917. The course is concerned with the Palestinian issue during the British occupation in 1917, until the Nakba in 1948, and the establishment of the occupation state .It deals with the Palestinian resistance and revolutions during 100 years, and Arab-Israeli wars from 1948 to 2021.The course talks about Palestinian Liberation Organization, Palestinian resistance movements and parties, Palestinian Authority and the peace negotiations projects since the 1978 Camp David Accords until 2021.The course talks about attempts to Judaism Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque since the Palestinian setback in 1967 until 2021, and the issue of Palestinian refugees since 1948. It also anticipates the future of the Palestinian issue.

Students perform voluntary work such as donating blood, repairing homes, tourist trails, or holding educational workshops at the university, and the student is committed to training or working for 40 hours.

This course explores the relationship between the Arabic language and the fields of management, finance, economics, and commercial transactions. It focuses on the science of terminology within these fields, emphasizing the use of specialized dictionaries and ensuring precise meanings in accordance with the principle of avoiding figurative language in commercial transactions. The course also covers the rules of spelling and linguistic review for administrative documents and texts, applying linguistic sciences to the process of writing these texts. It establishes the linguistic foundations for composing business correspondence. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the relationship between the Arabic language and the fields of management, finance, economics, and commercial transactions. 2. Utilize specialized dictionaries to understand the terminology within these fields. 3. Grasp the precise meanings of administrative terms and avoid the use of figurative language in commercial transactions. 4. Apply spelling and linguistic review techniques to administrative documents and texts. 5. Understand the linguistic foundations for writing business correspondence. 6. Use linguistic sciences effectively when composing business texts. 7. Recognize the importance of avoiding figurative language in business transactions. 8. Apply knowledge to administrative and commercial transactions in Arabic. 9. Develop positive attitudes towards the national value of the Arabic language. 10. Conduct in-depth research on the real impact of dealing with Arabic documents using scientific methods.

This course introduces the concept of childhood and explores the definition and scope of children’s literature, examining its relationship to linguistic, educational, psychological, and social theories. It evaluates various literary genres, including poetry, stories, novels, and theater, highlighting the conditions, characteristics, and unique features of writing for different age groups. The course also includes applied studies of children's literature, focusing on the evaluation and analysis of selected texts. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Define the concept of children’s literature and explain its relationship to linguistic, educational, psychological, and social theories. 2. Identify and analyze the main literary genres in children’s literature, including poetry, stories, novels, and theater. 3. Understand the conditions, characteristics, and nature of writing for children, tailored to different age groups. 4. Conduct applied studies and analyses of selected texts in children’s literature.

This course aims to develop students' analytical skills in Arabic syntax by focusing on prepositional structures, genitive constructions, and grammatical dependencies. It covers the four primary dependents in Arabic grammar: the adjective (na?t), emphasis (tawk?d), coordination (?a?f), and substitution (badal). Students practice applying these structures in classical Arabic texts, including the Qur’an and Arabic poetry. Intended Learning Outcomes: By completing this course, students will be able to: 1. Define the concept and function of each grammatical dependent. 2. Distinguish between the types of dependents and their roles in syntactic structures. 3. Identify genitive constructions and apply grammatical rules accordingly. 4. Address controversial grammatical issues related to agreement and dependency.

This course enhances students' linguistic and expressive abilities, ensuring proficiency in error-free language, which is vital as a medium of communication and a core element of media. It explores the concept of language, its functions, expressive levels, and the specific characteristics of media language. Students will study the challenges of contemporary media and examine the styles of radio and television writing, qualifications for media writers, components of radio and television language, journalistic language, and the language used in public relations and advertising. The course addresses common linguistic errors in print, audio, and visual media, with practical applications in writing articles, news, reports, and investigative pieces. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Accurately read and analyze unpunctuated paragraphs, applying proper grammatical rules. 2. Identify and correct punctuation errors in specific texts. 3. Understand and apply the most commonly used language skills in media contexts. 4. Formulate news reports and articles on selected topics using appropriate language skills. 5. Analyze the linguistic elements of news and reports, evaluating their effectiveness. 6. Propose improved formulations for weak phrases and correct errors in provided samples. 7. Write clear, error-free media texts with proper linguistic connections and appropriate punctuation.

Arabic Philology (15254102): (3 credit hours) The course aims to introduce students to the origin and development of the language and the theories that deal with that development. It also covers dialects and their characteristics. On the other hand, the curriculum explores the relationship of the Arabic language to the Semitic languages, the study of ancient Arabic inscriptions, the study of modern Arabic and its characteristics, and the common language and its characteristics. Besides, it discusses the concept of a common language and its attributes, the notion of duality, parsing phenomena, and the perspectives of linguists on these topics. It includes Arabized forms, foreign influences, word formation, derivation, synonymy, and the common verbal structure. The course also addresses contrasting views and discussions among linguists regarding these issues. Course Outcomes: The student is supposed to be able to: 1- To learn about the theories that worked to explain the emergence of languages and the opinions put forward regarding the emergence of the Arabic language. 2- To recognize the relationship between ancient standard Arabic and modern classical Arabic. 3- To recognize some phenomena, such as derivation, synonymy, and antonyms.

This course introduces the principles and structures of functional writing across various forms, including administrative, personal, promotional, invitational, dialogic, and interview-based texts. It places particular emphasis on the linguistic and structural conventions that define each type, as well as the strategies that contribute to coherence, clarity, and correctness. Through targeted training, the course aims to refine students’ abilities in both functional and creative writing. Intended Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the fundamental concepts of writing, expression, and sentence structure. 2. Identify the communicative function of different sentence types. 3. Define the components and boundaries of various sentence forms. 4. Construct sentences fitted in specific communicative purposes. 5. Follow the procedural steps for composing concise, purposeful texts. 6. Develop sentences that align with the required expressive style. 7. Compose texts addressing particular functional contexts. 8. Differentiate between modes of writing and expression. 9. Apply acquired knowledge in producing literary and functional texts. 10. Utilize expressive and writing skills effectively across practical domains.

This course explores Palestinian literature, with a particular focus on Palestinian poetry across different time periods and contexts. It examines poetry from before 1948, the poetry of the Nakba and resistance, and works produced in occupied Palestine after 1948 and 1967. The course also delves into the development of the free verse and prose poem, offering applied examples from renowned Palestinian poets such as Ibrahim Touqan, Abdul Rahim Mahmoud, Abdul Karim Al-Karmi (Abu Salma), Tawfiq Sayegh, Tawfiq Zayyad, Fadwa Tuqan, Mahmoud Darwish, Tayeh Al-Qasim, and others. In addition to poetry, the course analyzes Palestinian prose, including novels and short stories, highlighting its origins, evolution, and prominent figures both in Palestine and in exile, such as Ghassan Kanafani and Emile Habibi. Representative short story writers, including Najati Sidqi, Sahla Azzam, Mahmoud Shuqair, Tawfiq Fayyad, Liana Badr, and Akram Haniyeh, are studied. The course also addresses significant autobiographies in Palestinian literature, such as those of Fadwa Tuqan, Jabra Ibrahim Jabra, and Ihsan Abbas, and briefly examines other literary forms, including letters and theater. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. Understand Palestinian poetry across different historical periods and contexts. 2. Analyze Palestinian poetry from before 1948 and during the Nakba and resistance eras. 3. Examine Palestinian poetry produced in occupied Palestine after 1948 and 1967. 4. Explore the development of free verse and prose poetry in Palestinian literature. 5. Identify and analyze key works by iconic Palestinian poets, including Ibrahim Touqan, Abdul Rahim Mahmoud, Fadwa Tuqan, Mahmoud Darwish, and others. 6. Trace the origins and evolution of the Palestinian novel and its major contributors, such as Ghassan Kanafani and Emile Habibi. 7. Study the development of the Palestinian short story from its inception to the present, through works by writers like Najati Sidqi, Sahla Azzam, Mahmoud Shuqair, and others. 8. Evaluate notable autobiographies in Palestinian literature, such as those of Fadwa Tuqan, Jabra Ibrahim Jabra, and Ihsan Abbas. 9. Gain an overview of other literary arts, including letters and theater. 10. Assess the role of Palestinian literature in advancing modern literary movements. 11. Analyze the literary trends, creative axes, and artistic uniqueness of Palestinian writers, alongside their role in addressing pressing societal and political issues. 12. Understand the role of Palestinian literature in inspiring revolutionary movements. 13. Recognize the literary contributions to highlighting the Palestinian cause and advocating for justice.

This course explores the influence of Arabic language sciences on the principles of Islamic jurisprudence and the formulation of jurisprudential rules. It focuses on rhetorical grammar, imperative constructions, and the extraction of deeper meanings from contextual nuances. The course emphasizes the application of these linguistic principles to Sharia texts and contemporary jurisprudential interpretations. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the concept and foundational principles of Islamic jurisprudence. 2. Analyze the impact of Arabic language sciences on the principles of jurisprudence. 3. Examine the role of the Arabic language in constructing jurisprudential rules. 4. Apply rhetorical grammar and imperative constructions to jurisprudential contexts. 5. Interpret the deeper meanings derived from the structure and context of Arabic sentences. 6. Apply linguistic and jurisprudential skills to analyze Sharia texts and contemporary jurisprudential interpretations.

This course introduces the basic elements of Arabic syntax, including the three parts of speech (noun, verb, and particle), their identifying markers, and their syntactic roles. It covers the distinction between definite and indefinite nouns, proper nouns, and grammatical agreement. Particular attention is given to nominal and verbal sentence structures, including topics such as subject-predicate agreement and grammatical case. The course also incorporates the application of syntactic rules to selected texts from the Qur’an, Hadith, and Arabic poetry. Intended Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course, students will be able to: 1. Define the structure of Arabic sentences and distinguish between nominal and verbal sentences. 2. Analyze sentence components and classify verbs based on tense and function. 3. Identify the subject and object, prepositional phrases, and their syntactic roles. 4. Distinguish between definite and indefinite nouns and between declinable and indeclinable forms. 5. Recognize primary and secondary case markers in Arabic.

English 1 is a theoretical, 3-credit hour university requisite, and a general English Course which is designed to serve all BA and BSc Students of (PTUK) in all faculties. This course aims at developing students’ repertoire of the English language main skills as well as sub-skills through providing them with broad varieties of language patterns, grammatical and structural rules, and vocabulary items that can enable them to communicate meaningfully within ordinary and real-life contexts and situations. This course is also oriented towards equipping students with the skills they need to comprehend texts, contexts, and situations that are related to ordinary and real-life topics. Throughout this course, students will be exposed to a wide and various aural inputs in order to broaden and deepen their skills in listening, judgment, and critical thinking. Students of this course are expected to acquire and practice the skills they need to maximize their capabilities to express opinions about ordinary and real life topics both orally and in a written format, which will help in widening the students’ academic horizon.

This course aims to develop the student's ability in the field of teaching skills by focusing on the following: A - Skills related to the teaching process, such as planning to prepare the annual and quarterly plan, formulating educational objectives in the cognitive and emotional fields, in addition to focusing on the skills of attracting student's attention to the lesson, the skill of asking questions, managing and organizing the class, the skill of forming groups, managing discussions, and the skill of Class evaluation. B - The concept of active learning in terms of its definition, objectives, foundations, characteristics, and importance for the student and teacher and the process of learning and classroom teaching. It focuses on the role of the teacher in using active learning strategies in various educational situations and their field applications in the Arabic language. C - Scientific foundations of school and classroom management in terms of definitions, objectives, patterns, and practical and organizational importance. D - Assessment in terms of its definitions, types, goals, purposes, functions, elements, tools, models, and importance in evaluating students’ achievement process, the curriculum, and the process of learning and classroom teaching. E - Systematic planning for teaching the various branches of Arabic in the linguistic and literary frameworks through educational methods characterized by clarity, excitement, and effectiveness. Course Outcomes: The student is supposed to be able to: 1 – To know the Arabic language and its branches. 2 - To determine the appropriate method for each educational situation. 3 - To address the causes of students’ weakness in some branches of the Arabic language. 4 - To employ the branches of the Arabic language and its skills in the classroom and benefit from the discussion course. 5 - To learn branches of the Arabic language using multiple methods and strategies. 6 - To practice the application taught in this course. 7 - To evaluate the Arabic language and prepare appropriate tests for the educational stages.

This course introduces students to the basic principles of computers, focusing on the Windows operating system and Microsoft Office programs. It provides an overview of the Internet, including how to browse and search scientific websites, and emphasizes the use of electronic libraries. The course also covers the most widely used computer programs that support the Arabic language and its literature. The goal is to enhance students' ability to apply computer-based linguistic tools to various levels of language analysis, including phonetics, morphology, grammar, semantics, rhetoric, spelling, and prosody. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the basic principles of computers and the Internet. 2. Navigate the Windows operating system and effectively use Microsoft Office programs. 3. Browse scientific websites, search for relevant resources, and use electronic libraries and computer programs that support Arabic language and literature. 4. Apply computer-based linguistic tools to analyze language at the levels of phonetics, morphology, grammar, semantics, rhetoric, spelling, and prosody.

This course introduces the foundational concepts of phonetics, tracing the development of this field from classical Arabic scholarship to contemporary Western linguistic theories. It covers the structure of the speech organs, articulation points, and the classification and description of sounds. The course examines key phonological theories and phenomena such as the phoneme, allophones, assimilation, dissimilation, and distinctive features. It also highlights the intersection of phonetics with Qur’anic recitation sciences (tajw?d). Intended Learning Outcomes: Upon the completion of this course students will be able to: 1. Identify fundamental concepts in phonetics, including articulation, stress, intonation, and suprasegmental features. 2. Differentiate between phonetic units such as phonemes and morphemes. 3. Recognize articulation points and sound production mechanisms. 4. Distinguish between long and short vowels in Arabic. 5. Describe the phonetic characteristics of a variety of Arabic sounds.

This course aims to introduce the foundational elements of the creative process: the creator, the text, and the audience. It seeks to explore the artistic, intellectual, and psychological dimensions of literary texts by fostering analytical skills that build an emotional connection between the reader and the text on one hand, and link the text to its contextual layers on the other. These objectives are achieved in light of modern critical methodologies, through a selection of exemplary texts representing various literary genres and historical periods. Course Outcomes: By the end of this course, students are expected to: 1. Understand the concept of literary appreciation, literary eras, and literary analysis. 2. Recognize the artistic tools employed in literary texts. 3. Differentiate between literary and non-literary texts. 4. Grasp the unique characteristics of literary texts. 5. Comprehend, analyze, and critique literary texts. 6. Conduct an analytical study of selected short texts, identifying their aesthetic qualities and the elements contributing to their beauty. 7. Apply the acquired knowledge in teaching and interpreting literary texts effectively.

This course provides a detailed overview of the foundational resources of the Arabic language across its phonetic, morphological, syntactic, semantic, rhetorical, orthographic, and punctuation systems, in both classical and modern contexts. It examines the structural and content-based methodologies of their compilers, assessing their scientific value. The course frames these topics within theoretical and analytical perspectives. Additionally, the course explores significant works of Arabic literature—both poetry and prose—across general categories such as anthologies, classical literary compilations, heritage texts, linguistic dictionaries, historical literary collections, and others. It delves into the methodologies of their classification, highlighting their sources, merits, and limitations. Through a blend of theoretical instruction and interactive applications, the course encourages intellectual engagement with texts and analysis of their stylistic and methodological features. Course Outcomes: By the end of this course, students are expected to: 1. Identify linguistic and literary resources, their characteristics, and significance. 2. Distinguish between literary sources related to the study of literature and those focused on language. 3. Classify linguistic resources pertinent to language studies. 4. Write a well-structured essay on a linguistic resource and its author. 5. Compare two or three linguistic or literary sources. 6. Differentiate between various anthologies of Arabic literature.

This course introduces the concept of i‘jaz (miraculousness/inimitability), its significance, the history of its study, and the phases of divine challenge to produce something like the Qur'an. It discusses the theory of nazm (unique Qur'anic structure) and the types of inimitability: rhetorical, legislative, scientific, prophetic (unseen knowledge), and more. The course focuses on scientific inimitability in the Qur'an related to human, animal, plant, and cosmic phenomena, supported by applied analysis of selected Qur'anic texts. Course Outcomes: By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to: 1. Understand the meaning of mu‘jiza (miracle) and i‘jaz, including their related concepts and conditions. 2. Distinguish between a miracle and a natural fact, and identify other similar concepts. 3. Understand the rhetorical inimitability of the Qur'an—its forms and features. 4. Recognize the unique characteristics of Qur'anic text. 5. Understand scholars’ views and efforts regarding rhetorical inimitability. 6. Realize that the true inimitability of the Qur’an lies primarily in its linguistic and rhetorical eloquence. 7. Acknowledge that other types of inimitability serve as evidence of the truth of revelation and prophethood. 8. Analyze selected Qur’anic texts to identify elements and features contributing to their inimitability.

This course explores the representation of women—as mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters—in the Holy Qur’an, particularly within Qur’anic narratives. It examines how women are portrayed in the miraculous Qur’anic discourse and in the works of Arab authors across different literary periods, analyzing the types of female imagery—whether physical or symbolic. The course aims to evaluate the perspectives of Arab writers toward women, whether positive or negative. It also investigates the image of women in modern Arabic literature and folk literature, exploring the cultural values, customs, and traditions these reflect. Additionally, the course highlights literary concepts of womanhood and studies the creative female writer and her contributions. Course Outcomes: By the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to: 1. Understand the image and status of women in the Qur’an—particularly mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters—and the rights granted to them, especially in Qur’anic narratives. 2. Analyze how Arab authors across different literary periods portrayed women, whether in physical or symbolic terms. 3. Evaluate Arab writers’ perspectives on women, whether supportive or critical. 4. Trace the image of women in modern Arabic literature and folk literature, and understand the values and traditions reflected therein. 5. Analyze literary texts by and about creative female writers.

This course delves into the field of semantics, its components, theories, causes, and methods of semantic change, as well as lexical relations and issues such as polysemy, synonymy, and antonymy. It examines the history and classifications of Arabic lexicons, covering their types, benefits, and the methodologies of classical and modern lexicographic schools. The course addresses different approaches to organizing linguistic units in dictionaries, such as phonetic ordering pioneered by Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad in Kitab Al-Ain, rhyme-based ordering by Al-Jawhari in Sihah Al-Lughah, and alphabetical ordering by Al-Zamakhshari in Asas Al-Balaghah. It also highlights modern lexicons such as Muhit Al-Muhit, Al-Mu'jam Al-Wasit, and Al-Munjid, along with efforts to develop historical, electronic, and computerized dictionaries. Students are trained in searching for lexical entries across all types of dictionaries. Course Outcomes: By the end of this course, students are expected to: 1. Understand lexicons in terms of their linguistic, morphological, and terminological aspects. 2. Comprehend the origins of lexicographic thought and the methods of documenting and compiling words. 3. Familiarize themselves with dictionaries focusing on words and meanings. 4. Understand the methodologies of different lexicographic schools. 5. Grasp the fundamentals of semantics, including its definitions, types, and evolution. 6. Explore various semantic schools and their approaches. 7. Analyze different phenomena in semantics, such as antonyms, polysemy, and synonymy.

The course covers the study of semantics topics, represented by: eloquence and rhetoric, declarative and imperative forms, the types of imperative and non-demanding forms, the digression of speech from its apparent meaning, the sentence and its parts, and the states of the predicate and the subject: deletion, mention, advancement and delay, brevity and its tools, separation and connection, brevity, prolixity, and equality. Course Outcomes: The student is expected to be able to: 1. Understand the concept of Arabic rhetoric. 2. Understand the various topics covered by semantics. 2. Understand the concepts of: declarative and imperative, laconic, plural, plural, plural, plural, and plural. 3. Conduct a comprehensive rhetorical application

The course examines the political, social, and cultural aspects of life in Andalusia and Morocco, and demonstrates their influence on the themes and arts of Andalusian and Moroccan literature. It also presents the most famous Andalusian and Moroccan poetic arts, such as nature poetry, elegy for vanished kingdoms, muwashshahat poetry, and azjal poetry. It also introduces prose and its forms, touching on the most famous Andalusian and Moroccan works. Course Outcomes: The student is expected to be able to: 1. Identify the factors influencing Andalusian literature, including location, geography, and nature. 2. Identify the most important poets in Andalusia and Morocco. 3. Study the characteristics of Andalusian and Moroccan literature. 4. Identify the most important poetic themes in Andalusian and Moroccan poetry. 5. Identify a number of prose arts in Andalusia

Linguistics (15254201): (3 credit hours) The course deals with modern linguistics terminology. It explains the concept of linguistics and traces the development of this science among the Arabs and in Europe and America. It deals with the linguistic processes represented by the phonological structure, the morphological structure related to morphemes and their types, the grammatical process and its modern terminology, and the semantic structure and its modern theories. It examines modern linguistic schools, such as Saussure, descriptive, structural, generative-transformational, Firthian, and others, and clarifies the methods of linguistic studies: descriptive, historical, comparative, and contrastive, and shows the relationship of linguistics to other sciences, such as psychology, sociology, and anthropology. Course Outcomes: The student is supposed to be able to: 1 - To know the concepts of linguistics and modern linguistic terminology. 2 - To understand the development of this science among the Arabs and in Europe and America. 3 - To understand the linguistic processes represented by the phonological structure, the morphological structure related to morphemes and their types, the grammatical structure and its modern terminology, and the semantic structure and its modern theories. 4 - To know the modern linguistic trends, such as Saussure, descriptivism, structuralism, generative-transformational, Firthian, and others. 5 - To explain the relationship of linguistics to other sciences, such as psychology, sociology, and anthropology. 6 - To employ linguistic studies methods: descriptive, historical, comparative, and contrastive, in applied research.

This course aims to introduce students to civilization, its’ characteristics, patterns, and its relationship to civics and culture. It focuses on the study of Islamic civilization, its’ genesis, components, characteristics, contemporary problems and issues, such as the civilizational interaction between Islamic civilization and the West, the contributions of Muslim scholars to human civilization, the impact of Islamic civilization on global human civilization, and ways of transmission to various countries of the world. It also deals with scientific development, Islamic systems and institutions, architecture and arts in Islamic civilization.

This course examines the status of Jerusalem in both classical and modern Arabic literature. It highlights the Crusades period through to the Nakba of 1948 and beyond, in the context of the ongoing conflict over the city. The course aims to clarify the civilizational, religious, and historical dimensions of Jerusalem by analyzing selected poetry and prose texts that represent various historical stages. These texts are studied through literary analysis, with attention to their themes, literary and religious terminology, prominent figures, and their connection to the cultural and historical context of the struggle over Jerusalem. Course Outcomes: By the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to: 1. Recognize the status of Jerusalem in classical and modern Arabic literature. 2. Understand the nature of the conflict over Jerusalem and its civilizational, religious, and historical dimensions. 3. Identify key literary figures who wrote about Jerusalem during different historical periods. 4. Determine the characteristics of literature that addresses Jerusalem. 5. Understand the cultural motivations behind literary portrayals of Jerusalem. 6. Use what they’ve learned to write a literary piece defending Jerusalem and highlighting its significance.

This course aims to study the intellectual and material reality of life during the Abbasid era, extending from 132 AH to 656 AH. It also aims to identify the influence of trends of frivolity, debauchery, heresy, populism, and asceticism on poetry. It explores forms of innovation and the most important poetic trends, and examines prominent poets such as Bashar, Abu Nuwas, Abu al-Atahiya, Abu Tammam, al-Buhturi, Ibn al-Rumi, al-Mutanabbi, Abu Firas al-Hamdani, and al-Ma'arri. The course includes an analytical study of selected texts, followed by an explanation of the artistic and stylistic characteristics of the poetry of this era. Course Outcomes: The student is expected to be able to: 1. Identify the period of the Abbasid era and the characteristics of each period. 2. Identify the most important poets of the Abbasid era. 3. Study a group of poetic models from this era. 4. Identify the most important topics that emerged in poetry during the Abbasid era.

The course deals with the critical movement development in the modern era in light of the two trends: revivalism and innovation. It explains the literary style and its elements and explores the textual and non-textual approaches, represented by the affective, social, realistic, psychological, aesthetic, historical, and structural approaches. Semiotics, deconstruction, and explains the literary schools of thought: classicism, romanticism, realism, and symbolism. It contains the figures of modern Arab criticism while presenting applied criticism through fine literary texts. Course Outcomes: The student is supposed to be able to: 1- To know what is meant by contemporary monetary terminology. 2-To understand several contemporary critical schools and their notables. 3- To know the most important figures of modern criticism and their most prominent critical opinions. 4- To read and understand modern and contemporary critical texts. 5- To recognize the importance of establishing a critical movement and the benefit of conducting critical studies on texts.

This course aims to develop students’ foundational skills in academic research, with a particular focus on the methodologies relevant to language and literary studies. Students are introduced to the concept of scientific inquiry, its characteristics, and diverse methodological approaches, including experimental, descriptive, analytical, inductive, deductive, historical, and statistical methods. The course covers the stages of research—from planning and data collection to writing and documentation—and introduces students to manuscript verification and textual editing. It includes consulted practical applications and the development of a research proposal. Intended Learning Outcomes: Upon completion, students will be able to: 1. Define the concept and the cognitive foundations of linguistic research methodologies. 2. Identify key figures and schools of thought within linguistic methodology. 3. Differentiate between contextual and linguistic approaches. 4. Understand and apply structural, stylistic, cultural, semiotic, and discourse-analytic frameworks. 5. Employ research tools and methods in analyzing and critiquing linguistic and literary texts.

The course presents a study of the topics of rhetoric, namely: simile and its types, linguistic and intellectual metaphor, metonymy, and allusion. The course also reviews the topics of rhetoric; This course provides a detailed explanation of verbal and semantic rhetorical devices, in addition to an applied study of selected examples from the Holy Qur'an, the Prophet's Hadith, and Arabic literature. Course Outcomes: The student is expected to be able to: 1. Understand the concepts of rhetoric and rhetorical devices. 2. Understand the various topics covered by rhetoric and rhetorical devices. 3. Understand the concepts of rhetorical devices, such as simile, truth, metaphor, linguistic metaphor, metaphor, metonymy, and intellectual metaphor. 4. To understand the concepts of the topics encompassed in the science of rhetoric, such as alliteration, rhyme, quotation, antithesis, pun, allusion, parallelism, emphasizing praise with what resembles blame, and likening blame to what resembles praise. 5. To undertake a comprehensive rhetorical application.

The course aims to develop the students’ cognitive abilities and communication skills in Arabic language by introducing Arabic dictionaries, spelling and grammatical errors, and familiarizing them with ancient and modern Arabic literary models including models from the Holy Qur’an.