Courses for Fall 2024
MELC courses offered prior to Fall 2024 were listed under NELC.
| Title | Instructors | Location | Time | Description | Cross listings | Fulfills | Registration notes | Syllabus | Syllabus URL | ||
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| AMEL 4000-401 | First Year Akkadian I | Joshua A. Jeffers | WILL 215 WILL 3 |
M 12:00 PM-1:29 PM W 3:30 PM-4:59 PM |
Introduction to the grammar of the Akkadian language with emphasis on developing skills in the cuneiform writing system and reading of selected texts. | AMEL6000401 | |||||
| AMEL 4250-401 | Akkadian Literary Texts | Joshua A. Jeffers | BENN 141 | R 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | Readings in Akkadian literary texts from ancient Mesopotamia. | AMEL6250401 | |||||
| AMEL 4500-401 | Middle Egyptian | Valentina Anselmi | CANCELED | Introduction to the grammar of Middle Egyptian. | AMEL6202401 | ||||||
| AMEL 6000-401 | First Year Akkadian I | Joshua A. Jeffers | WILL 3 WILL 215 |
W 3:30 PM-4:59 PM M 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
Introduction to the grammar of the Akkadian language with emphasis on developing skills in the cuneiform writing system and reading of selected texts. | AMEL4000401 | |||||
| AMEL 6202-401 | Middle Egyptian | Valentina Anselmi | CANCELED | Introduction to the grammar of Middle Egyptian. | AMEL4500401 | ||||||
| AMEL 6250-401 | Akkadian Literary Texts | Joshua A. Jeffers | BENN 141 | R 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | Readings in Akkadian literary texts from ancient Mesopotamia. | AMEL4250401 | |||||
| AMEL 6400-001 | Intermediate Sumerian | Stephen J. Tinney | Reading literary texts in the Sumerian Language from ancient Mesopotamia. | ||||||||
| AMEL 6800-001 | Coptic | NRN 00 | CANCELED | The course will be an introduction to the writing, grammar, and literature of Coptic. | |||||||
| ARAB 0100-401 | Elementary Arabic I | Radwa El Barouni | WILL 304 WILL 215 |
MW 10:15 AM-11:14 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM |
This is the beginners course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It will introduce you to the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. The course is proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course, students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale; in other words (using the terminology of the government's Foreign Service Institute), from 'incipient survival' to 'full' survival' in the native-speaking environment. | ARAB6100401 | |||||
| ARAB 0100-402 | Elementary Arabic I | Amel Mili | BENN 141 BENN 20 |
MW 12:00 PM-12:59 PM TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
This is the beginners course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It will introduce you to the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. The course is proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course, students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale; in other words (using the terminology of the government's Foreign Service Institute), from 'incipient survival' to 'full' survival' in the native-speaking environment. | ARAB6100402 | |||||
| ARAB 0200-401 | Elementary Arabic II | Abdulrahman Atta | WILL 316 WILL 220 |
TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM MW 3:30 PM-4:29 PM |
This course is a continuation of first semester Elementary Arabic, and builds on the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course, students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale. | ARAB6200401 | |||||
| ARAB 0300-401 | Intermediate Arabic III | Abdulrahman Atta | BENN 25 WILL 24 |
TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM MW 10:15 AM-11:14 AM |
This is the continuation of the Elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). This course is also proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that students range from Intermediate Low to Intermediate High according to the ACTFL scale. | ARAB6300401 | |||||
| ARAB 0300-402 | Intermediate Arabic III | Abdulrahman Atta | WILL 5 WILL 5 |
MW 12:00 PM-12:59 PM TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
This is the continuation of the Elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). This course is also proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that students range from Intermediate Low to Intermediate High according to the ACTFL scale. | ARAB6300402 | |||||
| ARAB 0500-401 | Advanced Intermediate Arabic I | Radwa El Barouni | DRLB 2N36 | MWR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM | This is a proficiency-based course which builds on the lessons from Intermediate Arabic. Emphasis continues to be on all four language skills: Speaking, Listening, Reading, & Writing. The readings for the class are chosen from actual texts from both medieval and modern Arabic in a variety of fields and subjects. Students will be expected to give classroom presentations and to write short essays in Arabic. Evaluation will be both Achievement- and proficiency- based. | ARAB6500401 | |||||
| ARAB 4090-301 | History & Fiction in Arabic | Paul M. Cobb | CANCELED | This course is intended to provide a more advanced exposure to Arabic language skills beyond those offered by the standard Arabic curriculum, particularly in reading, writing, and grammar of MSA and some exposure historical forms of Arabic like Classical Arabic and Middle Arabic, not to mention important genres like the modern academic article, memoirs, chronicles, and biography. Students will refine their readings skills and will be able to read at a quicker rate by the end of the semester, and increase their active vocabulary accordingly. Students will also practice writing and explore some of the finer points of Arabic grammar. Along the way, students will learn a good bit about the history of the Arab world, and grapple with the fuzzy border between history and memory, fact and fiction. | |||||||
| ARAB 6100-401 | Elementary Arabic I | Radwa El Barouni | WILL 304 WILL 215 |
MW 10:15 AM-11:14 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM |
This is the beginners course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It will introduce you to the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. The course is proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course, students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale; in other words (using the terminology of the government's Foreign Service Institute), from 'incipient survival' to 'full' survival' in the native-speaking environment. | ARAB0100401 | |||||
| ARAB 6100-402 | Elementary Arabic I | Amel Mili | BENN 141 BENN 20 |
MW 12:00 PM-12:59 PM TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
This is the beginners course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It will introduce you to the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. The course is proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course, students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale; in other words (using the terminology of the government's Foreign Service Institute), from 'incipient survival' to 'full' survival' in the native-speaking environment. | ARAB0100402 | |||||
| ARAB 6200-401 | Elementary Arabic II | Abdulrahman Atta | WILL 316 WILL 220 |
TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM MW 3:30 PM-4:29 PM |
This course is a continuation of ARAB 0100/ARAB 6100. For the second semester: completion of the first semester or permission of the instructor. | ARAB0200401 | |||||
| ARAB 6300-401 | Intermediate Arabic III | Abdulrahman Atta | WILL 24 BENN 25 |
MW 10:15 AM-11:14 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM |
This is the continuation of the Elementary course at the graduate level. This course is also proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. This is the continuation of ARAB 0100 and ARAB 0200, the elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). This course is also proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. As in ARAB 0100 - ARAB 0200, evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that students range from Intermediate Low to Intermediate High according to the ACTFL scale. | ARAB0300401 | |||||
| ARAB 6300-402 | Intermediate Arabic III | Abdulrahman Atta | WILL 5 WILL 5 |
TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM MW 12:00 PM-12:59 PM |
This is the continuation of the Elementary course at the graduate level. This course is also proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. This is the continuation of ARAB 0100 and ARAB 0200, the elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). This course is also proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. As in ARAB 0100 - ARAB 0200, evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that students range from Intermediate Low to Intermediate High according to the ACTFL scale. | ARAB0300402 | |||||
| ARAB 6500-401 | Advanced Intermediate Arabic I | Radwa El Barouni | DRLB 2N36 | MWR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM | This is a proficiency-based course which continues from the first intermediate course, ARAB 0300/ARAB 0400. Emphasis continues to be on all four language skills: Speaking, Listening, Reading, & Writing. The readings for the class are chosen from actual texts from both medieval and modern Arabic in a variety of fields and subjects. Students will be expected to give classroom presentations and to write short essays in Arabic. Evaluation will be both Achievement- and proficiency- based. | ARAB0500401 | |||||
| HEBR 0100-401 | Elementary Modern Hebrew I | Ibrahim Miari | WILL 218 | MTWR 12:00 PM-12:59 PM | An introduction to the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew. This course assumes no previous knowledge of Hebrew. A grade of B- or higher is needed to continue in the language. | HEBR5100401, JWST0100401 | |||||
| HEBR 0100-402 | Elementary Modern Hebrew I | Ibrahim Miari | WILL 202 | MTWR 3:30 PM-4:29 PM | An introduction to the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew. This course assumes no previous knowledge of Hebrew. A grade of B- or higher is needed to continue in the language. | HEBR5100402, JWST0100402 | |||||
| HEBR 0200-401 | Elementary Modern Hebrew II | Ibrahim Miari | WILL 633 | MTWR 1:45 PM-2:44 PM | A continuation of first semester Elementary Modern Hebrew, which assumes basic skills of reading and speaking and the use of the present tense. Open to all students who have completed one semester of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR5200401, JWST0200401 | |||||
| HEBR 0300-401 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew III | Joseph L Benatov | WILL 321 WILL 201 |
TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM W 12:00 PM-12:59 PM |
Development of the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew on an intermediate level. Open to all students who have completed two semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR5300401, JWST0300401 | |||||
| HEBR 0300-402 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew III | Joseph L Benatov | WILL 216 WILL 315 |
W 3:30 PM-4:29 PM TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM |
Development of the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew on an intermediate level. Open to all students who have completed two semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR5300402, JWST0300402 | |||||
| HEBR 0400-401 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew IV | Joseph L Benatov | WILL 27 WILL 305 |
W 1:45 PM-2:44 PM TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM |
This course constitutes the final semester of Intermediate Modern Hebrew. Hence, one of the main goals of the course is to prepare the students for the proficiency exam in Hebrew. Emphasis will be placed on grammar skills and ability to read literary texts. Open to all students who have completed three semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR5400401, JWST0400401 | |||||
| HEBR 5100-401 | Elementary Modern Hebrew I | Ibrahim Miari | WILL 218 | MTWR 12:00 PM-12:59 PM | An introduction to the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew. This course assumes no previous knowledge of Hebrew. A grade of B- or higher is needed to proceed to the next level. | HEBR0100401, JWST0100401 | |||||
| HEBR 5100-402 | Elementary Modern Hebrew I | Ibrahim Miari | WILL 202 | MTWR 3:30 PM-4:29 PM | An introduction to the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew. This course assumes no previous knowledge of Hebrew. A grade of B- or higher is needed to proceed to the next level. | HEBR0100402, JWST0100402 | |||||
| HEBR 5200-401 | Elementary Modern Hebrew II | Ibrahim Miari | WILL 633 | MTWR 1:45 PM-2:44 PM | A continuation of Elementary Modern Hebrew I, which assumes basic skills of reading and speaking and the use of the present tense. Open to all students who have completed one semester of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR0200401, JWST0200401 | |||||
| HEBR 5300-401 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew III | Joseph L Benatov | WILL 201 WILL 321 |
W 12:00 PM-12:59 PM TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
Development of the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew on an intermediate level. Open to all students who have completed two semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR0300401, JWST0300401 | |||||
| HEBR 5300-402 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew III | Joseph L Benatov | WILL 216 WILL 315 |
W 3:30 PM-4:29 PM TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM |
Development of the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew on an intermediate level. Open to all students who have completed two semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR0300402, JWST0300402 | |||||
| HEBR 5400-401 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew IV | Joseph L Benatov | WILL 27 WILL 305 |
W 1:45 PM-2:44 PM TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM |
This course constitutes the final semester of Intermediate Modern Hebrew. Hence, one of the main goals of the course is to prepare the students for the proficiency exam in Hebrew. Emphasis will be placed on grammar skills and ability to read literary texts. Open to all students who have completed three semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR0400401, JWST0400401 | |||||
| MELC 0001-401 | Introduction to the Ancient Middle East | Emily L Hammer | ANNS 111 | MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | The great pyramids and mysterious mummies of Egypt, the fabled Tower of Babel, and the laws of the Babylonian king Hammurabi are some of the things that might come to mind when you think of the ancient Middle East. Yet these are only a very few of the many fascinating -- and at time perplexing -- aspects of the civilizations that flourished there c. 3300-300 BCE. This is where writing first developed, where people thought that the gods wrote down what would happen in the future on the lungs and livers of sacrificed sheep, and where people knew how to determine the length of hypotenuse a thousand years before the Greek Pythagoras was born. During this course, we will learn more about these other matters and discover their place in the cultures and civilizations of that area. This is an interdisciplinary survey of the history, society and culture of the ancient Middle East, in particular Egypt and Mesopotamia, utilizing extensive readings from ancient texts in translation (including the Epic of Gilgamesh, "one of the great masterpieces of world literature"), but also making use of archaeological and art historical materials. The goal of the course is to gain an appreciation of the various societies of the time, to understand some of their great achievements, to become acquainted with some of the fascinating individuals of the time (such as Hatshepsut, "the women pharaoh," and Akhenaten, "the heretic king"), and to appreciate the rich heritage that they have left us. | ANCH0100401, HIST0730401 | Cross Cultural Analysis History & Tradition Sector |
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| MELC 0003-401 | Origin and Culture of Cities | Richard L Zettler | LLAB 109 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | The UN estimates that 2.9 of the world's 6.1 billion people live in cities and that this percentage is rapidly increasing in many parts of the world. This course examines urban life and urban problems by providing anthropological perspectives on this distinctive form of human association and land use. First we will examine the "origin" of cities, focusing on several of the places where cities first developed, including Mesopotamia and the Valley of Mexico. We will then investigate the internal structure of non-industrial cities by looking at case studies from around the world and from connections between the cities of the past and the city in which we live and work today. | ANTH0103401, URBS0003401 | History & Tradition Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
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| MELC 0100-401 | Archaeology & The Bible | Timothy Hogue Vanessa Workman |
MUSE 190 | MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM | In this introductory course, students will learn how archaeology illuminates the material and social world behind the texts of the Hebrew Bible and contributes to debates about the history and culture of these societies. We will study the sites, artifacts, and art of the lands of Israel, Judah, Phoenicia, Philistia, Ammon, Moab, and Edom during the period framing the rise and fall of these kingdoms, ca. 1200 to 330 BCE. We will see how biblical archaeology arose in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, how the complex relationship between archaeology and the biblical text has evolved to the present day, and how new discoveries continue to challenge preconceptions about this period. We will learn a broad range of methods in both current archaeology and biblical studies and how they can be used to answer questions about ancient societies, their practices and beliefs, and the material and textual remains they left behind. | ANTH0111401, JWST0111401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=MELC0100401 | |||
| MELC 0303-401 | Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I | Joshua A. Jeffers | BENN 323 | MW 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | This course will focus on using the grammar and vocabulary learned at the introductory level to enable students to read Biblical texts independently and take advanced Bible exegesis courses. We will also work on getting comfortable with the standard dictionaries, concordances, and grammars used by scholars of the Bible. We will concentrate on prose this semester, closely reading Ruth, Jonah, and other prose selections. We will begin to translate from English into Biblical Hebrew, and there will also be a unit on the punctuation marks used in the Bible. This is a suitable entry point for students who already have strong Hebrew skills. | JWST0370401, MELC5213401 | |||||
| MELC 0318-401 | Abrahamic Faiths & Cultures: Teach Community Course | Talya Fishman | BENN 224 | W 7:00 PM-9:59 PM | The aim of this course is to design a Middle School curriculum on “Abrahamic Faiths and Cultures” that will subsequently be taught in local public schools. First two hours will be devoted to study and discussion of primary and secondary sources grouped in thematic units. These will explore Jewish, Christian and Islamic teachings on topics including God, worship, religious calendar, life cycle events, attitudes toward religious others; internal historical developments. During the last seminar hour, we will learn from West Philadelphia clergy members, Middle School Social Studies teachers and principals about what they regard as necessary, and incorporate their insights. During the last hour, West Philadelphia clergy members, Middle School Social Studies teachers and principals will share with us what they believe is needed to enable the course to succeed. Class participants will attend prayer services on fieldtrips to a range of West Philadelphia houses of worship. In future semesters, some class participants may teach the resulting curriculum in selected neighborhood schools. | RELS0318401, URBS0318401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=MELC0318401 | ||||
| MELC 0320-401 | Modern Hebrew Lit. & Film in Translation: Founders of Israeli Literature: Including the Female Voice | Nili R Gold | COHN 204 | T 12:00 PM-2:59 PM | This course is designed to introduce students to the rich art of Modern Hebrew and Israeli literature and film. Poetry, short stories, and novel excerpts are taught in translation. The course studies Israeli cinema alongside literature, examining the various facets of this culture that is made of national aspirations and individual passions. The class is meant for all: no previous knowledge of history or the language is required. The topic changes each time the course is offered. Topics include: giants of Israeli literature; the image of the city; childhood; the marginalized voices of Israel; the Holocaust from an Israeli perspective; and fantasy, dreams & madness. | CIMS0320401, COML0320401, JWST0320401 | Arts & Letters Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
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| MELC 0350-401 | Jews and Judaism in Antiquity | Simcha Gross | EDUC 121 | MW 8:30 AM-9:59 AM | A broad introduction to the history of Jewish civilization from its Biblical beginnings to the Middle Ages, with the main focus on the formative period of classical rabbinic Judaism and on the symbiotic relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. | HIST1600401, JWST1600401, RELS1600401 | History & Tradition Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
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| MELC 0360-401 | Jews in the Modern World | Thomas Richard Bull Beth S. Wenger |
MCNB 150 | TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | This course offers an intensive survey of the major currents in Jewish culture and society from the late middle ages to the present. Focusing upon the different societies in which Jews have lived, the course explores Jewish responses to the political, socio-economic, and cultural challenges of modernity. Topics to be covered include the political emancipation of Jews, the creation of new religious movements within Judaism, Jewish socialism, antisemitism, Zionism, the Holocaust, and the emergence of new Jewish communities in Israel and the United States. No prior background in Jewish history is expected. | HIST1710401, JWST1710401, RELS1710401 | Cross Cultural Analysis History & Tradition Sector |
https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=MELC0360401 | |||
| MELC 0365-401 | How to Read the Bible | Steven Phillip Weitzman | WILL 203 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | The aim of this course is to explore what the Bible means, and why it means such different things to different people. Why do people find different kinds of meaning in the Bible. Who is right in the struggle over its meaning, and how does one go about deciphering that meaning in the first place? Focusing on the book of Genesis, this seminar seeks to help students answer these questions by introducing some of the many ways in which the Bible has been read over the ages. exploring its meaning as understood by ancient Jews and Christians, modern secular scholars, contemporary fiction writers, feminist activists, philosophers and other kinds of interpreter. | JWST1130401, RELS1130401 | Arts & Letters Sector | ||||
| MELC 0400-001 | Getting Crusaded | Paul M. Cobb | WILL 27 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | What did it feel like to get crusaded? In this course, we will examine the roughly two-century period from the call of the First Crusade in 1095 to the final expulsion of Latin Crusaders from the Middle East in 1291. Our examination will be primarily from the perspective of the invaded, rather than the invaders, as is usually done. How did the Muslims, Jews, and Eastern Christians of the medieval Middle East respond to the presence of Frankish invaders from Europe? | History & Tradition Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
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| MELC 0450-401 | Warriors, Concubines & Converts: the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East & Europe | Oscar Aguirre Mandujano Calvin Lin |
STNH AUD | MW 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | For almost six hundred years, the Ottomans ruled most of the Balkans and the Middle East. From their bases in Anatolia, Ottoman armies advanced into the Balkans, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq, constantly challenging the borders of neighboring European and Islamicate empires. By the end of the seventeenth century, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Cairo, Baghdad, Sarajevo, Budapest, and nearly Vienna came under Ottoman rule. As the empire expanded into Europe and the Middle East, the balance of imperial power shifted from warriors to converts, concubines, and intellectuals. This course examines the expansion of the Ottoman sultanate from a local principality into a sprawling empire with a sophisticated bureaucracy; it also investigates the social, cultural, and intellectual developments that accompanied the long arc of the empire's rise and fall. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify and discuss major currents of change in the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East. The student will have a better understanding of the roles of power, ideology, diplomacy, and gender in the construction of empire and a refined appreciation for diverse techniques of historical analysis. | HIST0310401 | History & Tradition Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
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| MELC 0555-401 | Islam in Modern World | Jamal J. Elias Sana Rizvi |
COHN 402 | TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | This course key issues facing Muslims in the modern world with an emphasis on gaining an understanding of how Muslims view themselves and the world in which they live. Beginning with a discussion of the impact of colonialism, we will examine Islamic ideas and trends from the late colonial period until the present. Readings include religious, political and literary writings by important Muslim figures and focus on pressing issues in the Islamic world an beyond: the place of religion in modern national politics; the changing status of women; constructions of sexuality (including masculinity); pressing issues in bioethics; Islam, race and immigration in America; the role of violence; and the manifestations of religion in popular culture. | RELS1460401, SAST1460401 | Humanties & Social Science Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
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| MELC 0615-401 | Modern Arabic Literature: Palestine in Modern Arabic Poetry | Huda Fakhreddine | NRN 00 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | This course is a study of modern Arabic literary forms in the context of the major political and social changes which shaped Arab history in the first half of the twentieth century. The aim of the course is to introduce students to key samples of modern Arabic literature which trace major social and political developments in Arab society. Each time the class will be offered with a focus on one of the literary genres which emerged or flourished in the twentieth century: the free verse poem, the prose-poem, drama, the novel, and the short story. We will study each of these emergent genres against the socio-political backdrop which informed it. All readings will be in English translations. The class will also draw attention to the politics of translation as a reading and representational lens. | COML0615401, MELC6505401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | ||||
| MELC 0650-401 | History of the Middle East Since 1800 | Mehmet Emir Turgutalp Secil Yilmaz |
GLAB 101 | MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | A survey of the modern Middle East with special emphasis on the experiences of ordinary men and women as articulated in biographies, novels, and regional case studies. Issues covered include the collapse of empires and the rise of a new state system following WWI, and the roots and consequences of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Iranian revolution and the U.S.-Iraq War. Themes include: the colonial encounter with Europe and the emergence of nationalist movements, the relationship between state and society, economic development and international relations, and religion and cultural identity. | HIST0360401 | Cross Cultural Analysis History & Tradition Sector |
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| MELC 0905-401 | Water in the Middle East Throughout History | Emily L Hammer | NRN 00 | CANCELED | Water scarcity is one of most important problems facing much of the Middle East and North Africa today. These are arid regions, but human and natural systems have interacted to determine relative water scarcity and abundance at different times and places. This course examines the distribution of water resources throughout the Middle East and the archaeology and anthropology of water exploitation and management over the last 9000 years, looking at continuities and changes through time. Students will learn to make basic digital maps representing Middle Eastern hydro-geography and arguments about modern and historic water resources in the region. The class will cooperatively play an "irrigation management game" designed to familiarize personnel involved in the operation of irrigation schemes with the logistical and social issues involved in water management. We will engage with a variety of media, including academic readings, popular journalism, films, satellite imagery, and digital maps, in our quest to explore whether or not the past can inform present efforts to better manage modern water resources. The course is structured in units focused on each of the major hydro-environmental zones of the Middle East: the river valleys of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Levant, the internal basins of western Central Asia and the Levant, the deserts of Arabia and North Africa, highland zones in Yemen and Iran, and coastal marsh areas along the Persian Gulf. We will examine irrigation systems, water supply systems, and ways of life surrounding water sources known from ethnographic studies, history, and archaeological excavations. These data will allow us to engage with debates in Middle Eastern anthropology, including those concerning the relationship between water and political power, the environment in which the world's earliest cities arose, and the relevance of "lessons of the past" for present and potential future water crises and "water wars." In our final weeks, we will discuss archaeology and historical anthropology's contribution to conceptions of water "sustainability" and examine attempts to revive traditional/ancient technologies and attitudes about water. | ANTH0905401 | Humanties & Social Science Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
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| MELC 1200-401 | The Bible in Translation | Timothy Hogue | NRN 00 | R 10:15 AM-1:14 PM | This course introduces students to one specific Book of the Hebrew Bible. "The Bible in Translation" involves an in-depth reading of a biblical source against the background of contemporary scholarship. Depending on the book under discussion, this may also involve a contextual reading with other biblical books and the textual sources of the ancient Near East. Although no prerequisites are required, this class is a perfect follow-up course to "Intro to the Bible." | JWST1200401, MELC5200401, RELS1200401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=MELC1200401 | |||
| MELC 1310-401 | Introduction to Modern Hebrew Literature: Israeli Identity 1948–2000, Case Study: Amichai | Nili R Gold | COHN 204 | T 3:30 PM-6:29 PM | The objective of this course is to develop an artistic appreciation for literature through in-depth class discussions and text analysis. Readings are comprised of Israeli poetry and short stories. Students examine how literary language expresses psychological and cultural realms. The course covers topics such as: the short story reinvented, literature and identity, and others. This course is conducted in Hebrew and all readings are in Hebrew. Grading is based primarily on participation and students' literary understanding. | COML1311401, JWST1310401, MELC5400401 | Arts & Letters Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
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| MELC 1610-301 | Nationalism and Communal Identity in the Middle East | Weston T Bland | NRN 00 | CANCELED | This seminar views the phenomenon of nationalism as it affected the modern Middle East in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Together we will consider the diverse components of nationalism, including religion, language, territorial loyalty, and ethnicity, and test the thesis that nations are "imagined communities" built on "invented traditions." At the same time, we will examine other forms of communal identity that transcend national borders or flourish on more localized scales. This class approaches nationalism and communal identity as complex products of cultural, political, and social forces, and places Middle Eastern experiences within a global context. Students must take a survey of modern Middle Eastern history or politics before enrolling in this class. This class is intended for juniors, seniors, and graduate students. | Cross Cultural Analysis | |||||
| MELC 1960-401 | Narrative Across Cultures | Ania Loomba | VANP 551 | MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | The purpose of this course is to present a variety of narrative genres and to discuss and illustrate the modes whereby they can be analyzed. We will be looking at shorter types of narrative: short stories, novellas, and fables, and also some extracts from longer works such as autobiographies. While some works will come from the Anglo-American tradition, a larger number will be selected from European and non-Western cultural traditions and from earlier time-periods. The course will thus offer ample opportunity for the exploration of the translation of cultural values in a comparative perspective. | COML1025401, ENGL0039401, SAST1124401, THAR1025401 | Cross Cultural Analysis Arts & Letters Sector |
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| MELC 2960-401 | Material World in Archaeological Science | Marie-Claude Boileau Deborah I Olszewski Vanessa Workman |
MUSE 190 | TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | By focusing on the scientific analysis of inorganic archaeological materials, this course will explore processes of creation in the past. Class will take place in the Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM) and will be team taught in three modules: analysis of lithics, analysis of ceramics and analysis of metals. Each module will combine laboratory and classroom exercises to give students hands-on experience with archaeological materials. We will examine how the transformation of materials into objects provides key information about past human behaviors and the socio-economic contexts of production, distribution, exchange and use. Discussion topics will include invention and adoption of new technologies, change and innovation, use of fire, and craft specialization. | ANTH2221401, ANTH5221401, ARTH0221401, CLST3302401, MELC6920401 | |||||
| MELC 3950-401 | Intro to Digital Archaeology | Jason Herrmann | MUSE 190 | MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | Students in this course will be exposed to the broad spectrum of digital approaches in archaeology with an emphasis on fieldwork, through a survey of current literature and applied learning opportunities that focus on African American mortuary landscapes of greater Philadelphia. As an Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) course, we will work with stakeholders from cemetery companies, historic preservation advocacy groups, and members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church to collect data from three field sites. We will then use these data to reconstruct the original plans, untangle site taphonomy, and assess our results for each site. Our results will be examined within the broader constellation of threatened and lost African American burial grounds and our interpretations will be shared with community stakeholders using digital storytelling techniques. This course can count toward the minor in Digital Humanities, minor in Archaeological Science and the Graduate Certificate in Archaeological Science. | AAMW5620401, ANTH3307401, ANTH5220401, CLST3307401, CLST5620401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=MELC3950401 | ||||
| MELC 4110-401 | The Archaeology of Nubia | Josef W Wegner | BENN 231 | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | The course will examine the archaeology of Ancient Nubia from Pre-history through the Bronze and Iron Ages, ca. 5000 BCE to 300 AD. The course will focus on the various Nubian cultures of the Middle Nile, and social and cultural development, along with a detailed examination of the major archaeological sites and central issues of Nubian archaeology. | MELC6108401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | ||||
| MELC 4898-037 | Honors Thesis | Marie-Claude Boileau | NRN 00 | Course credit for MELC majors pursuing honors | |||||||
| MELC 5100-301 | Seminar on Egyptian Archaeology and History | Josef W Wegner | WILL 218 | W 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | Specific topics will vary from year to year. | ||||||
| MELC 5200-401 | The Bible in Translation | Timothy Hogue | NRN 00 | R 10:15 AM-1:14 PM | This course introduces undergraduates and graduate students to one specific Book of the Hebrew Bible. "The Bible in Translation" involves an in-depth reading of a biblical source against the background of contemporary scholarship. Depending on the book under discussion, this may also involve a contextual reading with other biblical books and the textual sources of the ancient Near East. | JWST1200401, MELC1200401, RELS1200401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=MELC5200401 | ||||
| MELC 5213-401 | Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I | Joshua A. Jeffers | BENN 323 | MW 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | This course will focus on using the grammar and vocabulary learned at the introductory level to enable students to read Biblical texts independently and take advanced Bible exegesis courses. We will also work on getting comfortable with the standard dictionaries, concordances, and grammars used by scholars of the Bible. We will concentrate on prose this semester, closely reading Ruth, Jonah, and other prose selections. We will begin to translate from English into Biblical Hebrew, and there will also be a unit on the punctuation marks used in the Bible. This is a suitable entry point for students who already have strong Hebrew skills. | JWST0370401, MELC0303401 | |||||
| MELC 5400-401 | Introduction to Modern Hebrew Literature: Israeli Identity 1948–2000, Case Study: Amichai | Nili R Gold | COHN 204 | T 3:30 PM-6:29 PM | The objective of this course is to develop an artistic appreciation for literature through in-depth class discussions and text analysis. Readings are comprised of Israeli poetry and short stories. Students examine how literary language expresses psychological and cultural realms. The course covers topics such as: the short story reinvented, literature and identity, and others. Because the content of this course changes from year to year, students may take it for credit more than once. This course is conducted in Hebrew and all readings are in Hebrew.Grading is based primarily on participation and students' literary understanding. | COML1311401, JWST1310401, MELC1310401 | |||||
| MELC 5950-401 | Ruins and Reconstruction | Lynn M. Meskell | DRLB 3N6 | W 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | This class examines our enduring fascination with ruins coupled with our commitments to reconstruction from theoretical, ethical, socio-political and practical perspectives. This includes analyzing international conventions and principles, to the work of heritage agencies and NGOs, to the implications for specific local communities and development trajectories. We will explore global case studies featuring archaeological and monumental sites with an attention to context and communities, as well as the construction of expertise and implications of international intervention. Issues of conservation from the material to the digital will also be examined. Throughout the course we will be asking what a future in ruins holds for a variety of fields and disciplines, as well as those who have most to win or lose in the preservation of the past. | ANTH5805401, CLST7317401, HSPV5850401 | |||||
| MELC 6080-401 | Worlds of Late Antiquity | Kimberly Diane Bowes Reyhan Durmaz |
VANP 302 | T 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | The period between the third and eighth centuries - from the Tetrarchy led by Diocletian to the rise of Umayyad Caliphate - is characteristically regarded as a period of ferment and change, whether that be on the still-influential model of Decline and Fall first proposed by Edward Gibbon in the eighteenth century or the somewhat less deterministic account of transformation favored by Peter Brown in the late twentieth. These narratives tend to emphasize the large-scale processes that played out over these centuries, such as the florescence and fragmentation of two world empires; the emergence of two highly influential monotheistic religions of the book; and the codification of legal systems that continue to dominate contemporary practices and theories of law. Equally, what characterizes these centuries is the particular granularity and character of the textual and archaeological evidence that exists for the functioning of this world at the micro-scale, as against the periods that preceded and followed. This course traces the social, economic, cultural, and religious institutions and processes that make this period distinctive, explores the nature of the evidence for those institutions and processes, and exposes to scrutiny the assumptions and preconceptions that underpin the scholarly narratives that have been constructed about them. | ANCH6080401, RELS6080401 | |||||
| MELC 6108-401 | The Archaeology of Nubia | Josef W Wegner | BENN 231 | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | The course will examine the archaeology of Ancient Nubia from Pre-history through the Bronze and Iron Ages, ca. 5000 BCE to 300 AD. The course will focus on the various Nubian cultures of the Middle Nile, and social and cultural development, along with a detailed examination of the major archaeological sites and central issues of Nubian archaeology. | MELC4110401 | |||||
| MELC 6500-301 | Seminar in Selected Topics in Arabic Literature: Wasf: Description in Arabic Poetry | Huda Fakhreddine | NRN 00 | W 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | This is the graduate seminar course in which a variety of aspects of Arabic literature studies are covered at the advanced graduate level. Students in this course are expected to be able to read large amounts of literature in Arabic on a weekly basis and to be able to discuss them critically during the class itself. Topics are chosen to reflect student interest. Recent topics have included: 1001 NIGHTS; the short story; the novel; MAQAMAT; classical ADAB prose; the drama; the novella; modern Arabic poetry. | ||||||
| MELC 6505-401 | Modern Arabic Literature | Huda Fakhreddine | NRN 00 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | This course is a study of modern Arabic literary forms in the context of the major political and social changes which shaped Arab history in the first half of the twentieth century. The aim of the course is to introduce students to key samples of modern Arabic literature which trace major social and political developments in Arab society. Each time the class will be offered with a focus on one of the literary genres which emerged or flourished in the twentieth century: the free verse poem, the prose-poem, drama, the novel, and the short story. We will study each of these emergent genres against the socio-political backdrop which informed it. All readings will be in English translations. The class will also draw attention to the politics of translation as a reading and representational lens. | COML0615401, MELC0615401 | |||||
| MELC 6920-401 | Material World in Archaeological Science | Marie-Claude Boileau Deborah I Olszewski Vanessa Workman |
MUSE 190 | TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | By focusing on the scientific analysis of inorganic archaeological materials, this course will explore processes of creation in the past. Class will take place in the Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM) and will be team taught in three modules: analysis of lithics, analysis of ceramics and analysis of metals. Each module will combine laboratory and classroom exercises to give students hands-on experience with archaeological materials. We will examine how the transformation of materials into objects provides key information about past human behaviors and the socio-economic contexts of production, distribution, exchange and use. Discussion topics will include invention and adoption of new technologies, change and innovation, use of fire, and craft specialization. | ANTH2221401, ANTH5221401, ARTH0221401, CLST3302401, MELC2960401 | |||||
| PERS 0100-401 | Elementary Persian I | Mahyar Entezari | WILL 3 WILL 216 |
TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM W 12:00 PM-12:59 PM |
This course is designed to help you start learning Persian and to give you the necessary tools to continue your study of Persian. This course introduces the Persian alphabet alongside grammar and vocabulary. Emphasis is placed on actively using the language for interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication. The four language skills (i.e., listening, speaking, reading and writing) as well as pronunciation and culture are integrated into the curriculum. There is no prerequisite. | PERS5100401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=PERS0100401 | ||||
| PERS 0300-401 | Intermediate Persian I | Mahyar Entezari | WILL 218 | TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | This course is conducted in Persian and designed to help you continue expanding upon what you have learned in Elementary Persian II. In this course, we will begin to address a broader variety of cultural topics in order to increase your proficiency in linguistic as well as cultural terms. Emphasis is placed on actively using the language for interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Therefore use of English is restricted. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are integrated into the course, as are culture, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Students must either have successfully completed Elementary Persian II or take the departmental placement exam. | PERS5300401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=PERS0300401 | ||||
| PERS 0390-680 | Persian for Heritage Speakers I | Mahyar Entezari | WILL 4 | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | Persian for Heritage Speakers is conducted in Persian and designed to help you strengthen your skills by learning not only to read and write, but also to engage in more complex forms of discourse in Persian. In this course, we will begin to address a variety of topics in order to increase your proficiency in linguistic as well as cultural terms. Emphasis is placed on actively using the language for interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Therefore, English is restricted. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are integrated into the course, as are culture, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Prerequisite: Students must be proficient in spoken Persian (whether Farsi or Dari), and lack reading and writing skills. | PERS5101680 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=PERS0390680 | ||||
| PERS 5100-401 | Elementary Persian I | Mahyar Entezari | WILL 216 WILL 3 |
W 12:00 PM-12:59 PM TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
This course is designed to help you start learning Persian and to give you the necessary tools to continue your study of Persian. This course introduces the Persian alphabet alongside grammar and vocabulary. Emphasis is placed on actively using the language for interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication. The four language skills (i.e., listening, speaking, reading and writing) as well as pronunciation and culture are integrated into the curriculum. There is no prerequisite. | PERS0100401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=PERS5100401 | ||||
| PERS 5101-680 | Persian for Heritage Speakers I | Mahyar Entezari | WILL 4 | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | Persian for Heritage Speakers is conducted in Persian and designed to help you strengthen your skills by learning not only to read and write, but also to engage in more complex forms of discourse in Persian. In this course, we will begin to address a variety of topics in order to increase your proficiency in linguistic as well as cultural terms. Emphasis is placed on actively using the language for interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Therefore, English is restricted. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are integrated into the course, as are culture, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Prerequisite: Students must be proficient in spoken Persian (whether Farsi or Dari), and lack reading and writing skills. Placement test or instructor permission required. | PERS0390680 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=PERS5101680 | ||||
| PERS 5300-401 | Intermediate Persian I | Mahyar Entezari | WILL 218 | TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | This course is conducted in Persian and designed to help you continue expanding upon what you have learned in Elementary Persian II (PERS-012). In this course, we will begin to address a broader variety of cultural topics in order to increase your proficiency in linguistic as well as cultural terms. Emphasis is placed on actively using the language for interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Therefore use of English is restricted. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are integrated into the course, as are culture, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Students must either have successfully completed Elementary Persian II at the graduate level, or take the departmental placement exam. | PERS0300401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=PERS5300401 | ||||
| PERS 5550-680 | Introduction to Kurdish | Azita Hamedani Kamkar | CANCELED | Introduction to Kurdish is an introductory-level course designed to help you start learning Kurdish and to give you the necessary tools to continue your study of Kurdish language. This course introduces the Kurdish alphabet (Arabic script) alongside grammar and vocabulary. Toward the end of the semester, the course will also involve some Kurdish classical and modern poetry. Emphasis is placed on actively using the language for interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication. The four language skills (i.e., listening, speaking, reading, and writing) as well as pronunciation and culture are integrated into the curriculum. There is no prerequisite. The course will focus on a variety of Kurdish dialects as well. | |||||||
| TURK 0100-401 | Elementary Turkish I | BENN 24 | TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM | This is a course for beginners who have no previous knowledge of Turkish. Using a communicative approach, Elementary Turkish introduces basic vocabulary and grammar rules and focuses on building language competencies in listening, reading, speaking and writing. By the end of the course, students will be able to participate in simple conversations, to know daily expressions, and will understand simple dialogues in day-to-day context and will be able to count and tell time. Will be able to speak about events that happened in the past and express plans for the future. Students will also develop writing strategies that will allow them to write simple letters and fill in commonly-used forms. | TURK5100401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=TURK0100401 | |||||
| TURK 0300-401 | Intermediate Turkish I | BENN 25 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | A continuation of elementary Turkish, with emphasis on grammar and reading. This course is for students who have previous knowledge of Turkish or students who have completed Elementary Turkish I and II. This course is designed to improve students' writing and speaking competence, to increase vocabulary, to deepen grammar usage and to help develop effective reading and listening strategies in Turkish. Students' Turkish language proficiency and cultural awareness and knowledge will increase by exposing to autentic materials and coursework. and in order give them cultural knowledge, students are exposed to authentic materials. | TURK5300401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=TURK0300401 | |||||
| TURK 4200-680 | Advanced Turkish Culture & Media I | Elif Mollamehmetoglu | BENN 25 | T 5:15 PM-7:14 PM | This course is for students who are from all different levels of Turkish knowledge. They are expected to write and talk about Turkish movies, culture, politics according to their own level and pace. They will talk to Turkish visitors and interview them. Turkish movies will be the part of the course and once a month, students will watch a Turkish movie and analyze it. Discussions will take place and students will write essays about the movie. This course is designed with a technology-rich, project based approach. The materials will go beyond instruction in grammar and vocabulary to support the acquisition of socio-cultural pragmatics, and intercultural learning. | TURK5800680 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=TURK4200680 | ||||
| TURK 5100-401 | Elementary Turkish I | BENN 24 | TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM | This is a course for graduate students who have no previous knowledge of Turkish. Using a communicative approach, Elementary Turkish introduces basic vocabulary and grammar rules and focuses on building language competencies in listening, reading, speaking and writing. By the end of the course, students will be able to participate in simple conversations, to know daily expressions, and will understand simple dialogues in day-to-day context and will be able to count and tell time. Will be able to speak about events that happened in the past and express plans for the future. Students will also develop writing strategies that will allow them to write simple letters and fill in commonly-used forms. | TURK0100401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=TURK5100401 | |||||
| TURK 5300-401 | Intermediate Turkish I | BENN 25 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | A continuation of elementary Turkish, with emphasis on grammar and reading. This course is for students who have previous knowledge of Turkish or students who have completed Elementary Turkish I and II. This course is designed to improve students' writing and speaking competence, to increase vocabulary, to deepen grammar usage and to help develop effective reading and listening strategies in Turkish. Students' Turkish language proficiency and cultural awareness and knowledge will increase by exposing to autentic materials and coursework. and in order give them cultural knowledge, students are exposed to authentic materials. | TURK0300401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=TURK5300401 | |||||
| TURK 5800-680 | Advanced Turkish Culture & Media I | Elif Mollamehmetoglu | BENN 25 | T 5:15 PM-7:14 PM | This course is for students who are from all different levels of Turkish knowledge. They are expected to write and talk about Turkish movies, culture, politics according to their own level and pace. They will talk to Turkish visitors and interview them. Turkish movies will be the part of the course and once a month, students will watch a Turkish movie and analyze it. Discussions will take place and students will write essays about the movie. This course is designed with a technology-rich, project based approach. The materials will go beyond instruction in grammar and vocabulary to support the acquisition of socio-cultural pragmatics, and intercultural learning. | TURK4200680 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202430&c=TURK5800680 |