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MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES

SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, LINGUISTICS AND

CULTURES

DIRECTORY OF COURSE UNITS

2007-2008

This book is the property of _________________________________________

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Staff Contact Details and their Principal Teaching and Research Interests

Arabic Studies

Dr Philip C. Sadgrove, MA, PhD, Room SG22, Tel: 0161 275 3048, e-mail: [email protected] On Sabbatical in Semester 1Principal Teaching and Research Interests: Modern Arabic Literature; the Nahdah; Arab Journalism; Arabic Drama; Zanzibar.

Dr Ron P. Buckley, BA, PhD, Room SG11, Tel: 0161 275 3071, e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research Interests: Modern Literary Arabic; Early and Medieval Islamic History; Early Islamic Sectarianism.

Ms Nadia Abdelaal, BA, PGCE, PhD Candidate, Room SG6, Tel: 0161 275 3136,e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research Interests: Modern Written and Spoken Arabic, Teaching of Arabic as a Foreign Language.

Professor Hoda Elsadda, MA, PhD, Room SG19, Tel: 0161 275 8121,e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research Interests: Modern Arabic Literature; Modern Arab Thought; Gender and Culture in Middle Eastern Studies; Women’s oral narratives.

Dr Radia Kesseiri-Dalgarno, BA, MA, PhD, Room SG 17, Tel: 0161 275 8595,e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research Interests: Modern Standard Arabic; Media Arabic and translation; Post independence Algeria, and the history behind the development of Algeria’s politics; Culture and Society.

Dr Karima Soutsane, BA, MA, PhD, Room SG6, Tel: 0161 275 3136, e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research Interests: Modern Written and Spoken Arabic; Language Teaching; Materials Development; Phonetics & Phonology.

Turkish Studies

Dr Fikret Turan, BA, MA, PhD, Room SG5, Tel: 0161 275 3066,e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research Interests: Turkish Linguistics; Contemporary Turkish Culture; Modern Turkish Literature; Modern Middle Eastern Literature; Ottoman Literature.

Ms Şirin Tufan, BA, MA, PhD candidate, Room SG17, Tel: 0161 275 8595,e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research Interests: Turkish Language and Linguistics; Turkish Dialects in the Balkans; Languages of the Balkans; Contact Linguistics.

Mr Hilmi Ozan Özavcı, BSc, MA, PhD candidate, Room SG17, Tel: 0161 275 8595,e-mail: [email protected]

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Principal Teaching and Research Interests: Turkish Language; Turkish Intellectual History, Turkish Political History.

Persian Studies

Dr Oliver Bast, Dr. phil., Maître ès Lettres, Room SG20, Tel: 0161 275 3065, e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research Interests: Modern and Contemporary History of Iran and Afghanistan; Middle East in International Relations 1914-1989; Modern Persian Literature.

Dr Dominic Parviz Brookshaw, BA, DPhil, Room SG10, Tel: 0161 275 3070, e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research Interests: Medieval and Modern Persian Literature; Medieval Arabic Poetry; Literature of the Iranian Diaspora; Social History of Early Qajar Iran (circa 1790-1848); Religious Minorities of Iran, circa 1800-1920.

Mr Shahram Kholdi, BA, MA, Graduate Teaching Fellow and PhD Candidate, Room SG17, Tel: 0161 275 8595 or 07946926163,e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research Interests: Teaching Modern Persian and Literature; Historiography of the 1979 Revolution of Iran; the History of post-Islamic Iranian Political Thinkers and Movements; Middle Eastern Constitutional History; Civil Society and Reform in post-Khomeini Islamic Republic of Iran.

Mrs Mozhgan (Fahimeh) Zolfi Sistani, BA, MA, Room SG17, Tel: 0161 275 8595,e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research Interests: Teaching of Persian at all levels; PhD research into reading comprehension for learners of Persian as foreign language.

Hebrew Studies

Professor Alexander Samely, MA, MSt, DPhil, Room WG17, Tel: 0161 275 3072,e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research Interests: Rabbinic Literature (Midrash, Targum); Methods of Jewish Bible Interpretation; Text Linguistics/Methodology/Literary Analysis; Hebrew manuscripts.

Dr Moshe Behar, BA, MPhil, PhD, Room WG15, Tel: 0161 275 3069, e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research interests: the Arab-Israeli Conflict; Israeli Society, Politics and Culture; Middle Eastern Jews; the relational consolidation of Jewish and Arab nationalisms within a comparative framework.

Mrs Sophie Garside, BA, MA, Room SG21, Tel: 0161 275 3067,e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research Interests: Modern Hebrew Language and Literature.

Mrs Malka Hodgson, Room SG17, Tel: 0161 275 8595, e-mail: [email protected]

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Principal Teaching and Research Interests: Modern Hebrew Language.

Middle Eastern History

Dr Feroze Yasamee, BA, PhD, Room SG7, Tel: 0161 275 3068,e-mail: [email protected] Teaching and Research Interests: Ottoman History c. 1780-1920 with Particular Reference to South-East Europe; History of the Turkish Republic; Near and Middle East in International Relations, 1856-1945.

Dr Andrew Marsham, BA, MPhil, DPhil, Room SG8, Tel. 0161 306 1623, e-mail: [email protected] Principal teaching and research interests: Late Antique and Early Islamic History; Comparative History of Royal Ritual and Ceremonial; Violence, Rebellion and State Formation in Early Islam; Early Islamic Historiography.

Islamic Studies

Dr Andreas Christmann, Dipl. Phil, Dr. phil., Room WG5, Tel: 0161 275 5667,e-mail: [email protected] On Sabbatical for 2007-2008Principal Teaching and Research Interests: Religious Thought and Practice in Modern Islam; New Approaches to Qur’an Exegesis; Islamic Sufism in the Middle East; the writings of the Damascene Kurdish scholar Muhammad Sa‘id Ramadan al-Buti.

Ancient Near East and Semitic Studies

Professor John F. Healey, MA, PhD, Room SG18, Tel: 0161 275 3248,e-mail: [email protected] On Sabbatical in Semester 2Principal Teaching and Research Interests: West Semitic Epigraphy, especially Ugaritic and Aramaic (including Nabataean); Syriac, Mandaic and Related Dialects; Ancient Syria, Jordan and Arabia.

Support Staff

Miss Louise Graham, Room S3.6, Tel: 0161 275 3595,e-mail: [email protected]

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Useful Deadlines

Deadline for change of Semester 1 course units

The end of Week 3 of Teaching in Semester 1.

Deadline for change of Semester 2 course units

The end of Week 2 of Teaching in Semester 2.

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An Important Note On Core Language Courses

According to Paragraph 28 of the University's Regulations for Undergraduate Awards, following resit examinations, students may be allowed by the Board of Examiners to progress to the next year of study taking additional course units of the same credit value and at the same level (or a higher level if the programme specification allows) as the failed credits, in addition to the full set of course units for that year, up to a maximum of 20 credits. It is possible for certain course units to be excluded from this provision, and the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures has decided that failure in the core language courses will not be permitted. This has two consequences. Firstly, automatic compensation cannot be applied, so students who have received a mark below 40% in a core language course unit will have to resit it, even if the mark is 30% or above. Secondly, a student who fails a core language unit in the resit examination will not be able to carry the credits into a subsequent year of study.

This ruling means that students taking a language degree must pass the language course units with a minimum mark of 40% in order to proceed to the next year of study.

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Degree Programme Structures

BA (Hons.) in Arabic Studies (Years 1 and 2)Code Title Credits

Year 1

MEST 10111MEST 10122MEST 10711

You must take:Arabic Language 1 (A)Arabic Language 1 (B)The Contemporary Middle East

You choose 60 credits from the Level 1 Faculty Course Unit Database,located online via the Faculty of Humanities Home Page.1

202020

60

Year 2

MEST 20111MEST 20112MEST 20001MEST 20122

You must take:Arabic Language 2 (A) Arabic Language 2 (B)Literatures of the Middle EastModern Arabic Texts

You choose 40 credits from the Level 2 Faculty Course Unit Database,located online via the Faculty of Humanities Home Page.1,2

20202020

40

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BA (Hons.) in Arabic Studies (Years 3 and 4)Code Title Credits

Year 3Study in Egypt 120Year 4

MEST 30160MEST 30010

MEST 30032MEST 30122MEST 31042MEST 30061MEST 30171MEST 30182

You must take:Arabic Language 4 DissertationYou choose 40 credits from:Introduction to Qur’an and Hadith Studies Modern Arabic LiteratureArabic Aural ComprehensionArab Women’s Writing in TranslationClassical Arabic Islamic TextsIslamic Exegetical Texts in Arabic


2020

202020201010

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Notes:1 Subject to the agreement of the Programme Director that the units chosen contribute to a

suitable programme. We would strongly advise students to choose courses related to their degree from one of the following subject areas: Religions and Theology, History, Classics, Sociology, Government or Philosophy. Note that Middle Eastern Studies has no control over the timetabling and registration for course units not coded under MEST; you must check with the Discipline offering such course units that you will be able to register and attend.

2 In the second year, up to 20 credits of options may be Level 1 course units.3 In the final year, up to 20 credits of options may be Level 2 course units.

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BA (Hons.) in Hebrew Studies (Years 1 and 2)Code Title Credits

Year 1


You must take:Hebrew Language 1 (A)Hebrew Language 1 (B)The Contemporary Middle East

You choose 60 credits from the Level 1 Faculty Course Unit Database, located online via the Faculty of Humanities Home Page.1

202020

60

Year 2


You must take:Hebrew Language 2 (A)Hebrew Language 2 (B)Literatures of the Middle EastModern Hebrew Texts


20202020

40

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BA (Hons.) in Hebrew Studies (Years 3 and 4)Code Title Credits

Year 3Study in Israel 120Year 4



You must take:Hebrew Language 4DissertationYou choose 40 credits from:Modern Hebrew LiteratureBiblical Hebrew Texts


2020

2020

40




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BA (Hons.) in Persian Studies (Years 1 and 2)Code Title Credits

Year 1


You must take:Persian Language 1 (A)Persian Language 1 (B)The Contemporary Middle East


202020

60

Year 2


You must take:Persian Language 2 (A)Persian Language 2 (B)Literatures of the Middle EastModern Persian Prose Literature


20202020

40

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BA (Hons.) in Persian Studies (Years 3 and 4)Code Title Credits

Year 3Study in Iran 120Year 4



You must take:Persian Language 4 DissertationYou choose 40 credits from:Medieval Persian TextsModern Persian Literature: Women in Contemporary Persian ShortStories


2020

2020

40




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BA (Hons.) in Turkish Studies (Years 1 and 2)Code Title Credits

Year 1


You must take:Turkish Language 1 (A)Turkish Language 1 (B)The Contemporary Middle East


202020

60

Year 2


You must take:Turkish Language 2 (A)Turkish Language 2 (B)Literatures of the Middle EastTurkish Literature in Translation


20202020

40

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BA (Hons.) in Turkish Studies (Years 3 and 4)Code Title Credits

Year 3Study in Turkey 120Year 4



You must take:Turkish Language 4 DissertationYou choose 40 credits from:Contemporary Turkey Modern Turkish LiteratureReadings in Azerbaijani, Turkmen and Uzbek


2020

202020

40




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BA (Hons.) in Middle Eastern Languages (Years 1 and 2)

Year 1You must take any two of the following five pairs of course units (80 credits in total):Arabic: MEST 10111 Arabic Language 1 (A) (20 credits), MEST 10122 Arabic Language 1 (B) (20credits)Aramaic/Syriac: MEST 10611 Aramaic/Syriac Language 1 (A) (20 credits), MEST 10622 Aramaic/Syriac Language 1 (B) (20 credits) NOT AVAILABLE 07-08Hebrew: MEST 10211 Hebrew Language 1 (A) (20 credits), MEST 10222 Hebrew Language 1 (B) (20 credits)Persian: MEST 10411 Persian Language 1 (A) (20 credits), MEST 10422 Persian Language 1 (B) (20 credits)Turkish: MEST 10311 Turkish Language 1 (A) (20 credits), MEST 10322 Turkish Language 1 (B) (20 credits)You must also take (20 credits):MEST 10711 The Contemporary Middle East (20 credits)You choose 20 credits from the Level 1 Faculty Course Unit Database, located online via theFaculty of Humanities Home Page.1,4

Year 2You must take two of the following five pairs of course units, continuing the study of the same two languages as in the first year (80 credits in total):Arabic: MEST 20111 Arabic Language 2 (A) (20 credits), MEST 20112 Arabic Language 2 (B) (20 credits)Aramaic/Syriac: MEST 20611 Aramaic/Syriac Language 2 (A) (20 credits), MEST 20622 Aramaic/Syriac Language 2 (B) (20 credits) NOT AVAILABLE 07-08Hebrew: MEST 20211 Hebrew Language 2 (A) (20 credits), MEST 20212 Hebrew Language 2 (B) (20 credits)Persian: MEST 20411 Persian Language 2 (A) (20 credits), MEST 20412 Persian Language 2 (B) (20 credits)Turkish: MEST 20311 Turkish Language 2 (A) (20 credits), MEST 20312 Turkish Language 2 (B) (20 credits)You must also take (20 credits):MEST 20001 Literatures of the Middle East (20 credits)You choose 20 credits from the Level 2 Faculty Course Unit Database, located online via theFaculty of Humanities Home Page.1,2

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BA (Hons.) in Middle Eastern Languages (Years 3 and 4)Year 3Study in the Middle East (120 credits)Year 4You must take two of the following course units, continuing the study of the same two languages as in the first, second and third years (40 credits in total):Arabic: MEST 30160 Arabic Language 4 (20 credits)Aramaic/Syriac: MEST 30610 Aramaic/Syriac Language 3 (20 credits) NOT AVAILABLE 07-08Hebrew: MEST 30270 Hebrew Language 4 (20 credits)Persian: MEST 30420 Persian Language 4 (20 credits)Turkish: MEST 30380 Turkish Language 4 (20 credits)You must also take (20 credits):MEST 30010 Dissertation (20 credits)You must take 20 credits each from two of the following sets of course units, selecting from the sets of course units that correspond to the languages you are studying (40 credits in total):Arabic: MEST 30122 Modern Arabic Literature (20 credits), MEST31042 Arabic Aural Comprehension (20 credits), MEST 30061 Arab Women’s Writing in Translation (20 credits), MEST 30171 Classical Arabic Islamic Texts (10 credits), MEST 30182 Islamic Exegetical Texts in Arabic (10 credits).Aramaic/Syriac: MEST 30200 Jewish Aramaic Texts (20 credits), MEST 30641 The Middle East in Late Antiquity (20 credits).Hebrew: MEST 30221 Modern Hebrew Literature (20 credits), MEST30051 Biblical Hebrew Texts (20 credits)Persian: MEST 30451 Modern Persian Literature: Women in Contemporary Persian Short Stories (20 credits), MEST 30432 Medieval Persian Texts (20 credits)Turkish: MEST 30041 Contemporary Turkey (20 credits), MEST 30321 Modern Turkish Literature (20 credits), MEST 30922 Readings in Azerbaijani, Turkmen and Uzbek (20 credits).You choose 20 credits from the Level 3 Faculty Course Unit Database, located online via the Faculty of Humanities Home Page.1,3



2 In the second year, up to 20 credits of options may be Level 1 course units.3 In the final year, up to 20 credits of options may be Level 2 course units.4 If you are studying Aramaic/Syriac, you must choose MEST 10811 The Middle East Before

Islam (20 credits) in year 1.

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BA (Hons.) in Arabic and Islamic Studies (Years 1 and 2)Code Title Credits

Year 1


MEST 10031MEST 10022MEST 10731MEST 10811MEST 10042RELT 10192RELT 10641

You must take:Arabic Language 1 (A)Arabic Language 1 (B)Introduction to Islamic StudiesThe Contemporary Middle EastYou choose 20 credits from:Introduction to Classical Islamic HistoryMiddle Eastern History AD1000-1800Introduction to the Study of Modern Middle Eastern HistoryThe Middle East before IslamThe Question of Palestine/Israel (1882-1967)Introduction to Judaism Introduction to Muslim Societies


20202020

10102020202020

20

Year 2


MEST 20122MEST 20711MEST 20721MEST 20732MEST 20742MEST 20272RELT 21011RELT 21002

You must take:Arabic Language 2 (A)Arabic Language 2 (B)Literatures of the Middle EastIssues in Contemporary IslamYou choose 20 credits from:Modern Arabic TextsThe Middle East in the Nineteenth CenturyRevolutions in the Twentieth Century Middle EastThe Middle East and the Cold WarThe Middle East and World War IFundamental Debates in Israeli StudiesWomen in Middle Eastern Societies Islam in Practice: Ethnographic Approaches to Islam


20202020

2020202020202020

20

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BA (Hons.) in Arabic and Islamic Studies (Year 3)Code Title Credits

Year 3


MEST 30122MEST 30641MEST 30721MEST 30061MEST 30171MEST 30182RELT 31002

You must take:Arabic Language 3Introduction to Qur’an and Hadith StudiesDissertationYou choose 40 credits from:Modern Arabic Literature The Middle East in Late AntiquityThemes in the Formation of Jewish and Arab Nationalisms Arab Women’s Writing in TranslationClassical Arabic Islamic TextsIslamic Exegetical Texts in ArabicThe Arab World and the West

You choose 20 credits from the Level 3 Faculty Course Unit Databaselocated online via the Faculty of Humanities Home Page.1,3

202020

20202020101020

20




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BA (Hons.) in Persian and Islamic Studies (Years 1 and 2)Code Title Credits

Year 1


MEST 10031MEST 10022MEST 10731MEST 10811MEST 10042RELT 10641

You must take:Persian Language 1 (A)Persian Language 1 (B)Introduction to Islamic StudiesThe Contemporary Middle EastYou choose 20 credits from:Introduction to Classical Islamic HistoryMiddle Eastern History AD1000-1800Introduction to the Study of Modern Middle Eastern HistoryThe Middle East before IslamThe Question of Palestine/Israel (1882-1967)Introduction to Muslim Societies


20202020

101020202020

20

Year 2


MEST 20422MEST 20711MEST 20721MEST 20732MEST 20742MEST 20272RELT 21011RELT 21002

You must take (80 credits):Persian Language 2 (A)Persian Language 2 (B)Literatures of the Middle EastIssues in Contemporary IslamYou choose 20 credits from:Modern Persian Prose LiteratureThe Middle East in the Nineteenth CenturyRevolutions in the Twentieth Century Middle EastThe Middle East and the Cold WarThe Middle East and World War IFundamental Debates in Israeli StudiesWomen in Middle Eastern Societies Islam in Practice: Ethnographic Approaches to Islam

You choose 20 credits from the Level 2 Faculty Course UnitDatabase, located online via the Faculty of Humanities Home Page.1,2

20202020

2020202020202020

20

20

BA (Hons.) in Persian and Islamic Studies (Year 3)Code Title Credits

Year 3



MΕST 30641RELT 30952

You must take:Persian Language 3Introduction to Qur’an and Hadith StudiesDissertationYou choose 40 credits from:Medieval Persian TextsModern Persian Literature: Women in Contemporary Persian ShortStoriesThe Middle East in Late AntiquityIslam in South Asia


202020

2020

2020

20



2 In the second year, up to 20 credits of options may be Level 1 course units.3 In the final year, up to 20 credits of options from other Disciplines may be Level 2 course

units.

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BA (Hons.) in Turkish and Islamic Studies (Years 1 and 2)Code Title Credits

Year 1


MEST 10031MEST 10022MEST 10731MEST 10811MEST 10042RELT 10641

You must take:Turkish Language 1 (A)Turkish Language 1 (B)Introduction to Islamic StudiesThe Contemporary Middle EastYou choose 20 credits from:Introduction to Classical Islamic HistoryMiddle Eastern History AD1000-1800Introduction to the Study of Modern Middle Eastern HistoryThe Middle East before IslamThe Question of Palestine/Israel (1882-1967)Introduction to Muslim Societies


20202020

101020202020

20

Year 2


MEST 20322MEST 20711MEST 20721MEST 20732MEST 20742MEST 20272RELT 21011

You must take:Turkish Language 2 (A)Turkish Language 2 (B)Literatures of the Middle EastIssues in Contemporary IslamYou choose 20 credits from:Turkish Literature in TranslationThe Middle East in the Nineteenth CenturyRevolutions in the Twentieth Century Middle EastThe Middle East and the Cold WarThe Middle East and World War IFundamental Debates in Israeli StudiesWomen in Middle Eastern Societies

You choose 20 credits from the Level 2 Faculty Course Unit Database, located online via the Faculty of Humanities Home Page.1,2

20202020

20202020202020

20

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BA (Hons.) in Turkish and Islamic Studies (Year 3)Code Title Credits

Year 3



You must take:Turkish Language 3Introduction to Qur’an and Hadith StudiesDissertationYou choose 40 credits from:Contemporary TurkeyModern Turkish LiteratureReadings in Azerbaijani, Turkmen and UzbekThe Middle East in the Roman Period & Late Antiquity


202020

20202020

20




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BA (Hons.) in Hebrew and Jewish Studies (Years 1 and 2)Code Title Credits

Year 1

MEST 10211MEST 10222RELT 10192MEST 10711MEST 10811

You must take:Hebrew Language 1 (A)Hebrew Language 1 (B)Introduction to Judaism The Contemporary Middle EastThe Middle East before Islam


2020202020

20

Year 2

MEST 20211MEST 20212MEST 20001MEST 20241MEST 20252

MEST 20222MEST 20272RELT 21011

You must take:Hebrew Language 2 (A)Hebrew Language 2 (B)Literatures of the Middle EastTalmudic Judaism: Its Sources and ConcernsReadings in Talmudic JudaismYou choose 20 credits from:Modern Hebrew TextsFundamental Debates in Israeli StudiesWomen in Middle Eastern Society

You choose 20 credits from the Level 2 Faculty Course Unit Database, located online via the Faculty of Humanities Home Page.1,2

2020201010

202020

20

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BA (Hons.) in Hebrew and Jewish Studies (Year 3)Code Title Credits

Year 3

MEST 30210MEST 30010RELT 30192

MEST 30721MEST 30221MEST 30200MEST 30051RELT 30332RELT 30172RELT 30282RELT 30911

You must take:Hebrew Language 3DissertationHistory of Jewish Law You choose 20 credits from:Themes in the Formation of Jewish and Arab NationalismsModern Hebrew LiteratureJewish Aramaic TextsBiblical Hebrew Texts Holocaust TheologyMystical Traditions in JudaismModern Jewish ThoughtEarly Jewish Novels


202020

2020202020202020

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BA (Hons.) in Modern Middle Eastern History (Years 1 and 2)Code Title Credits

Year 1

MEST 10711MEST 10031MEST 10022MEST 10731MEST 10061

You must take:The Contemporary Middle EastIntroduction to Classical Islamic HistoryMiddle Eastern History AD1000-1800Introduction to the Study of Modern Middle Eastern HistoryIntroduction to Islamic Studies


2010102020

40

Year 2


You must take:The Middle East in the Nineteenth CenturyRevolutions in the Twentieth Century Middle EastThe Middle East and the Cold WarThe Middle East and World War I

You choose 40 credits from the Level 2 Faculty Course Unit Database, located online via the Faculty of Humanities Home Page1,2

20202020

40

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BA (Hons.) in Modern Middle Eastern History (Year 3)Code Title Credits

Year 3

MEST 30680/MEST 30690MEST 30000

You must take (80 credits):Documentary Special

Dissertation

You choose 40 credits from the Level 3 Faculty Course Unit Database,located online via the Faculty of Humanities Home Page.1,3.

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BA (Hons.) in A Middle Eastern Language & A Modern Language (Years 1 and 2)

Year 1You must take the relevant one of the following five pairs of course units (40 credits in total):Arabic: MEST 10111 Arabic Language 1 (A) (20 credits), MEST 10122 Arabic Language 1 (B) (20 credits) Hebrew: MEST 10211 Hebrew Language 1 (A) (20 credits), MEST 10222 Hebrew Language 1 (B) (20 credits)Persian: MEST 10411 Persian Language 1 (A) (20 credits), MEST 10422 Persian Language 1 (B) (20 credits)Turkish: MEST 10311 Turkish Language 1 (A) (20 credits), MEST 10322 Turkish Language 1 (B) (20 credits)You must also take (20 credits):MEST 10711 The Contemporary Middle East (20 credits)

The other 60 credits will be made up of courses from the other part of your Joint Honours Degree.

Year 2You must take one of the following five sets of course units, continuing the study of your Middle Eastern language (60 credits in total):Arabic: MEST 20111 Arabic Language 2 (A) (20 credits), MEST 20112 Arabic Language 2 (B) (20 credits) & MEST 20122 Modern Arabic Texts (20 credits).Hebrew: MEST 20211 Hebrew Language 2 (A) (20 credits), MEST 20212 Hebrew Language 2 (B) (20 credits) & MEST 20222 Modern Hebrew Texts (20 credits).Persian: MEST 20411 Persian Language 2 (A) (20 credits), MEST 20412 Persian Language 2 (B) (20 credits) & MEST 20422 Modern Persian Prose Literature (20 credits).Turkish: MEST20311 Turkish Language 2 (A) (20 credits), MEST 20312 Turkish Language 2 (B) (20 credits) & MEST 20322 Turkish Literature in Translation (20 credits).

The other 60 credits may be made up of courses from the other part of your Joint Honours Degree.However, if you only have to take 40 compulsory credits from the other part of your Joint Honours Degree, you may choose 20 credits from the Level 2 Faculty Course Unit Database, located online via the Faculty of Humanities Home Page1,2

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BA (Hons.) in A Middle Eastern Language & A Modern Language (Years 3 and 4)Year 3Study in the Middle East and the other relevant Country (120 credits)Year 4You must take one of the following course units relating to the Middle Eastern Language you are studying (20 credits):Arabic: MEST 30160 Arabic Language 4 (20 credits), Hebrew: MEST 30270 Hebrew Language 4 (20 credits)Persian: MEST 30420 Persian Language 4 (20 credits)Turkish: MEST 30380 Turkish Language 4 (20 credits)In addition you must take at least 20 credits from the following sets of course units, selectingthe ones that again correspond to your Middle Eastern Language (20 credits in total):Arabic: MEST 30122 Modern Arabic Literature (20 credits), MEST31042 Arabic Aural Comprehension (20 credits), MEST 30061 Arab Women’s Writing in Translation (20 credits), MEST 30171 Classical Arabic Islamic Texts (10 credits), MEST30182 Islamic Exegetical Texts in Arabic (10 credits).Hebrew: MEST 30221 Modern Hebrew Literature (20 credits), MEST 30051 Biblical Hebrew Texts (20 credits)Persian: MEST 30451 Modern Persian Literature: Women in Contemporary Persian Short Stories (20 credits), MEST 30432 Medieval Persian Texts (20 credits) Turkish: MEST 30041 Contemporary Turkey (20 credits), MEST 30321 Modern Turkish Literature (20 credits), MEST 30922 Readings in Azerbaijani, Turkmen and Uzbek (20 credits).

The other 80 credits may be made up of courses from the other part of your Joint Honours Degree.However, if you only have to take 40 or 60 compulsory credits from the other part of your Joint Honours Degree, you may choose 20 or 40 credits from the Level 3 Faculty Course Unit Database, located online via the Faculty of Humanities Home Page, to bring your overall total up to the required level of 120 credits1,3


suitable programme. We would strongly advise students to choose courses related to their degree. Note that Middle Eastern Studies has no control over the timetabling and registration for course units not coded under MEST; you must check with the Discipline offering such course units that you will be able to register and attend.


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MEST 10022 Middle Eastern History 1000-1800 AD Credits: 10 Level: 1

Pre-requisite: None.

Taught during: Semester 2.

Timetable: 1 hour lecture weekly, 1 hour tutorial fortnightly.

Lecture: Thursday 12-1. Tutorial: Friday 2-3. (Tutorial weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 12).

Description: The course provides an introduction to the political history of the Middle East from the break-up of the Abbasid caliphate to 1800. The course adopts a chronological approach, tracing the history of the Islamic Middle East (understood as incorporating the region from North Africa to Afghanistan and Central Asia), and focusing on the key themes and historical debates of particular periods and places. It aims to provide a survey of the major events in Middle Eastern history in this period; to introduce important themes and concepts in the history of the period; to prepare students for further study in the field of Middle Eastern history; and to facilitate students’ development of the intellectual and transferable skills.

. Learning outcomes: On completion of the course unit students should be able to demonstrate:Knowledge of the most important events and developments of Middle Eastern history in this period;Awareness and critical understanding of the main themes and concepts and debates in the study of Middle Eastern history in this period;They should also have acquired the ability to place further developments in Middle Eastern history within a relevant historical context.

Transferable skills: During the course students will develop their ability to:Organize and communicate ideas effectively both orally and in writing;Work and participate constructively in groups, responding to others and contributing to discussions in a relevant and appropriate manner;Improve own learning and performance; identifying strengths and weaknesses, using feedback and following given activities to learn and improve own performance;Organize their time and work, set goals and targets, plan ahead to meet deadlines, review and evaluate progress.

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Teaching & Learning Methods: 1 hour lecture weekly, 1 hour tutorial fortnightly

Assessment: 1 x 45 minutes written examination (50%); 1 x 1,000 word essay (50%).

Deadlines for assessed coursework: Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of teaching after the Easter break.

Convenor: Dr Ronald Buckley

Taught by: Dr Ronald Buckley

Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Ira Lapidus, The History of Islamic Societies, 2nd revised edition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002).

Recommended Texts: A full reading list will be distributed at the start of the course.

Pathway: MEST 20711 The Middle East in the Nineteenth Century; MEST 20721 Revolutions in the Twentieth Century Middle East; MEST 20732 The Middle East and the Cold War; MEST 20742 The Middle East and World War I.

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MEST 10031 Introduction to Classical Islamic History Credits: 10 Level: 1



Timetable: 1 hour lecture weekly, 1 hour tutorial fortnightly.

Lecture: Thursday 12-1. Tutorial: Friday 2-3. (Tutorial weeks 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12).

Description: The course will provide a chronological introduction to the central economic, political and religious events in Islamic history from the time of the prophet Muhammad (d. AD 632) and the rise of Islam through to the four “Rightly-guided Caliphs” and the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates up to the breakdown of central government in AD 945 with the assumption of political authority by the Buyids. The course will thus serve as an essential background to a further study of the history of Islam, the Islamic peoples and the Middle East

Learning outcomes: At the end of the course students should:Be aware and have a critical understanding of the main issues, themes and key concepts in classical Islamic history;Be able to place further developments in Islam or the Middle East within a relevant historical context

Transferable skills: Students will have gained skill in the use of library and in the writing of summaries;They will be able to organise and communicate ideas effectively, both orally and in writing; They will acquire skills in personal organisation and time management;They will be able to work independently.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 1 hour lecture weekly, 1 hour tutorial fortnightly. The course

consists of weekly lectures which will address the main topics of the course, and fortnightly tutorials during which students will report on and discuss set readings and the topics covered in the lectures

Assessment: 1 x 45 minutes written examination (50%); 1 x 1,000 word essay (50%).

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Deadlines for Assessed Coursework: To be submitted by the first Tuesday of the January examination period.

Convenor: Dr R. P. Buckley

Taught by: Dr R. P. Buckley

Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Kennedy, H., The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates (London: Longman, 2004).

Recommended Texts: A full reading list will be provided at the beginning of the course.

Pathway: MEST 10022 Middle Eastern History 1000-1800 AD, MEST 20711 The Middle East in the Nineteenth Century; MEST 20721 Revolutions in the Twentieth Century Middle East; MEST 20732 The Middle East and the Cold War; MEST 20742 The Middle East and World War I.

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MEST 10042 The Question of Palestine/Israel (1882-1967) Credits: 20 Level: 1



Timetable: 2 hours weekly lecture and 1 hour tutorials in the following weeks: 3, 5, 7, 9.

Lecture: Friday 9-11, plus 4 x 1-hour tutorial (in weeks 3, 5, 7, 9), Tuesday 3-4 (and potentially 4-5 depending on the number of students registered)

Description: The course provides a comprehensive introduction to causes, consequences and controversies associated with the emergence, development and consolidation of the tortuous conflict in Palestine/Israel from 1882 until the 1967 war. Emphasis is placed on both the socio-political and diplomatic aspects of the conflict.

Learning outcomes: On completion of this unit successful participants should:have reached a primary level of factual knowledge in the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict; be able to discuss and analyse the development of the conflict and comprehend the principal narratives of its protagonists; be able to comment in an informed manner on some of the countless controversies surrounding this conflict.

Transferable skills:On successful completion of this course unit, participants should have developed:skills for critical analysis of one of the world’s most covered national conflicts; a principal understanding of key processes in the formation of the 20th Century ME;the ability to apply acquired knowledge to broader Middle Eastern histories as well as to regional and meta-regional themes (such as the phenomenon of modern nationalism).

Teaching & Learning Methods: 2-hour weekly lecture plus extra 4 x 1-hour tutorial. For each

meeting set and recommended reading items are assigned.

Language of Teaching: English

Assessment: 1 x 1 hour and 15 minutes written examination (40%), 1 x 2,500 word review-essay (60%).

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Deadlines for assessed coursework: Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of teaching after the Easter break.

Language of Assessment: English

Convenor: Dr Moshe Behar

Taught by: Dr Moshe Behar

Max. Entry: None

Set Texts: Stockton, Ronald R., “Walking between Rain Drops: Teaching the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,” in PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 28, Issue 3 (Sep. 1995), pp. 507-511;Smith, Charles D., Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1992);British Government, “The Political History of Palestine”, in Memorandum to the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (Jerusalem, 1947); Chalala, Elie, “Arab Nationalism: A Bibliographic Essay” in Farah T. E.(ed.), Pan Arabism and Arab Nationalism (Boulder and London: Westview Press, 1987), pp. 18-57; Cohen, Michael, Palestine, Retreat from the Mandate: the Making of British Policy 1936-1945 (London, 1978); Cohen, Michael, Palestine and the Great Powers 1945-1948 (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1983);Fraser, T. G., The Arab-Israeli Conflict (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1993);Gerner, Debora J., One Land Two Peoples (San Francisco: Westview Press, 1994).

RecommendedTexts: A full and detailed reading list will be handed out during the first

class.

Pathway: MEST 20272 Fundamental Debates in Israeli Studies, MEST 20252 Readings in Talmudic Judaism, MEST 20711 The Middle East in the 19th Century, MEST 20732 The Middle East and the Cold War, MEST 20241 Talmudic Judaism: Its Sources and Concerns, MEST 20001 Literatures of the Middle East.

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MEST 10061 Introduction to Islam Credits: 20 Level: 1



Timetable: 2 hours weekly lecture, 1 hour weekly tutorial.

Lecture: Friday 9-11. Tutorial Group 1: Tuesday 9-10. Tutorial Group 2: Tuesday 1-2, Tutorial Group 3: Tuesday 3-4, Tutorial Group 4: Wednesday 12-1.

Description: This course begins by giving a critical survey on relevant reference works, introductory books and readers on Islam, and by considering different approaches in studying the religion of Islam. It then moves on to explore the basic doctrines of belief and religious conduct in Qur’an, Hadith, Shari‘a, Kalam, Adab and Tasawwuf. In this survey, special emphasis will be placed on analysing how these doctrines influence and govern everyday social practice of Muslims.

Learning outcomes: On successful completion of this course, you will:be familiar with the main approaches and methodologies in the Study of Islam;be able to see Islam as a religious, literary, and social tradition and to understand how this tradition has been emerged, developed and changed according to the various historical contexts; be aware of the heterogeneity of Islam and appreciate its denominational, cultural and ethnic diversity;

Transferable skills: You will:be able to read selectively and to differentiate between primary and secondary sources on Islamic religion;be able to locate and use literature on Islam in the library and to write critically essays about themes related to Islam.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 2 hours weekly lecture, 1 hour weekly tutorial.

Assessment: The assessment is based on course assignments in your tutorials (25%) and a 2 hour written examination (75%).

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework: N/A

Convenor: Dr R. P. Buckley (07-08 only)

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Taught by: Dr R. P. Buckley (07-08 only)

Max. Entry: 100

Recommended Texts: Brown, Daniel W., A New Introduction to Islam (London:

Blackwell Publishing, 2003).Calder N., Mojaddedi J. and Rippin A. (eds.), Classical Islam: A sourcebook of religious literature (London: Routledge, 2003).Denny, Frederick M., An Introduction to Islam (New York: Macmillan Press, 1985) (recommended: 2nd Edition 1994). Ernst, Carl W., Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World (Edinburgh: EUP, 2004).Esposito, John, Islam. The Straight Path (New York: Oxford University Press, 1988) (recommended: expanded edition 1991). Gilsenan, Michael, Recognizing Islam: Religion and Society in the Modern Middle East (New York: Pantheon, 1982). Martin, Richard C., Islamic Studies. A History of Religions Approach (Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 1982) (recommended: 2nd Edition 1996).Nigosian, S. A., Islam: Its History, Teaching, and Practices, (Bloomington: Indianapolis 2004).Rippin, Andrew, Muslims. Their Religious Beliefs and Practices (London: Routledge, 1993) (recommended: 2nd Edition 2001).Waines, David, An Introduction to Islam (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995) (recommended: Reprint 1996 or Second Edition 2003).

Pathway: MEST 20502 Issues in Contemporary Islam; MEST 10022 Middle Eastern History 1000-1800 AD, MEST 20711 The Middle East in the Nineteenth Century; MEST 20721 Revolutions in the Twentieth Century Middle East; MEST 20732 The Middle East and the Cold War; MEST 20742 The Middle East and World War I..

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http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=waines&TITLE=introduction+to+islam&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authkey-search&AUTHOR=rippin&KEYWORD=muslims+&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=martin&TITLE=islamic&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=martin&TITLE=islamic&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=gilsenan&TITLE=recognizing+islam&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=gilsenan&TITLE=recognizing+islam&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis2/default2?error=authtit-post-limit-date&AUTHOR=ESPOSITO&TITLE=ISLAM&AUTHOR=esposito&TITLE=islam&nextpage=authtit-post-limit-date&many=authtit-post-limit-date&nohit=authtit-post-limit-date&exact=authtit-post-limit-date&browse=0&coll_name=Main+Catalogue&collection=1&execute=authtit-search&many=authtit-search-many&exact=authtit-search-exact&nohit=authtit-search-nohit&AUTHOR_PROMPT_NAME=AUTHOR&TITLE_PROMPT_NAME=TITLE&pub_date=1991

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=denny&TITLE=introduction+to+islam+&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

MEST 10111 Arabic Language 1 (A) Credits: 20Level: 1

Pre-requisite: None. Please note the Arabic Language classes run by Middle Eastern Studies are only available to Middle Eastern Studies Students. Students from other disciplines wishing to study Arabic should enrol on the Languagewise courses administered by Andres Lozoya.


Timetable: 7 language classes weekly.

Group 1: Monday 10-12, Tuesday 10-11 & 12-1, Wednesday 1-2. Oral: Tuesday 2-3, GTF Class: Thursday 9-10.

Group 2: Tuesday 10-11 & 1-2, Wednesday 12-1, Thursday 9-11 (please note the Thursday morning slot moves to 10-12 for Arabic Language 1B). Oral: Monday 4-5, GTF Class: Monday 3-4.

Group 3: Monday 12-1, Wednesday 10-12 & 1-2, Thursday 1-2, Oral: Monday 3-4, GTF Class: Monday 2-3.

Description: This is a beginner’s level language course which teaches the skills of reception (reading and listening), production (speaking and writing) in the target language and mediation between the target language and English (translation and interpretation). The aim is to familiarize the students with the spoken and written forms and grammar of the language and to enable them to begin to express themselves in writing, simple role-play and simple dialogues, and to begin to read simple authentic texts and translate to and from the target language.

Learning outcomes:Students begin to understand, speak, read and write the target language.They become familiar with the sounds, written form and grammar of the target language and begin to express themselves in writing, with simple role-play and simple dialogues, and begin to read simple authentic texts and translate them to and from the target language. Students improve their understanding of the target language by listening to people talking about different subjects.

Transferable skills: Students will

develop their ability to improve their independent learning and performance by identifying strengths and weaknesses.

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develop their personal organization and time management skills.

develop their interpersonal and communicative skill through group work inside and outside the class-room.

begin to gain awareness of and responsiveness to cultural diversity and intercultural communication.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 7 language classes weekly. In order to provide an appropriate

learning environment the cohort of First Year Arabic learners is divided into three smaller groups that all meet at different times. This also gives time-tabling flexibility to students who study Arabic as part of a degree programme that includes the compulsory study of another language (especially BA (Hons) Middle Eastern Languages, BA (Hons) A Modern Language and a Middle Eastern Language) and to those who want to take Arabic classes as their free option(s) (especially BA (Hons) Modern Middle Eastern History). Classes consist of formal grammar teaching and practice of the functions of the grammatical structures through reading, writing, translation, speaking and listening exercises. All students are required to become members of the University Language Centre (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk) and to use its resources regularly. There will be weekly assignments.

Language of Teaching: English and Arabic.

Assessment: Two written examinations (70%) and oral examination (30% - composed of 10% listening and 20% spoken examinations) all taken during the teaching term.


Language of Assessment: English and Arabic

Convenor: Dr Radia Kesseiri-Dalgarno

Taught by: Dr Radia Kesseiri-Dalgarno

Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Brustad, Kirsten et al. (eds), Al-Kitaab fii ta’llum al-Arabiyya, Part One (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2004), this is the new edition with DVD. Doniach, N.S. et al., The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary (Oxford: OUP, 1984); Wehr, Hans, Arabic-English dictionary (Urbana, Illinois: Spoken Languages Services, 1994). Students are required to be in possession of these works when the classes start.

RecommendedTexts: Wightwick, J. & Gaafar, M., Mastering Arabic (including CD

pack) (London: Palgrave/Macmillan, 1990); Mace, J., Arabic

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Grammar (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1998); Abboud, P. F. et al. (eds), Elementary Modern Standard Arabic (EMSA) (Cambridge: CUP, 3rd ed. 1983); Brustad, K., Al-Batal, M. & Atonsi, A., Alif baa fi ta’alum al’arabya (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2004).

Pathway: MEST 10122 Arabic Language 1 (B)

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MEST 10122 Arabic Language 1 (B) Credits: 20 Level: 1

Pre-requisite: MEST 10111 or equivalent. Please note the Arabic Language classes run by Middle Eastern Studies are only available to Middle Eastern Studies Students. Students from other disciplines wishing to study Arabic should enrol on the Languagewise courses administered by Andres Lozoya.



Group 1: Monday 10-12, Tuesday 10-11 & 12-1, Wednesday 1-2. Oral: Tuesday 2-3, GTF Class: Thursday 9-10.

Group 2: Tuesday 10-11 & 1-2, Wednesday 12-1, Thursday 10-12 (please note the Thursday morning 11-12 slot has replaced the 9-10 slot for Arabic Language 1A). Oral: Monday 4-5, GTF Class: Monday 3-4.

Group 3: Monday 12-1, Wednesday 10-12 & 1-2, Thursday 1-2, Oral: Monday 3-4, GTF Class: Monday 2-3.

Description: This is a post-beginner’s level language course which teaches the skills of reception (reading and listening), production (speaking and writing) in the target language and mediation between the target language and English (translation and interpretation). The aim is to familiarize the students with the spoken and written forms and grammar of the language and to enable them to begin to express themselves in writing, simple role-play and simple dialogues, and to begin to read simple authentic texts and translate to and from the target language.

Learning outcomes: Students develop their skills in understanding, speaking, reading and writing the target language.They become more familiar with the written form and grammar of the target language and develop their capacity to express themselves in writing and speaking, and to read simple authentic texts and translate them to and from the target language. Students improve their understanding of the target language by listening to people talking about different subjects.



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gain further awareness of and responsiveness to cultural diversity and intercultural communication.


learning environment the cohort of First Year Arabic learners is divided into three smaller groups that all meet at different times. This also gives time-tabling flexibility to students who study Arabic as part of a degree programme that includes the compulsory study of another language (especially BA (Hons) Middle Eastern Languages, BA (Hons) A Modern Language and a Middle Eastern Language) and to those who want to take Arabic classes as their free option(s) (especially BA (Hons) Modern Middle Eastern History). Classes consist of formal grammar teaching and practice of the functions of the grammatical structures through reading, writing, translation, speaking and listening exercises. All students are required to become members of the University Language Centre (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk) and to use its resources regularly. There will be weekly assignments.

Language of Teaching: English and Arabic

Assessment: 1 x 2 hour written examination (70%) and oral examination (30% - composed of 10% listening and 20% spoken exams).



Convenor: Dr Radia Kesseiri-Dalgarno

Taught by: Dr Radia Kesseiri-Dalgarno

Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Brustad, Kirsten et al. (eds), Al-Kitaab fii ta’llum al-Arabiyya, Part One (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2004), this is the new edition with DVD. Doniach, N.S. et al., The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary (Oxford: OUP, 1984); Wehr, Hans, Arabic-English dictionary (Urbana, Illinois: Spoken Languages Services, 1994). Students are required to be in possession of these works when the classes start.

RecommendedTexts: Wightwick, J. & Gaafar, M., Mastering Arabic (including CD

pack) (London: Palgrave/Macmillan, 1990); Mace, J., Arabic Grammar (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1998);

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Abboud, P. F. et al. (eds), Elementary Modern Standard Arabic (EMSA) (Cambridge: CUP, 3rd ed. 1983); Brustad, K., Al-Batal, M. & Atonsi, A., Alif baa fi ta’alum al’arabya (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2004).

Pathway: MEST 20111 Arabic Language 2 (A)

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MEST 10211 Hebrew Language 1 (A) Credits: 20Level: 1




Classes: Monday 12-1, Wednesday 10-12 & Thursday 12-2.








Teaching & Learning Methods: 5 language classes weekly. Classes consist of formal grammar

teaching and practice of the functions of the grammatical structures through reading, writing, translation, speaking and listening exercises.

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All students are required to become members of the University Language Centre (http://www.langcent. manchester.ac.uk) and to use its resources regularly. There will be weekly assignments.

Language of Teaching: English and Hebrew



Language of Assessment: English and Hebrew

Convenor: Sophie Garside

Taught by: Sophie Garside, Malka Hodgson

Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Ivrit me-Alef ‘Ad Tav – Alef (Tel-Aviv University: Dionon, 1998).

Recommended Texts: Oxford English-Hebrew/Hebrew-English Dictionary

Pathway: MEST 10222 Hebrew Language 1 (B)

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MEST 10222 Hebrew Language 1 (B) Credits: 20 Level: 1

Pre-requisite: MEST 10211 or equivalent.



Classes: Monday 12-1, Wednesday 10-12 & Thursday 12-2.










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.Deadlines for Assessed Coursework: N/A




Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Ivrit me-Alef ‘Ad Tav – Alef (Tel-Aviv University: Dionon, 1998).


Pathway: MEST 20211 Hebrew Language 2 (A)

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MEST 10311 Turkish Language 1 (A) Credits: 20 Level: 1




Classes: Monday 10-12, Tuesday 12-1, Thursday 3-5.










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Language of Teaching: English and Turkish



Language of Assessment: English and Turkish

Convenor: Dr Fikret Tufan

Taught by: Şirin Tufan and Hilmi Ozan Özavcı

Max. Entry: N/A

Set texts: Pollard, D., and Çelen-Pollard, A., Teach Yourself Turkish, (London: Hodder Education, 2003).

Recommended Texts: Taylan, Eser, Kayıp Çanta (Istanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi,

1999).Recommended pocket dictionary: Langenscheidt Standard English-Turkish, Turkish-English Dictionary.

Pathway: MEST 10322 Turkish Language 1 (B)

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MEST 10322 Turkish Language 1 (B) Credits: 20 Level: 1




Classes: Monday 10-12, Tuesday 12-1, Thursday 3-5.










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Convenor: Dr Fikret Turan


Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Pollard, D., and Çelen-Pollard, A., Teach Yourself Turkish (London: Hooder Education, 2003).

Recommended Texts: Taylan, Eser, Kayıp Çanta, (Istanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi,

1999).Recommended Pocket Dictionary: Langenscheidt Standard English-Turkish, Turkish-English Dictionary.

Pathway: MEST 20311 Turkish Language 2 (A)

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MEST 10411 Persian Language 1 (A) Credits: 20Level: 1




Classes: Monday 2-4, Thursday 2-3 & Friday 11-1.










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All students are required to become members of the University Language Centre (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk) and to use its resources regularly. There will be weekly assignments.

Language of Teaching: English and Persian



Language of Assessment: English and Persian

Convenor: Dr Oliver Bast

Taught by: Dr Oliver Bast, Mrs Mozhgan Zolfi-Sistani, MrShahram Kholdi

Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: A. Saffar Moghaddam’s A General Course in Persian (Tehran: Council for Promotion of Persian Language and Literature, 1999) is currently out of print. Copies will be distributed by the course tutor.

Recommended Texts: Faramarz Behzad and Soraya Divshali’s, An Introduction to the

Persian Language of Today (Bamberg: Logos, 2003) and Simin Abrahams’s Modern Persian: A Course Book, book and CD (London: Routledge/Curzon, 2005) are useful recent course-books. Abdi Rafiee’s Colloquial Persian, book and cassettes/CD (London: Routledge, 2001) gives an introduction to the contemporary spoken language. All are available in the University Library and in the Language Centre and may be ordered from bookshops. Copies of S. Haim’s One Volume Double Dictionary (Tehran: Farhang-e Moaser, 1998) will be available for purchase from the course co-ordinator.

Pathway: MEST 10422 Persian Language 1 (B)

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MEST 10422 Persian Language 1 (B) Credits: 20 Level: 1







Transferable skills: Students will develop







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All students are required to become members of the University Language Centre (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk) and to use its resources regularly. There will be weekly assignments.







Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: A. Saffar Moghaddam’s A General Course in Persian (Tehran: Council for Promotion of Persian Language and Literature, 1999) is currently out of print. Copies will be distributed by the course tutor.

Recommended Texts: Faramarz Behzad and Soraya Divshali’s, An Introduction to the

Persian Language of Today (Bamberg: Logos, 2003) and Simin Abrahams’s Modern Persian: A Course Book, book and CD (London: Routledge/Curzon, 2005) are useful recent course-books. Abdi Rafiee’s Colloquial Persian, book and cassettes/CD (London: Routledge, 2001) gives an introduction to the contemporary spoken language. All are available in the University Library and in the Language Centre and may be ordered from bookshops. Copies of S. Haim’s One Volume Double Dictionary (Tehran: Farhang-e Moaser, 1998) will be available for purchase from the course co-ordinator.

Pathway: MEST 20411 Persian Language 2 (A)

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MEST 10611 Aramaic/Syriac Language 1 (A) Credits: 20 Level: 1


Taught during: Semester 1. NOT AVAILABLE IN 07-08

Timetable: Three language classes weekly.


Description: This is a beginner’s-level language course which teaches the skills of reception (reading), and production (writing) in the target language and mediation between the target language and English (translation and interpretation).

Learning outcomes: Ability to read and understand simple texts in Aramaic and Syriac

Transferable skills:Skill in independent learning.

Teaching & Learning Methods: Classes consist of formal grammar teaching and practice of the

functions of the grammatical structures through reading, writing and translation exercises. Attendance is obligatory.

Assessment: Two 45 minute written examinations taken in class during the teaching semester (each worth 50%)


Convenor: Professor John Healey

Taught by: Professor John Healey

Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Healey, J. F., Leshono Suryoyo: First Studies in Syriac (Piscataway NJ: Gorgias Press, 2005).Rosenthal, F., A Grammar of Biblical Aramaic (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1961).

Pathway: MEST 10622 Aramaic/Syriac 1 (B)

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MEST 10622 Aramaic/Syriac Language 1 (B) Credits: 20 Level: 1



Timetable: Three language classes weekly.


Description: This is a post-beginner’s-level language course which teaches the skills of reception (reading), and production (writing) in the target language and mediation between the target language and English (translation and interpretation).

Learning outcomes: Ability to read and understand complex texts in Aramaic and Syriac

Transferable skills:Skill in independent learning.

Teaching & Learning Methods: Classes consist of formal grammar teaching and practice of the

functions of the grammatical structures through reading, writing and translation exercises. Attendance is obligatory.

Assessment: One three-hour written examination paper sat during the May/June examination period (100%)




Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Healey, J. F., Leshono Suryoyo: First Studies in Syriac (Piscataway NJ: Gorgias Press, 2005). Rosenthal, F., A Grammar of Biblical Aramaic (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1961).

Pathway: MEST 20611 and MEST 20622

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MEST 10711 The Contemporary Middle East Credits: 20 Level: 1



Timetable: 1 hour lecture weekly & 1 hour tutorial weekly.

Lecture: Monday 1-2. Tutorial: Groups 1 & 2: Tuesday 4-5 & Group 3: Thursday 3-4.

Description: A survey course on the contemporary Middle East, with sections devoted to geography, society, religion, history, politics, economics, international relations, and security and conflict. Two principal thematic questions run through the course, linking the various topics and sections. These are: “What, if anything, is distinctive and exceptional about the Middle East?”, and “How has the Middle East changed during the modern age?”. Students will be introduced to the use of a range of sources relating to the contemporary Middle East, including reference and survey works, studies of particular subjects, and internet resources. The course aims to provide a grounding for the further study of the Middle East as well as to facilitate the acquisition of intellectual and transferable skills.

Learning outcomes: On completion of the course unit students should be able to demonstrate:A basic knowledge of the geography, societies, culture, politics, economies and international relations of the contemporary Middle East;An understanding of some basic concepts and issues in Middle Eastern studies;The capacity to locate and use major information sources in the John Rylands University Library and using the Internet;An appropriate level of command of appropriate skills in written and oral communication, and of cognitive skills.

Transferable skills: During the course students will develop their ability to:Organize and communicate ideas effectively both orally and in writing;Work and participate constructively in groups, responding to others and contributing to discussions in a relevant and appropriate manner;Improve own learning and performance; identifying strengths and weaknesses, using feedback and following given activities to learn and improve own performance;

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Organize their time and work, set goals and targets, plan ahead to meet deadlines, review and evaluate progress.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 1 hour lecture weekly & 1 hour tutorial weekly.

Assessment: 1 x 2-hour written examination (75%); 1 x five minute oral presentation involving peer assessment: students must submit a) 200-word abstract, b) a chapter plan (headings and sub-headings), and c) a bibliography of their presentation on the day they present (5 marks will be deducted per any missing item of above-mentioned three items) (25%).

Deadlines for assessed coursework: To be arranged.


Taught by: Dr Oliver Bast

Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Gerner, Deborah J. and Schwedler, Jillian (eds), Understanding the Contemporary Middle East (Boulder CO and London: Lynn Rienner, 2003).

Recommended Texts: A full reading list will be distributed at the start of the course.

Pathway: None.

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MEST 10731 Introduction to the Study of Modern Middle Eastern History

Credits: 20 Level: 1



Timetable: 2 hours weekly lecture, 1 hour fortnightly tutorial.

Lecture: Wednesday 9-10 & 11-12. Tutorial: Thursday 11-12. (Tutorial weeks 2, 4, 7, 9, 11).

Description: The course aims to introduce students to some of the materials out of which modern Middle Eastern history is produced, and to problems which arise in interpreting such materials. The course focuses upon the First World War era in the Middle East, and upon relevant contemporary documents and other materials which are used to illustrate the actions, attitudes and mentalities of their authors, and to provide an insight into some of the major historical controversies engendered by the events of this period.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course students should be able: to identify an historical controversy, and understand how it

has arisen; to comprehend selected historical source materials, and draw

historical conclusions from them; to write short commentaries on selected historical documents; to write essays on assigned historical topics.

Transferable skills: The course enables students to develop the following transferable skills: the analysis of arguments and debates; the critical reading of documents and texts; the presentation of analysis, argument and independent

judgment in essay form.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 2 hours weekly lecture, 1 hour fortnightly tutorial.

Assessment: One x one hour and forty five minutes written examination (60%); one 1,500-word assessed essay (40%).

Deadline for Assessed Coursework: Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of the January examination period.

Convenor: Dr. F. A. K. Yasamee

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Taught by: Dr. F. A. K. Yasamee

Max. Entry: N/A.

RecommendedTexts: Recommended reading will be provided on the course handouts.

Pathway: MEST 20711 The Middle East in the 19th Century, MEST 20721 Revolutions in the 20th Century Middle East, MEST 20732 The Middle East and the Cold War, MEST 20742 The Middle East and World War I.

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MEST 10811 The Middle East before Islam: an introduction Credits: 20 Level: 1



Timetable: Two lectures per week.

Lectures: Monday 2-3 & Friday 11-12.

Description: The lectures survey the history and religion of the Middle East in the period from c. 2000 BCE to c. 600 CE. Special attention is given to the history of writing, the kingdoms of Syria-Palestine and Anatolia in the Bronze and Iron Ages, pre-Islamic Arabia (Petra, Saba and Himyar) and the impact of Christianity on the whole region before Islam.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course students will be able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the history and culture of the Middle East in the pre-Islamic period.

Transferable skills: Skills in the use of the University Library and in the writing of essays.

Teaching & Learning Methods: Two lectures per week.

Assessment: One x one hour and forty five minutes written examination to be sat in the January examination period (60%); one c. 1,500-word essay (40%).

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework: The essay to be handed in by the first Tuesday of the January examination period.



Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: None

Recommended Texts: van der Mieroop, M., A History of the Ancient Near East ca.

3000-323 BC (Oxford: Blackwell, 2004).

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Kuhrt, A., The Ancient Near East (London: Routledge 1995).Bowersock, G. W., Roman Arabia (Cambridge MA/London: Harvard University Press 1983).Millar, F., The Roman Near East (Cambridge MA/London: Harvard University Press 1993).

Pathway: MEST 20021 Religions of the Ancient Near East, MEST 20032 Literatures of the Ancient Near East, MEST 30641 The Middle East in the Roman period and Late Antiquity

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MEST 20001 The Modern Literatures of the Middle East Credits: 20 Level: 2



Timetable: Weekly one hour lecture, weekly one hour tutorial and also additional one hour tutorials in the following weeks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11 and 12.

Lecture: Monday 11-12. Tutorials: Monday 10-11 & Wednesday 1-2. (Wednesday tutorials: weeks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11 & 12).

For a week-by-week syllabus see:http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/SubjectAreas/MiddleEasternStudies/UndergraduateStudy/CourseHandouts/

Description: This course is intended to awaken and develop students' critical appreciation of literature, through readings in contemporary Middle Eastern texts translated from the Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Turkish. It also acquaints students with modern and post-modern approaches to the study of literature. We shall treat literature as a resource for our own thinking about some of the pressing concerns of modern life in the tension between the West and the Middle East. In what sense do literary works reflect the "realities of life" in the Middle East? What are the themes which Middle Eastern writers feel compelled to address? We shall examine selected texts which deal in particular with the following themes: the influence of the West and the colonial experience; women and men; nature as the mirror/enemy of humans; the place of the individual in tradition and in society. We shall progress from studying basic tools in the analysis of fiction to literary theories such as structuralism, deconstruction, feminism and post-colonialism.

The aim of the course unit is to introduce students to some of the main concepts and approaches used in the contemporary academic discourse on literature, as applied to examples of twentieth-century literature from the Middle East (in English translation).

Learning outcomes: At the end of the course students should be able to demonstrate: the ability to identify important literary themes and trends in modern Middle Eastern literatures; the ability to summarise selected concepts and approaches in the modern study of literature;

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the ability to apply basic tools of analysis and description to selected Middle Eastern texts in translation; skills in verbal and written communication, skills in the use of information sources and cognitive skills.

Transferable skills: Skills in verbal and written communication, skills in close reading, skills in the use of information sources and cognitive skills.

Teaching & Learning Methods: Class contact hours are divided between lectures (1 hour) and

tutorials (2 hours in most weeks). Attendance at lectures and tutorials is monitored, and so is student participation in tutorials. Tutorials are devoted to the close reading of texts in translation from the Arabic, Hebrew, Persian or Turkish. They will be used to illustrate and apply concepts introduced during the lectures. Students are expected to prepare the analysis of these texts in advance from week to week, and active participation is essential. Assessed student presentations will also take place in tutorials.

Assessment: 1 x 1 hour and forty five minutes written examination (60%); oral presentation (25%); portfolio of course work (15%) to be handed in on or before the first Tuesday of the January examination period

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework: Portfolio to be handed in by the first Tuesday of the January examination period at the latest.

Convenor: Professor Alexander Samely

Taught by: Dr Bast, Professor Samely, Dr Brookshaw, Dr Turan

Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Salih, Season of Migration to the North (London: Heinemann, 1969) (short loan CRes. 892.73/S71).Atasü, The Other Side of the Mountain (London: Milet, 2000) (894.353,AT17/62).Oz, My Michael, (London: Fontana Paperbacks, 1985) (892.43,OZ1/39 [also as short loan], 892.43,OZ1/11).Sa'edi, Fear and Trembling (Washington, DC: Three Continents Press, 1984) (Short Loan cres/S887; normal 891.553/S64); Idriss, "A House of Flesh", in Leo Hamalian & John D. Yohannan (eds.), New Writing from the Middle East, pp. 23-29 (Short Loan CRes. 892.7/H1; normal 892.7/H1; Reference 892.7/H1). Agnon, "Metamorphosis", in Agnon, Twenty-One Stories (London: Gollancz, 1970) (892.43, A680/10), pp. 111-134.

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Eray, "The Underdevelopment Pharmacy", in Twenty Stories by Turkish Women Writers, pp. 118–123 (Short loan 894.35308/S1). Lapid, "Male and Female", in R. Domb (ed.), New Women's Writing from Israel, (London and Portland, Or.: Vallentine Mitchell, 1996), pp. 138-149 (892.4308/D11). Tamir, "The Face of the Moon", in Leo Hamalian & John D. Yohannan (eds.), New Writing from the Middle East (see above) pp. 59-63. Altenbernd, L., Lewis, L., A Handbook for the Study of Fiction, London: Macmillan, 1970, pp. 55-120 (808.3/A59 reference). Baldwin, E. et al. (eds), Introducing Cultural Studies (Harlow: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education Ltd, 1999) (7-day loan and short loan).Ostle, Robin (ed.), Modern Literature in the Near and Middle East 1850-1970 (London/New York: Routledge, 1991) (Short loan NE 890.9,01), pp.180-193.

Pathway: MEST 20122 Modern Arabic Texts, MEST 20222 Hebrew Texts, MEST 20422 Modern Persian Prose, MEST 20322 Turkish Literature in Translation.In the final year: MEST 30061 Arab Women’s Writing in Translation; MEST 30122 Modern Arabic Literature; MEST 30221 Modern Hebrew Literature; MEST 30432 Medieval Persian Texts; MEST 30451 Modern Persian Literature: Women in Contemporary Persian Short Stories; MEST 30321 Modern Turkish Literature.

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MEST 20021 Religions of the Ancient Near East Credits: 10 Level: 2



Timetable: There is one lecture-hour per week.

Lecture: Thursday 2-3.

Description: The course introduces students who already have a basic knowledge of Ancient Near Eastern history and culture to the ancient religious traditions of Mesopotamia, Syria and Palestine (especially ancient Israel), with particular reference to mythological texts and systems of worship.

Learning outcomes: At the end of the course students should: be familiar with the broad outlines of the religions of the area covered; be able to engage in comparative discussion of the different traditions; be able to apply the skills involved to the study of other ancient religious traditions, giving due weight to the different types of evidence (literary, epigraphic, archaeological).

Transferable skills: Skills in independent library-based study and in essay-writing.

Teaching & Learning Methods: There will be lectures on the main religious traditions covered

and on the religious traditions of adjacent areas (such as Egypt, Anatolia and Greece).

Assessment: A one-hour written examination sat in the January examination period (75%) and a c. 750-word essay (25%).

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework: The essay to be handed in by the first Tuesday of the January examination period.



Max. Entry: None. Note that the course-unit will only be available if a minimum of four students register for it.

Set Texts: None

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Recommended Texts: Hallo, W. W. (ed.), The Context of Scripture I-III (Leiden: Brill,

1996-2002).Pritchard, J. B., Ancient Near Eastern Texts related to the Old Testament (Princeton: P.U.P, 1969).Dalley, S., Myths from Mesopotamia (Oxford: O.U.P., 1989).Wyatt, N., Religious Texts from Ugarit (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998).

Pathway: MEST 30641 The Middle East in the Roman period and Late Antiquity

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MEST 20032 Literatures of the Ancient Near East Credits: 10 Level: 2


Taught during: Semester 2. NOT AVAILABLE DURING 07-08

Timetable: There is one lecture-hour per week.

Lecture: Thursday 2-3.

Description: The course introduces students who already have a basic knowledge of Ancient Near Eastern history and culture to the literary traditions of Mesopotamia, Syria and Palestine (especially the Bible), within the context of the rest of the Near East and Greece, with particular reference to notions of genre and setting in context.

Learning outcomes: At the end of the course students should: be familiar in outline with the main literary works produced in ancient times in the area covered; be able to engage in comparative discussion of the different traditions, particularly with reference to the question of genre.

Transferable skills: Skills in independent library-based study and in essay-writing.

Teaching & Learning Methods: There will be lectures on the main literary traditions, with

reference also to adjacent areas (such as Egypt).

Assessment: A one-hour written examination (75%) and a 750-word essay. (25%)

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework: The essay to be handed in by the first Tuesday of teaching after the Easter break.



Max. Entry: None. Note that the course-unit will only be available if a minimum of four students register for it.

Set Texts: None

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Recommended Texts: Hallo, W. W. (ed.), The Context of Scripture I-III (Leiden: Brill,

1996-2002).Pritchard, J. B., Ancient Near Eastern Texts related to the Old Testament (Princeton: P.U.P, 1969).Dalley, S., Myths from Mesopotamia (Oxford: O.U.P., 1989).Wyatt, N., Religious Texts from Ugarit (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998).

Pathway: MEST 30641 The Middle East in the Roman period and Late Antiquity

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MEST 20111 Arabic Language 2 (A) Credits: 20 Level: 2




Group 1: Monday 3-4, Tuesday 3-4, Wednesday 11-1. Oral: Tuesday 2-3. GTF Class: Tuesday 11-12.

Group 2: Monday 2-3, Tuesday 1-2 & Thursday 1-3. Oral: Monday 1-2. GTF class: Tuesday 10-11.

Description: This is a lower-intermediate level language course which teaches the skills of reception (reading and listening), production (speaking and writing) in the target language and mediation between the target language and English (translation and interpretation).

The aim is to enable the students to express themselves in the target language using more complicated grammatical structures and a wider and more complex range of expressions.

Learning outcomes: Students begin to use the target language drawing on a firmer grasp of the structures of the target language and a wider and more complex range of expression. They begin to adapt their use of the language according to context, purpose and audience. They understand more extensive range of unfamiliar language by reading and listening to a variety of materials from the communities where the target language is used.

Transferable skills: Students will develop their ability to improve their own learning and performance by identifying strengths and weaknesses.They refine their personal organization and time management skills.Group work contributes to the development of interpersonal and communicative skills and to the capability to work in a team.Students’ awareness of and responsiveness to cultural diversity and intercultural communication grows.

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Learning Methods: 6 language classes weekly. In order to provide an appropriate learning environment the cohort of Second Year Arabic learners is divided into two smaller groups that meet at different times. This also gives time-tabling flexibility to students who study Arabic as part of a degree programme that includes the compulsory study of another language (especially BA (Hons) Middle Eastern Languages, BA (Hons) A Modern Language and a Middle Eastern Language) and to those who want to take Arabic classes as their free option(s) (especially BA (Hons) Modern Middle Eastern History). Classes consist of formal grammar teaching and practice of the functions of the grammatical structures through reading, writing, translation, speaking and listening exercises. All students are required to become members of the University Language Centre (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk) and to use its resources regularly. There will be weekly assignments.



Deadlines for assessed coursework: N/A


Convenor: Dr Karima Soutsane

Taught by: Dr Karima Soutsane

Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Brustad, Kirsten et al. (eds), Al-Kitaab fii ta’llum al-Arabiyya, Part Two, New Edition with DVD (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2005); Doniach, N.S. et al., The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary (Oxford: OUP, 1984); Wehr, Hans, Arabic-English dictionary (Urbana, Illinois: Spoken Languages Services, 1994); Wightwick, J. & Gaafar, M., Mastering Arabic Script (London: Palgrave/Macmillan, 1990). Students are required to be in possession of these works when the classes start.

RecommendedTexts: Buckley, R., Modern Literary Arabic (Beyrouth: Librairie du

Liban, 2005); Mace, J., Arabic Grammar (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1998); Abboud, P. F. et al. (eds), Elementary Modern Standard Arabic (EMSA) (Cambridge: CUP, 3rd ed. 1983).

Pathway: MEST 20112 Arabic Language 2 (B)

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MEST 20112 Arabic Language 2 (B) Credits: 20 Level: 2




Group 1: Monday 3-4, Tuesday 3-4, Wednesday 11-1. Oral: Tuesday 2-3. GTF Class: Tuesday 11-12.

Group 2: Monday 2-3, Tuesday 1-2 & Thursday 1-3. Oral: Monday 1-2. GTF class: Tuesday 10-11.

Description: This is an intermediate level language course which teaches the skills of reception (reading and listening), production (speaking and writing) in the target language and mediation between the target language and English (translation and interpretation).




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learning environment the cohort of Second Year Arabic learners is divided into two smaller groups that meet at different times. This also gives time-tabling flexibility to students who study Arabic as part of a degree programme that includes the compulsory study of another language (especially BA (Hons) Middle Eastern Languages, BA (Hons) A Modern Language and a Middle Eastern Language) and to those who want to take Arabic classes as their free option(s) (especially BA (Hons) Modern Middle Eastern History). Classes consist of formal grammar teaching and practice of the functions of the grammatical structures through reading, writing, translation, speaking and listening exercises. All students are required to become members of the University Language Centre (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk) and to use its resources regularly. There will be weekly assignments.





Convenor: Dr Karima Soutsane

Taught by: Dr Karima Soutsane

Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Brustad, Kirsten et al. (eds), Al-Kitaab fii ta’llum al-Arabiyya, Part Two, New Edition with DVD (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2005); Doniach, N.S. et al., The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary (Oxford: OUP, 1984); Wehr, Hans, Arabic-English dictionary (Urbana, Illinois: Spoken Languages Services, 1994); Wightwick, J. & Gaafar, M., Mastering Arabic Script (London: Palgrave/Macmillan, 1990). Students are required to be in possession of these works when the classes start.

RecommendedTexts: Buckley, R., Modern Literary Arabic (Beyrouth: Librairie du


Pathway: MEST 30110 Arabic Language 3 or Year Abroad in Egypt

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MEST 20122 Modern Arabic Texts Credits: 20 Level: 2



Timetable: 2 hours weekly tutorials.

Tutorials: Monday 10-12.

Description: This is a listening skills and translation course. Using taped material in the Language Centre, the aim of the course is to introduce students to a variety of modern Arabic oral texts, e.g. news extracts, reports, short plays, etc. This course complements the language course and enables students to improve their translation skills; to expand their vocabulary; to improve listening and comprehension fluency; to make them aware of the various styles and expressions of different Arabic texts.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course, students should be able:to translate orally into English passages of intermediate level of difficulty;to reproduce accurately the Arabic passages listened to;to comment briefly on given words and grammatical structures in such passages;

to respond orally in Arabic to questions about given passages.

Transferable Skills:Students will acquire:Independence, active participation, development;The discipline of study, and learn to make effective use of time and energy;Skills related to the finding, selecting and organising of information.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 2 hours weekly tutorials. In class students will work

independently listening and responding to taped material in Arabic in the language laboratory, monitored and directed by the lecturer.

Language of Teaching: Arabic/English.

Assessment: 1 x 3 hour taped oral examination (100%), involving translation into English, reproducing the passage in Arabic and responding in Arabic to questions on the passage.

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Students are required to work on other audio materials outside class, in the Language Centre and at home.


Language of Assessment: Arabic/English.

Convenor: Dr. P. C. Sadgrove.

Taught by: Dr. P. C. Sadgrove.

Max. Entry: The maximum class size is 25, with preference being given to students on an Arabic degree programme.

Set Texts: Audio material in Arabic is provided on tape by the lecturer together with selected lists of vocabulary and related exercises.

Recommended Texts: The Language Centre holds a selection of Arabic audio material

suitable for further listening exercises. Recommended dictionary: Wehr, Hans, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (New York, 1976).

Pathway: Final year: MEST 31042 Arabic Aural Comprehension

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MEST 20211 Modern Hebrew Language 2 (A) Credits: 20 Level: 2




Classes: Monday 1-2, Tuesday 10-11, 1-2 & Thursday 11-12.






teaching and practice of the functions of the grammatical structures through reading, writing, translation, speaking and listening exercises. All students are required to become members of the University Language Centre (http://www.langcent. manchester.ac.uk) and to use its resources regularly. There will be weekly assignments.

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Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Ivrit me-Alef ‘Ad Tav-Bet (Tel-Aviv University: Dionon, 1997).


Pathway: MEST 20212 Hebrew Language 2 (B), MEST 20222 Modern Hebrew Texts

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MEST 20212 Modern Hebrew Language 2 (B) Credits: 20 Level: 2



Timetable: 4 hours of language classes weekly.

Classes: Monday 1-2, Tuesday 10-11, 1-2 & Thursday 11-12.








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Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Ivrit me-Alef ‘Ad Tav-Bet (Tel-Aviv University: Dionon, 1997).


Pathway: MEST 30210 Hebrew Language 3 or Year Abroad in Israel

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MEST 20222 Modern Hebrew Texts Credits: 20 Level: 2



Timetable: 2 classes per week.

Classes: Monday 10-11 & Wednesday 1-2.

Description: This is a reading skills and translation course. The aim of the course is to introduce students to a variety of Modern Hebrew texts, e.g. short stories, news extracts, reports, etc. This course complements the language course and enables the student to improve their translation skills; to expand their vocabulary; to improve reading fluency; to improve their use of dictionaries; to make them aware of the various styles and expressions of different Hebrew texts.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course, students should be:able to translate passages of intermediate level of difficulty selected from texts, sections of which have been studied in class, and sections of which the students have worked on independently;able to comment briefly on given words and grammatical structures in such passages;able to respond in writing in English or in Hebrew to questions about given passages.

Transferable skills: Students will acquire:Independence, active participation, development;The discipline of study, and learn to make effective use of time and energy;Skills related to the finding, selecting and organising of information.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 2 classes per week + directed reading. Texts will be read,

explained and partially translated in class. Students will be assigned sections to prepare at home for the next class, as directed reading. Students will be expected to complete the translations of the texts on their own. Any difficulties will be discussed in class.


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Assessment: 1 x 3 hour final written examination




Taught by: Sophie Garside

Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Photocopies of the texts will be provided by the course co-ordinator.

Recommended Texts: Levy, Ya’acov (ed.), Oxford English-Hebrew, Hebrew-English

Dictionary (Jerusalem: Kernerman and Lonnie Kahn, 1975).

Pathway: MEST 30210 Hebrew Language 3

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MEST 20241 Talmudic Judaism: Its Sources and Concerns Credits: 10 Level: 2



Timetable: 1 hour lecture; 1 hour fortnightly seminar.

Lecture: Monday 12-1 & Seminar: Wednesday 11-12. (Seminar weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11).

Description: The course is concerned with the classical sources of Judaism, including the Mishnah, the Midrashim and the Baylonian Talmud. It explores basic concepts (halakhah, aggadah, Torah, Oral Torah, exile, etc.), the literary forms, and the key genres. We shall discuss the role of Scripture for the talmudic discourse (rabbinic hermeneutics), and address the limitations which the nature of the sources impose on modern reconstructions of rabbinic law, theology or history.

The aim of the course unit is to introduce students to the modern academic study of the primary evidence for classical Judaism in its formative period (c. CE 200-700).

Learning outcomes:At the end of the course students should be able to:recognise and understand selected key topics and concepts of talmudic discourse;appreciate the relationship of talmudic Judaism to the Hebrew Bible;identify the genres of rabbinic literature and their main features;appreciate the problems of historical reconstruction of rabbinic Judaism;read, summarise and critically evaluate secondary literature in the field;construct written presentations and apply word processing skills;gather and reshape independently information from scholarly sources;take lecture notes effectively.

Transferable skills:Skills in written communication, use of written and oral information sources; and time management, analytical and cognitive skills.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 1 hour weekly lecture, 1 hour fortnightly seminar; the lectures

will be devoted to factual and conceptual information; Seminars

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include the reading, analysis and discussion of sample sources in translation. Students are expected to build up an effective collection of notes to supplement course handouts, and to accompany their attendance and revision of lectures by regular guided reading. Students will also plan the assessed essay, for which independent collection of information and reflection are required.

Assessment: 1 x 45 minutes written examination (50%); one 1,500-word essay(50%).

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework: Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of the January examination period.


Taught by: Professor Alexander Samely

Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Stemberger, G., Introduction to Talmud and Midrash (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1996) (2nd edn).Samely, A., Forms of Rabbinic Literature and Thought. An Introduction (Oxford: OUP, 2007).Urbach, E. E., The Sages. Their Concepts and Beliefs (Cambridge, Mass. & London: Harvard University Press, 1979).Alexander, P. S., Textual Sources for the Study of Judaism (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1984).Cohen, Shaye, From the Maccabees to the Mishnah (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1987).Mishnah tractates Berakhot, Avoth and Sanhedrin in English translation (Danby, H., The Mishnah (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1938).

Pathway: Semester 2: MEST 20252 Readings in Talmudic Judaism.Final Year: MEST 30200 Jewish Aramaic Texts.

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MEST 20252 Readings in Talmudic Judaism Credits: 10 Level: 2



Timetable: 1 hour weekly and 1 hour fortnightly text class.

Text class: Monday 12-1 & fortnightly text class: Wednesday 11-12 (during weeks 2, 4, 5, 8, 10).

Description: This course is meant to complement MEST 20241, Talmudic Judaism: Its Sources and Concerns, by study of selected text samples from talmudic literature in the original and in translation. The text samples will concentrate largely on the legal and hermeneutic discourse of the rabbis, including portions of Mishnah Megillah and Midrash Bereshit Rabba (55/56).

Other genres covered are Gemara and Targum.

Aims:The aim of the unit is to introduce students to the modern analysis of the sources of formative Judaism in its classical period (c. CE 200-700), in the Hebrew as well as in English translation.

Learning outcomes:By the end of this course students should be able to:translate into English and explain selected rabbinic Hebrew sources; recognise and explain typical themes of rabbinic discourse; recognise and explain key features of rabbinic discourse; read, summarise and critically evaluate secondary literature in the field; construct written presentations and apply word processing skills; gather and reshape independently information from scholarly sources.

Transferable skills: Skills in written communication, use of written and oral information sources; and time management, analytical and cognitive skills.

Teaching & Learning Methods: Text classes 1 hour weekly and 1 hour fortnightly. The course

consists of small-group reading classes where students translate, explain and raise questions concerning set texts. Some element of lecturing is involved. Students are required to prepare designated texts before each class. Students will also be asked to prepare

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certain texts or topics by independent research for presentation in class, supported by written summary. Students are expected to do a substantial amount of regular guided reading. Students will also plan the assessed essay, for which independent collection of information and reflection are required.

Assessment: 1 x 1.5 hour written examination (100%).


Taught by: Professor Alexander Samely

Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Tractates Berakhot and Sanhedrin from the Tosefta in English (trans. Neusner).Mishnah Tractate Megillah (ed. Rabbinowitz).Genesis Rabbah Chapters 55 f. (ed. Mirkin).Stemberger, G., Introduction to Talmud and Midrash (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1996; 2nd edn).Samely, A., Forms of Rabbinic Literature and Thought. An Introduction (Oxford: OUP, 2007).Urbach, E. E., The Halakhah. Its Sources and Development (Tel-Aviv: Yad la-Talmud, 1996).

Pathway: Final Year: MEST 30200 Jewish Aramaic Texts.

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MEST 20272 Fundamental Debates in Israeli Studies Credits: 20Level: 2



Timetable: 2 hour lecture weekly and 1 hour tutorial fortnightly.

Lecture: Thursday 1-3. Tutorial: Wednesday 9-10 (Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12).

Description: During the last four decades liberal democracies have grappled with questions relating to citizenship, immigration, multi-culturalism, gender gaps, collective rights, and the civil status of ethnic or indigenous minorities. In Israel these issues came to the fore in the 1990s, manifesting themselves in debates between the “old” and “new” historians; disputes between the “critical” and “mainstream” sociologists; questions of memory and collective identity; new forms of political organization by Israel’s Arab citizens, Sephardic-Mizrahi Jews, and women. Discussions often revolved around the question whether Israeli society embodies persistent inequalities between European Jews, Middle Eastern Jews, women, Arabs, and Russian and Ethiopian immigrants, or whether it is a place of (comparatively) well-functioning co-existence. This class shall critically survey the following seven themes that shed light on these debates: “Israeli Inter-generational Conflict?”; “Historical Inquiry and Israel’s Collective Memory”; “Israel: Democracy, Ethnic Democracy or ‘Ethnocracy’?”; “Jewish and Democratic State: Built-in Structural Tension?”; “Arab Citizenship in a Jewish State”; “Sephardim/Mizrahim in Israel” and “The Politics of Land Ownership.”

Learning outcomes: On completion of this unit successful participants will be able to: discuss and analyse the seven principal themes surveyed;demonstrate capabilities to comprehend and analyse the introduced scholarly and visual materials; demonstrate knowledge of major debates in Israeli studies; and respond to questions surrounding them in an informed and critical manner.

Transferable skills: On successful completion of this course unit, participants will have developed: skills for critical analysis and understanding of the material studied and watched; skills of analytical and independent thinking;

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the ability to apply newly acquired knowledge to well crafted research projects.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 2 hour weekly lecture, 1 hour fortnightly tutorial/film. Mandatory

and optional reading will be assigned for each theme studied and students will be encouraged to participate actively in class discussion and exchange.


Assessment: 1 x 1 hour 45 minutes written exam (60%); 1 x 2,500 word essay (40%)

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework: Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of teaching after the Easter break.



Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts &Materials: Lissak, Moshe, “‘Critical’ Sociology and ‘Establishment’

Sociology in the Israeli Academic Community: Ideological Struggles or Academic Discourse?” in Israel Studies, 1.1 (1996), pp. 247-294;Shapira, Anita, “Politics and Collective Memory: the Debate Over the ‘New Historians’ in Israel” in History and Memory, 7 (1) (Spring 1995), pp. 9-40;Pappe, Ilan, “Humanizing the Text: Israeli ‘New History’ and the Trajectory of the 1948 Historiography” in Radical History Review (Spring 2003), pp. 102-22;Smooha, Sammy, “The model of ethnic democracy: Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State” in Nations and Nationalism, 8 (4) (2002), pp. 475-503; Ghanem, A., Rouhana, N. and Yiftachel, O., “Questioning ‘Ethnic Democracy’: A Response to Sammy Smooha” in Israel Studies, 3 (2) (1998), pp. 253-67; Gavison, Ruth, “The Jews’ Right to Statehood: A Defense” in Azure (Summer 5763/2003), No. 15; Ottolenghi, Emanuele, “Religion and Democracy in Israel” in The Political Quarterly, 71 (s1) (2000), pp. 39-49;Bligh, A., Karsh, E. and Karsh, I., “Special Issue ‘The Israeli Palestinians: An Arab Minority in the Jewish State’” in Israel Affairs, 9 (1-2) (2003);

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Fraser, A. and Shabat, A., “Between Nationalism and Liberalism: The Political Thought of Azmi Bisharah” in Israel Affairs, 9 (1-2) (2003), pp. 16–36;Film: “Istiklal” (Independence), by Nizar Hassan; Film: “Eastern Wind – Moroccan Chronicle,” by David Ben Shitrit;Havatzelet, Yahel, “Land Disputes Between the Negev Bedouin and Israel” in Israel Studies, 11 (2) (2006), pp. 1-22; Yiftachel, Oren, “Nation-Building and the Division of Space: Ashkenazi Domination in the Israeli ‘Ethnocracy’” in Nationalism & Ethnic Polities, 4 (3) (1998), pp. 33-58; Yonah, Y. and Saporta, Ishak, “The Politics of Lands and Housing in Israel: A Wayward Republican Discourse” in Social Identities, 8 (1) (2002), pp. 91-117.

Recommended Texts: Ram, Uri, The Changing Agenda of Israeli Sociology: Theory,

Ideology and Identity (New York: State University of New York Press, 1995);Gavison, Ruth, “Jewish and Democratic? A Rejoinder to the ‘Ethnic Democracy’ Debate” in Israel Studies, 4(1) (1999), pp. 44-72;Don-Yehiya, Eliezer, “Zionism in Retrospective” in Modern Judaism, 18.3 (1998), pp. 267-276; Liebman, Charles S., Religion, Democracy, and Israeli Society (Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Harwood Academic Publishers, 1997);Kimmerling, Baruch, “Religion, Nationalism, and Democracy in Israel” in Constellations, 6 (3) (1999), pp. 339-363;Dowty, Alan, “Consociationalism and the Ethnic Democracy: Israeli Arabs in Comparative Perspective” in Israel Affairs, 5 (2-3) (1999), pp. 169-182;Tzfadia, Erez, “The ethno-class trajectory of new neighborhoods in Israel” in GeoJournal, 64 (2) (2005), pp.141-151; Karsh, Efraim, “Israel’s Arabs v. Israel” in Commentary (December 2003), pp. 21-27.

Pathway: MEST 30721 Themes in the Formation of Jewish and Arab

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MEST 20311 Modern Turkish Language 2 (A) Credits: 20 Level: 2




Classes: Monday 3-5 & Thursday 9-11.







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Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Pollard, D. and Çelen-Pollard, A., Teach Yourself Turkish (London: Hodder Education, 2003).

Recommended Texts: Taylan, Eser, Kayıp Çanta, (Istanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi,

1999).Recommended Pocket Dictionary: Langenscheidt Standard English-Turkish, Turkish-English Dictionary.

Pathway: MEST 20312 Turkish Language 2 (B)

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MEST 20312 Turkish Language 2 (B) Credits: 20 Level: 2




Classes: Monday 3-5 & Thursday 9-11.








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Set Texts: Pollard, D. and Çelen-Pollard, A., Teach Yourself Turkish (London: Hodder Education, 2003).

Recommended Texts: Kerslake, Celia, Turkish (London: Routledge, 2005).

Taylan, Eser, Kayıp Çanta (Istanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, 1999).Langenscheidt Standard English-Turkish, Turkish-English Dictionary.

Pathway: MEST 30310 Turkish Language 3 or Year Abroad in Turkey.

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MEST 20322 Turkish Literature in Translation Credits: 20 Level: 2



Timetable: 1 hour lecture weekly, 1 hour reading class weekly.

Weekly classes: Tuesday 2-4.

Description: This is a survey course, which explores Turkish texts in translation as representatives of their social and cultural contexts. The course will cover samples of pre-Islamic texts, Seljuk and Ottoman texts, modern and contemporary samples.

Learning outcomes:At the end of the course the students should be able to demonstrate:an ability to identify some important literary genres, themes, trends in Turkish literature;an ability to identify elements of Turkish culture in its representations; an ability to apply basic tools of literary analysis to selected texts of Turkish literature in translation.

Transferable skills: Organise and communicate ideas effectively, both orally and in writing;Find information and make effective and appropriate use of information technology;Show an awareness of and responsiveness to cultural diversity and intercultural communication;Demonstrate skills in personal organization and time management;Work independently.

Teaching & Learning Methods: Class contact hours are divided between lectures and reading

classes. Reading classes are devoted to the analysis of texts to illustrate and apply concepts introduced during the lectures. Active participation is essential. The copies of the texts to be studied will be given to the students in a file. The JRL has a good collection of resources. The Language Centre has video and audio tapes such as recording of poetry and films of selected novels. On its website (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk) there are addresses for internet sources on Turkish literature in translation.

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http://www.langcent.man.ac.uk/

Assessment: 1 x 2 hour written examination (75%), 1 x 1,500 word essay (25%).

Deadlines for assessed coursework:Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of teaching after the Easter break.

Convenor: Dr. Fikret Turan

Taught by: Dr Fikret Turan

Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Silay, K., (ed.) An Anthology of Turkish Literature, (Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1996).Halman, T., (ed.) Contemporary Turkish Literature: Fiction and Poetry (New York: Fairleigh Dickenson Press, 1982).

Recommended Texts: Andrews, W. and Kalpaklı, M. (ed.) Ottoman Lyric Poetry: an

Anthology (Austin: UTP, 1977).Evin, A., Origins and Development of the Turkish Novel (New York: Bibliotheca Islamica, 1983).Gibb, E. J. W., A History of Ottoman Poetry, 6 vols (London: Luzac, 1900-09, reprinted, 1958).Lewis, G., The Book of Dede Korkut (London: Penguin, 1988).

Pathway: MEST 30321 Modern Turkish Literature, MEST 30041 Contemporary Turkey

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MEST 20411 Persian Language 2 (A) Credits: 20 Level: 2




Classes: Monday 12-2 & Friday 10-12.







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Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: None. Materials will be distributed by the course tutors.

Recommended Texts: A.K.S. Lambton, Persian Grammar (Cambridge: CUP, 1984),

Wheeler Thackston, An Introduction to Persian (Bethesda, Maryland: Iranbooks, 1993) and Faramarz Behzad and Soraya Divshali, An Introduction to the Persian Language of Today (Bamberg: Logos, 2003) can all be used as reference grammars. All are available in the University Library and in the Language Centre and may be ordered from bookshops. Copies of S. Haim’s One Volume Double Dictionary (Tehran: Farhang-e Moaser, 1998) will be available for purchase from the course convenor.

Pathway: MEST 20412 Persian Language 2 (B)

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MEST 20412 Persian Language 2 (B) Credits: 20 Level: 2




Classes: Monday 12-2 & Friday 10-12.








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Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: None. Materials will be distributed by the course tutors.

Recommended Texts: A.K.S. Lambton, Persian Grammar (Cambridge: CUP, 1984),

Wheeler Thackston, An Introduction to Persian (Bethesda, Maryland: Iranbooks, 1993) and Faramarz Behzad and Soraya Divshali, An Introduction to the Persian Language of Today (Bamberg: Logos, 2003) can all be used as reference grammars. All are available in the University Library and in the Language Centre and may be ordered from bookshops. Copies of S. Haim’s One Volume Double Dictionary (Tehran: Farhang-e Moaser, 1998) will be available for purchase from the course convenor.

Pathway: MEST 30410 Persian Language 3 or Year Abroad in Iran

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MEST 20422 Modern Persian Prose Literature Credits: 20Level: 2



Timetable: One hour lecture & one hour tutorial per week.

Lecture & Tutorial: Thursday 3-5.

Description: This course introduces students to selections from modern and contemporary Persian prose literature from its emergence at the beginning of the twentieth century up to the present day. The course will be focused on the development of this literature and close textual reading of sample texts in English translation. Contemporary prose written in English by Iranian writers living outside of Iran will also be examined. The emphasis will be on examining the socio-political, cultural and biographical context of Modern Persian prose writing in this period and analytical discussion (e.g. in relation to narration, characterization, themes) of representative texts (by Jamalzada, Hidayat, Al-i Ahmad, Guli Taraqqi et al.) in English translation. No knowledge of Persian is necessary.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course students should be able to: discuss the development of the Modern Persian prose

literature in the course of the 20th century up to 1979 within the socio-political, cultural and biographical “context” of its production.

identify and analyse the main trends and major themes in the Modern Persian prose literature of that period.

apply basis tools of literary analysis to selected texts of 20 th

century Modern Persian prose literature in translation.

Transferable skills: Time management, working to deadlines Constructive participation in seminar discussion Assessing the relevance and importance of the ideas of others Presenting information, ideas and arguments orally and in

writing Demonstrating powers of analysis Find information and make effective and appropriate use of

information technology Show an awareness of and responsiveness to cultural

diversity and intercultural communication Demonstrate skills in personal organization and time

management

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Teaching & Learning Methods: One weekly lecture, followed by one weekly reading class where

literary works will be discussed, which necessitates on the part of the students prior reading of and reflection about assigned texts. Students’ presentations and class participation shall drive the non-lecture elements of the course. Assessed oral presentations involve the handing in of a 300-word abstract and a bibliography a week in advance.

Assessment: 2 x 2,250-word essays (75%); 1 x 20 minute oral presentation (25%).

Deadline for assessed coursework: Essays to be submitted by the first Tuesday of teaching after the Easter Break.

Convenor: Dr Dominic Parviz Brookshaw

Taught by: Dr Dominic Parviz Brookshaw

Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Talattof, Kamran, The politics of writing in Iran: A history of modern Persian literature (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press 1999).

Recommended Texts: Rypka, Jan, History of Iranian Literature (Dordrecht: Reidel

1968);Moayyad, Heshmat (ed.), Stories from Iran: A Chicago anthology, 1921-1991 (Washington: Mage, 1991).

Pathway: MEST 30451 Modern Persian Literature: Women in Contemporary Persian short-stories

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MEST 20502 Issues in Contemporary Islam Credits: 20 Level: 2

Pre-requisite: MEST 10061.


Timetable: 1 hour weekly lecture, 1 hour weekly tutorial.

Lecture: Wednesday 10-11. Tutorial Group 1: Tuesday 12-1 & Tutorial Group 2: Wednesday 9-10.

Description: The course begins by considering the so-called ‘reform-period’ of contemporary Islam, starting with the Wahhabiyya-and Salafiyya-movements and Indian Reformers in the 19th century, proceeding then to their intellectual heirs in the 20th century. It will look at the writings of prominent Muslim writers such as Muhammad Rashid Rida, ‘Ali ‘Abd al-Raziq, Hasan al-Banna, Sayyid Qutb, Abu A‘la al-Mawdudi, Fazlur Rahman, Muhammad ‘Ammara, Mahmud Muhammad Taha, Muhammed Shahrour et al. and will discuss their influence on the attempts to transform the Islamic tradition. The final part of the course will be devoted to an attempt to arrive at a conclusion about what is really new of the issues in contemporary Islam and what is rather a continuation of traditional debates in Islam.

Learning outcomes: On successful completion of this course you will:

be familiar with the basic literature on issues of contemporary Islam;

have critically investigated the methodological approaches which are, and have been, utilized by both Muslim and non-Muslim scholars in the field for the study of Islam in the modern context;

be able to compare and contrast writings by Muslims to re-formulate Qur’ān and Hadīth in the light of changing social, political and cultural circumstances.

Transferable skills: On successful completion of this course you will:

have learned how to use library resources on Islam selectively in order to give individual oral presentations in the seminars;

have improved your ability to examine primary and secondary sources on Islamic religion, while putting even more emphasis on primary sources.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 1 hour weekly lecture, 1 hour weekly tutorial

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Assessment: The assessment is based on course work and active participation (40%) and 1 x 1 hour 45 minutes written exam (60%).

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework: N/A.

Convenor: Dr. Andreas Christmann

Taught by: Dr. Andreas Christmann

Max. Entry: 40

Recommended Texts: Eickelman, D. F. & Piscatori, J., Muslim Politics (Princeton:

PUP, 1996).Enayat, Hamid, Modern Islamic political thought. The Response of the Shi’i and Sunni Muslims to the Twentieth Century (London: Macmillan, 1982).Esposito, John L., Islam and Development. Religion and Sociopolitical Change (New York: Syracuse University Press, 1980). Esposito, John L., Islam and Politics (New York: Syracuse University Press, 1984).Esposito, John L., Voices of Resurgent Islam (New York: Oxford University Press, 1983).Haddad, Yvonne Y., Contemporary Islam and the Challenge of History (Albany: State University of New York Press 1982).Jansen, J. J. G., The Interpretation of the Koran in Modern Egypt (Leiden: Brill, 1974).Hourani, Albert, Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age 1798-1939 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983).Mernissi, Fatima, Beyond the Veil: Male – Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society, (1985).Piscatori, James (ed.), Islam in the Political Process (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983).Rahman, Fazlur, Islam & Modernity. Transformation of an intellectual tradition (Chicago: UoC Press, 1984).Rippin, Andrew, Muslims. Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, Vol. 2: The Contemporary Period (London: Routledge. 1993).Shahin, Emad Eldin, Political Ascent. Contemporary Islamic Movements in North Africa (Boulder: Westview Press, 1997).Stowasser, Barbara (ed.), The Islamic Impulse (London: Croom Helm, 1987).

Pathway: MEST 30032 Introduction to Qur’an and Hadith Studies

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http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=stowasser&TITLE=islamic+impulse&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authkey-search&AUTHOR=shahin&KEYWORD=political+ascent&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authkey-search&AUTHOR=shahin&KEYWORD=political+ascent&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=rippin&TITLE=muslims+&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=rahman&TITLE=islam+modernity&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=rahman&TITLE=islam+modernity&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=piscatori&TITLE=islam+in+the+political&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis2/default2?error=authtit-post-limit-date&AUTHOR=HOURANI&TITLE=ARABIC&nextpage=authtit-post-limit-date&many=authtit-post-limit-date&nohit=authtit-post-limit-date&exact=authtit-post-limit-date&browse=0&collection=1&execute=authtit-search&many=authtit-search-many&exact=authtit-search-exact&nohit=authtit-search-nohit&AUTHOR_PROMPT_NAME=AUTHOR&TITLE_PROMPT_NAME=TITLE&pub_date=1983

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=esposito&TITLE=voices&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=esposito&TITLE=islam+and+politics&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=esposito&TITLE=islam+and+development&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

http://library.man.ac.uk:8001/www-bin/www_talis/default?execute=authtit-search&AUTHOR=esposito&TITLE=islam+and+development&coll_name=Main+Catalogue

MEST 20611 Aramaic/Syriac Language 2 (A) Credits: 20 Level 2



Timetable: Two class-hours per week.

Classes: Monday 11-1.

Description: This course advances students’ knowledge of Aramaic/Syriac to the point where they can tackle difficult texts on their own.

Learning outcomes: At the end of the course the students will be able to read virtually any text in Syriac or specified other dialects of Aramaic with the help of dictionaries etc. They will be able to provide full grammatical analysis of such texts and set them in their linguistic and cultural context.

Transferable skills: Skills in independent learning and library-based research (dictionaries, grammars, etc.).

Teaching & Learning Methods: There are two class-hours per week which will be devoted to

detailed working through the set texts, during which the linguistic, historical and cultural aspects will be explored. The main focus will be on the reading of major works in classical Syriac and selected epigraphic material (e.g. Elephantine papyri).

Assessment: Two 45 minute written examinations taken in class during the teaching semester (each worth 50%)




Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Howard, G., The Teaching of Addai (Chico CA: Scholars Press, 1981).Cowley, A., Aramaic Papyri of the Fifth Century BC (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1923) (selected passages only).

Pathway: MEST 20622 Aramaic/Syriac Language 2 (B)

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MEST 20622 Aramaic/Syriac Language 2 (B) Credits: 20 Level: 2



Timetable: Two class-hours per week.


Description: This course introduces students with a good knowledge of Syriac to early Syriac poetry and later Syriac choniclistic literature.

Learning outcomes: At the end of the course the students will be able to read complex Syriac literature and demonstrate an understanding of its linguistic and cultural context.

Transferable skills: Skills in independent learning and library-based research (dictionaries, grammars, etc.).

Teaching & Learning Methods: There are two class-hours per week which will be devoted to

detailed working through the set texts, during which the linguistic, historical and cultural aspects will be explored. The main focus will be on the reading of major works in classical Syriac (Odes of Solomon, the Chronicon ad AD 1234).

Assessment: One three-hour written examination (100%)




Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Charlesworth, J. H., The Odes of Solomon (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1973).Chabot, J. B., Chronicon ad AD 1234 pertinens (Louvain: Durbecq, 1920) (selected passages only).

Pathway: MEST 30641 The Middle East in the Roman period and Late Antiquity, MEST 30200 Jewish Aramaic Texts

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MEST 20711 The Middle East in the 19th Century Credits: 20 Level: 2



Timetable: Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 9-10: Introductory Lecture (no further classes will take place during the first week of teaching)

Starting with the second week of teaching, the course unit will be organised in five two-week blocks of 5 classes each, namely 2 lectures, 2 seminars and 1 tutorial spread over a two-week period.

In the first week (weeks 2, 4, 7, 9 and 11 of teaching) of each block there will be Lecture 1: Tuesday 9-10 Lecture 2: Tuesday 11-12 Tutorial: Tuesday 2-3

In the second week (weeks 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12 of teaching) of each block there will be Seminar 1: Tuesday 11-12 Seminar 2: Tuesday 2-3

A detailed syllabus will be distributed at the Introductory Lecture on Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 9-10.

Description: The course aims to introduce students to major themes and developments in the history of the 19th century Middle East. It surveys the political, social and economic evolution of the region, with particular emphasis upon the impact of the West on the traditional socio-political order, attempts at political and administrative reform, and political and ideological conflict within and between states.

Learning outcomes:By the end of the course students should be able to: recognise and understand main issues in the history of the 19th

century Middle East; comprehend major controversies in the history of the 19th

century Middle East; identify and compare differing historiographical approaches

to the subject; make informed historical judgments; develop and debate historical arguments both verbally and in

writing; critically evaluate secondary historical literature.Transferable skills:

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The course enables students to develop the following transferable skills: the analysis of complex issues, arguments and debates; the close, critical reading of documents and texts; the making of short verbal presentations to seminars; the presentation of analysis, argument and independent


Teaching & Learning Methods: See above under “Timetable”. A detailed syllabus, a

comprehensive reading list, a list of essay topics and a schedule for the oral presentations will be distributed at the start of the course.

Assessment: One x 1 hour and 15 minutes written examination (40%); one x 2,000-word essay (35%); one x 20 minute oral presentation (25%).

Deadline for Assessed Coursework: Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of the January exam period.

Convenor: Dr Oliver Bast & Dr F. A. K. Yasamee

Taught by: Dr O. Bast, Dr F. A. K. Yasamee

Max. Entry: N/A


Pathway: MEST 20732 The Middle East and the Cold War, MEST 20742 The Middle East and World War I Final Year: MEST 30000 Dissertation (Modern Middle Eastern History), MEST 30680/90 Documentary Special

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MEST 20721 Revolutions in the Twentieth Century Middle East Credits: 20 Level: 2



Timetable: Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 4-5: Introductory Lecture (no further classes will take place during the first week of teaching)

Starting with the second week of teaching, the course unit will be organised in five two-week blocks of 5 classes each, namely 2 lectures, 2 seminars and 1 tutorial spread over a two-week period.

In the first week (weeks 2, 4, 7, 9 and 11 of teaching) of each block there will be Lecture 1: Tuesday 4-5 Lecture 2: Thursday 9-10 Tutorial: Thursday 12-1

In the second week (weeks 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12 of teaching) of each block there will be Seminar 1: Tuesday 4-5 Seminar 2: Thursday 12-1

A detailed syllabus will be distributed at the Introductory Lecture on Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 4-5.

Description: The course seeks to develop students’ understanding of the dynamics of political change in the 20th century Middle East, through a study of ten revolutionary movements. It examines the political, social and intellectual origins and consequences of modern revolutionary movements in Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and in the Palestinan territories, and seeks to interpret these in the light of various historical approaches to the issues of revolution and revolutionary change.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course students should be able to: analyse the sources, careers and impacts of revolutionary

movements in the 20th century Middle East; comprehend the problems of interpreting and applying the

concept ‘revolution’ in specific historical situations; make comparative analyses of revolutionary movements in

the 20th century Middle East; make informed historical judgments; develop and debate historical arguments both verbally and in

writing; critically evaluate secondary historical literature.

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Transferable skills: The course enables students to develop the following transferable skills: the analysis of complex issues, arguments and debates; the close, critical reading of documents and texts; the making of short verbal presentations to seminars; the presentation of analysis, argument and independent


Teaching &Learning Methods: See above under “Timetable”. A detailed syllabus, a

comprehensive reading list, a list of essay topics and a schedule for the oral presentations will be distributed at the start of the course.


Deadline for Assessed Coursework: Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of the January examination period.


Taught by: Dr O. Bast, Dr F. A. K. Yasamee

Max. Entry: N/A


Pathway: MEST 20732 The Middle East and the Cold War, MEST 20742 The Middle East and World War IFinal Year: MEST 30000 Dissertation (Modern Middle Eastern History), MEST 30680/90 Documentary Special

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MEST 20732 The Middle East and the Cold War Credits: 20 Level: 2



Timetable: Tuesday, 29 January 2008, 9-10: Introductory Lecture (no further classes will take place during the first week of teaching)

Starting with the second week of teaching, the course unit will be organised in five two-week blocks of 5 classes, namely 2 lectures, 2 seminars and 1 tutorial spread over a two-week period.

In the first week (weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 of teaching) of each block there will be Lecture 1: Tuesday 9-10 Lecture 2: Tuesday 11-12 Tutorial: Tuesday 3-4

In the second week (weeks 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 of teaching) of each block there will be Seminar 1: Tuesday 11-12 Seminar 2: Tuesday 3-4

During week 12 there will be round up/revision sessions on Tuesday, 11-12 and Tuesday, 3-4

A detailed syllabus will be distributed at the Introductory Lecture on Tuesday, 29 January 2008, 9-10.

Description: The course aims to explore the impact of the Cold War on the Middle East, 1945-1990, and of Middle Eastern events on the course and development of the Cold War, with particular focus on the interactions between superpower rivalries and conflicts in the Middle East region. It surveys the unfolding of the Cold War in the Middle East, and its complex relations with the decline of European colonialism, the rise of Arab and other nationalisms in the region, and regional conflict. Within this context, attention is paid to the Arab-Israeli conflict, inter-Arab rivalries, and armed conflicts in the Gulf region. Consideration is also given to the global strategic significance of the Middle East region, and the ways in which this evolved during the half-century studied.

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Learning outcomes:By the end of the course students should be able to: understand how the various states of the Middle East

responded to the Cold War, whether as active participants or neutrals, and how these alignments influenced/were influenced by regional concerns;

comprehend why the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies identified the Middle East as a main theatre of the Cold War, and how they sought to develop and maintain their influence in the region;

analyse the main historical controversies arising out of the Cold War in the Middle East;

make informed historical judgments; develop and debate historical arguments both verbally and in


Transferable skills: The course enables students to develop the following transferable skills: the analysis of complex issues, arguments and debates; the close, critical reading of documents and texts; the making of short verbal presentations to seminars; the presentation of analysis, argument and independent


Teaching & Learning Methods: See above under “Timetable”. A detailed syllabus, a comprehensive

reading list, a list of essay topics and a schedule for the oral presentations will be distributed at the start of the course.


Deadline for Assessed Coursework: Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of teaching after the Easter break.


Taught by: Dr O. Bast, Dr F. A. K. Yasamee.

Max. Entry: N/A


Pathway: MEST 30000 Dissertation (Modern Middle Eastern History), MEST 30680/90 Documentary Special

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MEST 20742 The Middle East and World War I Credits: 20 Level: 2



Timetable: Tuesday, 29 January 2008, 4-5: Introductory Lecture 1 (no further classes will take place during the first week of teaching)

Starting with the second week of teaching, the course unit will be organised in five two-week blocks of 4 classes each, namely 2 lectures, and 2 tutorials spread over a two-week period.

In the first week (weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 of teaching) of each block there will be Lecture 1: Tuesday 4-5 Lecture 2: Thursday 12-1

In the second week (weeks 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 of teaching) of each block there will be Seminar 1: Tuesday 4-5 Seminar 2: Thursday 12-1

During week 12 there will be round-up/revision sessions on Tuesday, 4-5 Thursday, 12-1

A detailed syllabus will be distributed at the Introductory Lecture on Tuesday, 29 January 2008, 4-5.

Description: The course aims to explore the political and military impact of World War I on the countries of the Middle East, and the part played by Middle Eastern events in shaping the course and outcome of the broader war. It examines why Middle Eastern states were drawn into the war, with a particular emphasis on the calculations made by local as well as external actors; the impact of the war on the internal political and ethnic conflicts of the region, and in fostering the growth of local nationalisms; the Middle Eastern war aims of the major internal and external actors; and the terms and significance of the Middle Eastern peace settlement at the war’s end.

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Learning outcomes: By the end of the course students should be able to: understand why the Middle East was drawn into World War I,

and in what ways the war’s outcome shaped the region’s future development;

comprehend the impact of the conflict in the Middle East upon the wider war, and the interests and ambitions of the war’s non-Middle Eastern participants;

analyse the main historical controversies arising out of the war in the Middle East, and the political and ideological issues which shaped them;

make informed historical judgments; develop and debate historical arguments both verbally and in


Transferable skills: The course enables students to develop the following transferable skills: the analysis of complex issues, arguments and debates; the close, critical reading of documents and texts; the presentation of analysis, argument and independent


Teaching & Learning Methods: See above under “Timetable”. A detailed syllabus, a comprehensive

reading list, a list of essay topics and a schedule for the tutorial assignments will be distributed at the start of the course.

Assessment: One x 6,000-word essay (100%)

Deadline for Assessed Coursework: Essay to be submitted by the first Friday in May.


Taught by: Dr. O. Bast, Dr. F. A. K. Yasamee

Max. Entry: N/A.


Pathway: MEST 30000 Dissertation (Modern Middle Eastern History), MEST 30680/90 Documentary Special.

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MEST 30000 Dissertation (Modern Middle Eastern History) Credits: 40 Level: 3

Pre-requisite: All course-units prescribed for Level 2 Modern Middle Eastern History.

Taught during: Both Semesters.

Timetable: After an initial meeting with the convenors at the start of the Academic Year the students will choose a supervisor for their dissertation from among all permanent members of teaching staff in Middle Eastern Studies (or exceptionally from other parts of the University) and agree on a topic with that supervisor. Students then have that choice confirmed by the convenor and do proceed to the arrangement of a programme of regular meetings to discuss and assess progress with their dissertation supervisor.

Description: The dissertation is independently researched and written by the student under the guidance of a designated supervisor. Student and supervisor jointly arrange a programme of regular meetings to discuss and assess progress. The aim is to enable students to develop their acquired knowledge and skills through the writing of an independently researched dissertation, based at least partly on original historical materials, on an approved topic in the field of Modern Middle Eastern History. Please also read carefully the dissertation guidelines provided in Appendix 1.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course students will:Have acquired basic skills in the identification and definition of a research topic or problem in the field of modern history;Have acquired basic skills in the identification and tracing of historical sources;Have acquired skills in the use of original historical skills to illuminate a historical problem;Have developed their skills of analysis and argument through the detailed exploration of a specific historical research topic;Have acquired skills in the presentation of historical research and writing at length.

Transferable skills: By the end of the course students will:Have acquired basic skills in the identification and definition of research topics and problems;Have acquired skills in the identification and exploitation of research resources to investigate and resolve such problems;Have enhanced their existing skills of analysis and argument;Have acquired skills in the presentation of research findings in detail and at length.

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Teaching & Learning Methods: The student carries out research and writing independently, and is

responsible for allotting adequate time for both. As a rough guide, a 40 credit dissertation should involve a minimum total of 400 hours of study time, including research and writing. The supervisor’s role is to agree a dissertation topic with the student, and establish with the student the nature and range of the research resources to be consulted. A supervisor should normally have been found, and a dissertation topic agreed, before the end of the student’s second year of study. At an early stage, the student and the supervisor should agree upon a timetable for the completion of the research and writing, including any research visits outside Manchester, and arrange a schedule of regular meetings to discuss progress. The supervisor offers advice and guidance throughout, but is not expected to offer detailed commentary or criticism on more than 10% of the final draft of the dissertation.

Assessment: 20,000 word dissertation

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework:To be submitted by the first Friday in May.


Taught by: Subject to the convenors’ approval, supervisors may be chosen among all members of the permanent teaching staff of Middle Eastern Studies, and also, exceptionally, from members of staff in other subject areas in the University.

Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: N/A

Pathway: Any MA dissertation.

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MEST 30010 Dissertation Credits: 20 Level: 3



Timetable: After an initial meeting with the convenor in Week 2 of Semester 1, the students will choose a supervisor for their dissertation from the Middle Eastern Studies teaching staff (or exceptionally from other parts of the University) and agree on a topic with that supervisor. Students then have that choice confirmed by the convenor by Tuesday of Week 7 Semester 1 and do proceed to the arrangement of a programme of regular meetings to discuss and assess progress with their dissertation supervisor.

Description: The dissertation is independently researched and written by the student under the guidance of a designated supervisor. Student and supervisor jointly arrange a programme of regular meetings to discuss and assess progress. The aim is to enable students to develop their acquired knowledge and skills through the writing of an independently researched dissertation. Please also read carefully the dissertation guidelines provided in Appendix 1.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course students will:Have acquired the ability in the identification and definition of a research topic or problem in their chosen field within Middle Eastern Studies;Have acquired the ability to identify, trace and handle relevant sources;Have acquired the ability to explore and to analyse a specific research topic in Middle Eastern Studies in considerably greater depth and length than in an essay.Having acquired profound knowledge and understanding of the chosen research topic itself.

Transferable skills: By the end of the course students will:Have acquired basic skills in the independent identification and definition of research topics and problems;Have acquired skills in the independent identification and exploitation of research resources to investigate and resolve such problems;Have enhanced their existing skills of analysis and argument;Have acquired skills in the written presentation of research findings in some length and detail.Have improved their organisational and time-keeping skills.

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Teaching & Learning Methods: The student carries out research and writing independently, and is

responsible for allotting adequate time for both. As a rough guide, a 20 credit dissertation should involve a minimum total of 200 hours of study time, including research and writing. The supervisor’s role is to agree a dissertation topic with the student, and establish with the student the nature and range of the research resources to be consulted. At an early stage, the student and the supervisor should agree upon a timetable for the completion of the research and writing, including any research visits outside Manchester, and arrange a schedule of regular meetings to discuss progress. The supervisor offers advice and guidance throughout, but is not expected to offer detailed comment or criticism on more than 10% of the final draft of the dissertation.

Assessment: 10,000 word dissertation

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework:Dissertation to be submitted by the first Friday in May.


Taught by: Subject to the convenors’ approval, supervisors may be chosen from the Middle Eastern Studies teaching staff, or, exceptionally, from members of staff in other subject areas in the University.

Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: N/A

Pathway: Any MA dissertation.

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MEST 30032 Introduction to Qur’an and Hadith Studies Credits: 20 Level: 3



Timetable: 1 hour weekly lecture, 1 hour weekly seminar.

Lecture: Thursday 10-11. Seminar: Thursday 11-12.

Description: This is an introduction to relevant approaches applied in the modern study of the Qur’an, as they were developed by leading Muslim and non-Muslim scholars in the 19th and 20th centuries. The aims are:To introduce the main approaches and methodological concerns for the study of the Qur’an through the reading of the literature in English;To furnish students with an analytical understanding of how to study a specific sort of religious literature and to develop an understanding of developments within the fields of Orientalist studies; literary theory and social anthropology during the 19th and 20th century.

Learning outcomes: By the completion of the course, students will have:acquired a knowledge of the general structure and some specifics of the two fundamental textual sources of Islamic tradition;gained familiarity with the formal features of Qur’an studies through the discussion of a number of representative works by Muslim and non-Muslim scholars;a good acquaintance with the relationship between the study of the Qur’an and general developments in the study of literary and non-literary texts in Western academia;an awareness of the methodological issues surrounding the use of the Qur’an for the reconstruction of the history and social reality of Islamic religion.

Transferable skills:Students will enhance their ability to:undertake independent learning and reflect upon their achievements;participate constructively in discussions;assess the relevance and importance of the ideas of others;present information, ideas and arguments orally with due regard to the target audience;demonstrate powers of analysis;present a structured, coherent and convincing argument;

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show an awareness of, and a responsiveness to, the nature and extent of intercultural diversity.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 1 hour weekly lecture, 1 hour weekly seminar

Assessment: 1 x 1 hour 45 minutes written exam (60%); one oral presentation which is later on submitted in written form (40%).

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework:9 May 2008

Convenor: Dr. Andreas Christmann

Taught by: Dr. Andreas Christmann

Max. Entry: 20

Recommended Texts: Adams, Charles J., “The Islamic Religious Tradition.” In Louis

Binder, (ed.). The Study of the Middle East: Research and Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1976), pp. 29-95.Bijlefeld, William A., “Some Recent Contributions to Qur’anic Studies”, Muslim World, 64 (1974), 79ff.Koren, J., Nevo, Y. D.,“Method. Approaches to Islamic Studies.”, Der Islam 68 (1991), pp. 87-107.Madigan, Daniel A., “Reflections on Some Current Directions in Qur’anic Studies”, Muslim World, 85, no. 3-4 (1995), pp. 345-362.Fazlur, Rahman, “Approaches to Islam in Religious Studies: Review Essay.” In Richard Martin (ed.). Approaches to Islam in Religious Studies (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1985), pp. 189-202.Fazlur, Rahman, “Some Recent Books on the Qur’an by Western Authors”, Journal of Religion (1984), pp. 73-95.Rodinson, Maxime, “A Critical Survey of Modern Studies on Muhammad” in Merlin L. Swartz (ed.), Studies on Islam (Oxford and New York, 1981), pp.: 23-85.Royster, James E., “The Study of Muhammad: A Survey of Approaches from the Perspective of the History and Phenomenology of Religion”, Muslim World 62 (1972), pp. 49-70.Rubin, Uri, “Introduction” in U.Rubin (ed.), The Life of Muhammad (Ashgate, 1998), pp. xiii-xlvi. Welch, Alford T., “Qur’anic Studies – Problems and Prospects”, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 47 (1980) pp. 620-34.

Pathway: MA in Islamic Studies

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MEST 30041 Contemporary Turkey Credits: 20 Level: 3



Timetable: 2 classes weekly: 1 lecture, 1 seminar.

Classes: Wednesday 9-11.

Description: The course is structured around in depth reading about and discussion of major issues in contemporary Turkey during the post-1950 period. These issues concern domestic politics, international relations, economy, social structure and culture (including religion).

Learning OutcomesOn completion of the course, the students shouldhave an understanding of the main trends and arguments in contemporary Turkish politics, international relations, social structure, economy and culture and be able to discuss them in an informed fashion;be able to collect, reflect on and use information from primary and secondary sources;be able to plan and write an essay based on independent research;be able to plan and deliver an oral presentation based on independent research.

Transferable skills Organise and communicate ideas effectively, both orally and in writing;Find information and make effective and appropriate use of information technology;Show an awareness of and responsiveness to cultural diversity and intercultural communication;Demonstrate skills in personal organization and time management;Work independently.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 1 hour lecture and 1 hour seminar weekly. Lectures will introduce

the main subject areas covered by the course. Seminar sessions will give the students an opportunity to discuss the issues introduced after having read the relevant sources, and also for oral presentations. A detailed weekly syllabus will be distributed at the start of the course.

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Assessment: 1 x 2-hour written examination (75%) 1 x 1,500-word essay (25%)

Deadlines for assessed coursework:Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of the January examination period.



Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Ahmad, Feroz, The making of modern Turkey (London: Routledge, 1993). Cornell, E., Turkey in the 21st Century (London: Curzon, 2001).Kandiyoti, D. and Saktanber, A., Fragments of Culture, (London: I. B. Tauris, 2002).

Recommended Texts: Bozdoğan, S. and Kasaba, R. (ed.) Rethinking Modernity and

National Identity in Turkey, (Seattle and London: UWP, 1997).Nachmani, A., Turkey: Facing a New Millennium, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2003).Zürcher, E., Turkey: A Modern History, (London: I. B. Tauris, 1998).

Pathway: MA in Turkish Studies, MA in Middle Eastern Studies

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MEST 30051 Biblical Hebrew Texts Credits: 20 Level: 3



Timetable: There are two class-hours per week.

Classes: Friday 2-4.

Description: After introductory classes on the history of Hebrew and the Masoretic vocalization system, two main texts will be read in class: Genesis 40-44 and a selection of Psalms. In the treatment of these, the main focus will be on grammatical explanation and the relating of problems in the texts to the etymological and text-critical attempts at solutions.

Learning outcomes: At the end of the course students should: be able to engage in the discourse of technical Hebrew Bible studies, with a sound grasp of early Hebrew grammatical features, including the Masoretic system of vocalization; understand the principles involved in etymological and text-critical approaches to problems in the texts; have an appreciation of the different genres of literature within the Hebrew Bible.

Transferable skills: Skills in library-based research on particular textual and grammatical difficulties.

Teaching & Learning Methods: There are two class-hours per week during which broader

theoretical issues will be addressed and the set texts will be read and commented on in detail (students to prepare text week by week).

Assessment: One x one-hour and forty five minutes written examination to be sat in the January examination period (60%); a translation and commentary project (40%).

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework: The project to be handed in by the first Tuesday of the January examination period.



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Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Genesis 40-44; selected Psalms

Recommended Texts: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (i.e. Bible text with full critical

apparatus); Sáenz-Badillos, A., A History of the Hebrew Language (Cambridge: C.U.P., 1993).

Pathway: MA in Jewish Studies, MA in Middle Eastern Studies, MA in Hebrew Studies

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MEST 30061 Arab Women’s Writing in Translation Credits: 20 Level: 3



Timetable: One hour lecture per week and one hour seminar per week.

Lecture & Seminar: Monday 10-12.

Course Aims: To introduce students to Arab women’s contribution to the Arab literary tradition.

Description: This course will examine Arab women’s literary production in the modern period within a gender-sensitive framework of analysis. It will raise some theoretical issues regarding processes of inclusion and exclusion of women writers in the literary canon as well as the debate around identity politics. It will trace the development of women’s writing by focusing on key moments and concerns in the history of modern Arabic literature. Drawing on specific texts, the course will address themes such as the relationship between Arab women and modernity, nationalism and community.

Learning outcomes:By the end of the course students should be able:to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the cultural, political and literary contexts within which Arab women produced their work;to identify the main literary trends and themes in modern Arab literature in general and Arab women’s literature in particular;to demonstrate sufficient knowledge of feminist literary approaches to literature.

Transferable skills:Students will enhance their ability to:undertake independent learning and reflect upon their achievements;participate constructively in group discussions;assess the relevance and importance of the ideas of others;present information, ideas and arguments orally with due regard to the target audience;demonstrate powers of analysis;present a structured, coherent and convincing argument;

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Teaching & Learning Methods: One hour lecture per week and one hour seminar per week.

Students will be required to read texts in advance, to participate in class discussions and to give oral presentations regularly.

Assessment: 1 x 2 hour written exam (75%); a portfolio consisting of 3 x 500-word assignments submitted throughout the semester (25%)

Convenor: Professor Hoda Elsadda

Taught by: Professor Hoda Elsadda

Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Short Stories:Ashour, Radwa, “I Saw the Date-Palms”, in Stories by Egyptian Women: My Grandmother’s Cactus, trans. Marilyn Booth (Austin: University of Texas, 1991).Badran, Margot and Cooke, Miriam (eds.) Opening the Gates: A Century of Arab Feminist Writing, Virago, 1990.Bakr, Salwa, “Zeenat Marches in the President’s Funeral”, in Stories by Egyptian Women.Kachachi, Inaam, “Women in Fear”, in Under the Naked Sky: Short Stories from the Arab World, selected and translated by Denys Johnson Davies (Cairo: AUC, 2000).al-Nasiri, Buthayna, “The Return of the Prisoner”, in Under the Naked Sky.

Poems:Handal, Nathalie (ed.), The Poetry of Arab Women, (Interlink Books, 2001).

Novels:Barakat, Hoda, The Stone of Laughter, trans. Sophie Bennett (Interlink Books, 1998). Khalifeh, Sahar, Wild Thorns, trans. Trevor LeGassick and Elizabeth Fernea (Interlink Books, 1999). Mamdouh, Alia, Mothballs, trans. Peter Theroux, (Garnet Publishing, 1996).Mosteghanemi, Ahlam, Memory in the Flesh, trans. Baria Ahmar and Peter Clark (AUC Press, 2003).Al-Zayyat, Latifa, The Open Door, trans. Marilyn Booth, (AUC Press, 2002).

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Recommended Texts: Amireh, Amal and Suhair Majaj, Lisa (eds.) Going Global: The

Transnational Reception of Third World Women Writers. (New York and London, Garland Publishing, 2000).Badawi, M. M. (ed.) Modern Arabic Literature (Cambridge University Press, 1992).Belsey, Catherine and Moore, Jane (eds.) The Feminist Reader: Essays in Gender and the Politics of Literary Criticism. 2nd

edition. (London: Macmillan, 1997).Gamble, Sarah (ed.) The Routledge Critical Dictionary of Feminism and Postfeminism. (New York: Routledge, 2000).Hourani, Albert, A History of the Arab Peoples (Faber and Faber, 1991) (2002 edition, pp.265-472). Suhair Majaj, Lisa, Sunderman, Pula and Saliba, Therese (eds.), Intersections: Gender, Nation and Community in Arab Women’s Novels, (Syracuse University Press, 2002).

Pathway: MA in Arabic Studies, MA in Middle Eastern Studies

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MEST 30110 Arabic Language 3 Credits: 20 Level: 3




Classes: Tuesday 1-2 and Wednesday 10-12. Oral: Tuesday 12-1. GTF Class: Tuesday 11-12.

Description: This is a post-intermediate level language course which teaches the skills of reception (reading and listening), production (speaking and writing) in the target language and mediation between the target language and English (translation and interpretation). The aim is to enable the students to identify and understand complex structures and to use them accurately and with increasing fluency in a range of situations.

Learning outcomes: On completion of the course students should be able to:

read various kinds of authentic texts (journalistic, literary, etc.) dealing with a range of topics.

write accurately and clearly at greater length, and using complex and varied language.

follow spoken language of various kinds (conversation, lectures, radio and TV broadcasts) and on a variety of topics.

converse in a participatory fashion and make brief presentation on a range of topics in the target language.

Transferable skills:Students will

develop their ability to improve their own learning and performance by identifying strengths and weaknesses.

enhance their personal organization and time management skills.

strengthen their interpersonal and communicative skills and the capability to work in a team through group work

heighten their awareness of and responsiveness to cultural diversity and intercultural communication.

improve their ability to present information and analysis in a precise and orderly fashion through oral presentations.

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Teaching & Learning Methods: 5 language classes weekly. Classes are devoted to the analysis of

complex grammatical structures as well as to written and oral language practice. Students read and discuss in the target language a number of authentic texts written in a variety of registers on a variety of topics. There will be exercises in translation into and from the target language including texts from the press. One class per week pays particular attention to listening comprehension and composition/short essay writing and one class to oral (spoken) communication. There will be weekly assignments. All students are required to become members of the Language Centre (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk) and to use its resources regularly.

Language of Teaching: Arabic and English



Language of Assessment: Arabic and English

Convenor: Nadia Abdelaal

Taught by: Nadia Abdelaal

Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Brustad, Kirsten et al. (eds), Al-Kitaab fii ta’llum al-Arabiyya, Part Three (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2001), please note there is a CD Pack dated 2002 (ISBN: 0878408754), which accompanies this book. Doniach, N.S. et al., The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary (Oxford: OUP, 1984); Wehr, Hans, Arabic-English dictionary (Urbana, Illinois: Spoken Languages Services, 1994). Students are required to be in possession of these works when the classes start.

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MEST 30122 Modern Arabic Literature Credits: 20 Level: 3



Timetable: 2 hours weekly combination of tutorial/lecture/seminar.

Tutorial/lecture/seminar: Monday 3-5.

Description: Through the reading of selected texts in Arabic by leading contemporary Arab authors the course introduces students to the language, style and themes of modern Arabic fiction, drama and verse literature from across the Arab world, aiming to develop understanding of the political, social and cultural contexts of Modern Arabic Literature, to enhance skills in reading and appreciating modern Arabic literary works, to enhance skills in translating modern Arabic; to further develop students’ knowledge of Arabic grammar, vocabulary and syntax in a literary context.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course the students should:be able to read, comprehend and contextualize selected examples of Arabic fiction, drama and verse by prominent modern authors;be able to appreciate, criticise and comment on the selected genres of Arabic literature;be able to interpret and to relate the selected genres to their political, social and cultural contexts.

Transferable skills: Time management, working to deadlines Constructive participation in seminar discussion Assessing the relevance and importance of the ideas of others Presenting information, ideas and arguments orally and in

writing Demonstrating powers of analysis

Teaching & Learning Methods: 2 hours weekly combination of tutorial/lecture/seminar. Lectures

will provide the political, social, and cultural background to the texts. In tutorials the texts will be read, analysed and commented upon in depth. Seminars will provide the opportunity to discuss issues raised in the texts and in the assessed essays. Students will be expected to read and answer questions on the texts and on the relevant critical literature available in secondary sources.


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Assessment: 1 x 1 hour and forty five minutes written examination (60%); 1 x 2,500 word essay (40%).

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework:Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of the January examination period.

Convenor: Dr Philip Sadgrove

Taught by: Dr Philip Sadgrove.

Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Photocopies of the Arabic texts are provided by the lecturer. Further reading lists will be provided on the authors selected for study.

Recommended Texts: Recommended dictionary: Wehr, H., A Dictionary of Modern

Written Arabic (New York, 1976). The following works give a useful background to the development of the different literary genres and an overview of the current literary scene in the Arab world: Moosa, Matti, The Origins of Modern Arabic Fiction (Washington, DC: Three Continents Press, 1983) NE (Blue 4) 892.7309/M4, and Cachia, Pierre, Arabic Literature: An Overview (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2002) NE (Blue 4) 892.709/C24.


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MEST 30160 Arabic Language 4 Credits: 20 Level: 3

Pre-requisite: Year Abroad in Egypt or equivalent. Please note the Arabic Language classes run by Middle Eastern Studies are only available to Middle Eastern Studies Students. Students from other disciplines wishing to study Arabic should enrol on the Languagewise courses administered by Andres Lozoya.


Timetable: 3 classes weekly.

Classes: Tuesday 2-4. Oral: Wednesday 12-1.

Description: This is an advanced level language course which teaches the skills of reception (reading and listening), production (speaking and writing) in the target language and mediation between the target language and English (translation and interpretation). The aim is to enable students to master complex structures with high fluency in a range of situations and for a variety of purposes.


read various kinds of authentic texts (journalistic, literary, etc.) dealing with a wide range of topics.

write accurately and clearly at greater length about ideas, events and topics, and using complex and varied language.

understand most of the details of spoken language of various kinds (conversation, lectures, radio and TV broadcasts) and on a wide variety of topics.

converse fluently, accurately and in a participatory fashion on a wide range of topics.







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complex grammatical structures as well as to written and oral language practice. Students read and discuss in the target language a number of authentic texts written in a variety of registers on a variety of topics. There will be exercises in translation into and from the target language including texts from the press and composition/short essay writing practice. One class per week pays particular attention to oral (spoken) communication. There will be weekly assignments. All students are required to become members of the Language Centre (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk/) and to use its resources regularly.

Language of Teaching: Arabic and English

Assessment: 1 x 3 hour written examination (85%); oral examination (15%).


Language of Assessment: Arabic and English

Convenor: Nadia Adbelaal

Taught by: Nadia Abdelaal

Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: None. Materials will be distributed by course tutors.

RecommendedTexts: Dickens, James & Watson, Janet E., Standard Arabic: An

advanced course (Cambridge: CUP, 1999), Wehr, Hans, Arabic-English dictionary (Urbana, Illinois: Spoken Languages Services, 1994); Doniach, N.S. et al., The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary (Oxford: OUP, 1984); Buckley, R., Modern Literary Arabic (Beyrouth: Librairie du Liban, 2005); Mace, J., Arabic Grammar (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1998); Abboud, P. F. et al. (eds), Elementary Modern Standard Arabic (EMSA) (Cambridge: CUP, 3rd ed. 1983).

Pathway: MA in Arabic Studies, MA in Middle Eastern Studies.

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MEST 30171 Classical Arabic Islamic Texts Credits: 10 Level: 3

Pre-requisite: An advanced standard of Arabic.


Timetable: 2 hours tutorial weekly.

Tutorials: Friday 11-1.

Description: The course provides a basic introduction to aspects of Arabic religious writing in the classical period and provides a suitable foundation for the further study of Islamic religious texts.

Learning outcomes: At the end of the course students should be able to demonstrate: A familiarity with certain aspects of Islamic religious thought and the ability to comment on these;A familiarity with the basic characteristics of the form and content of the materials studied;A good grasp of the Arabic writing styles, grammatical and syntactical structures used in the texts;The ability to translate the materials studied.

Transferable skills: Students will enhance their skills in reading and understanding complex Arabic texts; They will further develop the requisite skills for the accurate translation of the material studied; They will acquire the knowledge and skills for the further study of Arabic religious texts; They will deepen their analytical and independent thinking skills;They will further develop skills in personal organisation and time management;They will further develop the ability to work independently.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 2 hours tutorial weekly. Tutorials which will focus on the

translation of texts and discussion of their content. The process of learning will be participatory and all students are expected to contribute to the class.

Assessment: 1 x 45 minutes written examination (50%); 1,500 word translation and commentary (50%)

Deadlines for assessed coursework: Translation and commentary to be submitted by the first Tuesday of the January examination period.

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Convenor: Dr. R. P. Buckley

Taught by: Dr. R. P. Buckley

Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: These will be provided at the beginning of the course.

Recommended Texts: N/A

Pathway: MA in Islamic Studies, MA in Arabic Studies

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MEST 30182 Islamic Exegetical Texts in Arabic Credits: 10 Level: 3

Pre-requisite: An advanced standard of Arabic.


Timetable: 2 hours tutorial weekly.

Tutorial: Friday 11-1.

Description: In its investigation of Qur’anic commentary (tafsir) and Traditions (Hadith) this course introduces students to two fundamentally important genres of Islamic writing. The course will focus on a particular Islamic theme and will explore the way that this is dealt with in these texts, the problems addressed and the solutions adopted.

Learning outcomes: At the end of the course students should be able to demonstrate: A familiarity with the basic characteristics of the form and content of Tafsir and Hadith; A good grasp of the Arabic writing styles in which these are expressed;The ability to read, translate and analyse the materials studied.

Transferable skills: Students will enhance their skills in reading and understanding complex Arabic texts; They will further develop the requisite skills for the accurate translation of the material studied; They will acquire the knowledge and skills for the further study of Arabic religious texts; They will deepen their analytical and independent thinking skills;They will further develop skills in personal organisation and time management;They will further develop the ability to work independently.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 2 hours tutorial weekly. Tutorials which will focus on the

translation of texts and discussion of their content. The process of learning will be participatory and all students are expected to contribute to the class.

Assessment: 1 x 45 minutes written examination (50%); 1,500 word translation and commentary (50%)

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Deadlines for assessed coursework:Translation and commentary to be handed by the last Friday of teaching before the Easter break.

Convenor: Dr. R. P. Buckley

Taught by: Dr. R. P. Buckley

Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: These will be provided at the beginning of the course.

Recommended Texts: Calder, Norman, “Tafsīr From Tabarī to Ibn Kathīr: Problems in

the description of a genre, illustrated with reference to the story of Abraham”, in Hawting G. R. and Abdul-Kader A. Shareef (eds.), Approaches to the Qur’ān. (London: Routledge, 1993).Rippin, Andrew, Approaches to the History of the Interpretation of the Qur’ān (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988).-----. “Tafsīr” in Mircea Eliade (ed.), The Encyclopaedia of Religion (New York: Macmillan Press, 1987).

Pathway: MA in Islamic Studies, MA in Arabic Studies

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MEST 30200 Jewish Aramaic Texts Credits: 20 Level: 3

Pre-requisite: MEST 20212 and MEST 20611/MEST 20622 or equivalent.


Timetable: 1.5 hours weekly.

Friday 11-12.30

Description: The course is devoted to an in-depth study of sample texts from two genres of Jewish-Aramaic literature, the Targum and the Gemara of the Talmud. Text selections will include Palestinian Targum Gen. 4, Targum Song of Songs 1-2, and Talmud Bavli Sukkah 2a ff. These will be linked to the wider features of the discourse of rabbinic Judaism.

Aim: Providing an introduction to the modern study of Jewish Aramaic sources from antiquity, including advanced forms of rabbinic hermeneutics and legal discourse.

Learning outcomes:By the end of this course students should be able to:analyse and translate selected texts from Aramaic into English;recognise the formal features of selected genres of literature in Aramaic from the post-biblical period;appreciate main techniques of interpretation mediating between rabbinic concerns and biblical texts;understand the basic features of talmudic-legal discourse;appreciate some of the methodological issues in the modern contextualisation of rabbinic literature;collect, organise and present clearly information and concepts, analyse and evaluate critically scholarly approaches to the subject

Transferable skills:Skills in written and oral communication, use of written and oral information sources; and time management, analytical and cognitive skills.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 1 hour lecture weekly; 1 hour tutorial fortnightly (weeks 1, 3, 5,

7, 9, 11 in each Semester). The classes will be devoted to translating and discussing the selected texts. They will be complemented by brief lectures introducing relevant background information. Students are required to prepare texts before each class, and to lead the discussion about them on a regular basis. Students are expected to supplement work on specific texts by extensive guided reading. Students will also plan the assessed

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essay and presentation, for which independent collection of information and reflection are required.

Assessment: 1 x 1 hour and forty five minutes written examination (60%); one 2,500-word essay (40%).

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework: Essay to be submitted by the last Friday of teaching before the Easter break.


Taught by: Dr Julian Abel

Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Stemberger, G. Introduction to Talmud and Midrash (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1996) (2nd edn); Samely, A., Forms of Rabbinic Literature and Thought. An Introduction (Oxford: OUP, 2007); Jacobs, L., The Talmudic Argument (Cambridge: CUP, 1984);Samely, A., “Scripture’s Segments and Topicality in the Targums” in Journal for the Aramaic Bible, Vol. 1 (1999); Samely, A., “From Case to Case” in Hawting, G. R., Mojaddedi. J. A. & Samely, A., Studies in Islamic and Middle Eastern Texts and Traditions in Memory of Norman Calder (Oxford: OUP, 2000); Carmell, A., Aiding Talmud Study, 5th edn revised (Jerusalem and New York: Feldheim, 1991).

Pathway: MA in Jewish Studies, MA in Hebrew Studies.

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MEST 30210 Modern Hebrew Language 3 Credits: 20 Level: 3




Language classes: Monday 11-12 (Semester 2 only), Tuesday 11-12 (Semester 1 only), Thursday 10-11 (both Semesters), Thursday 2-3 (both Semesters).





to follow spoken language of various kinds (conversation, lectures, radio and TV broadcasts) and on a variety of topics.








Teaching &

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Learning Methods: 3 language classes weekly. Classes are devoted to the analysis of complex grammatical structures as well as to written and oral language practice. Students read and discuss in the target language a number of authentic texts written in a variety of registers on a variety of topics. There will be exercises in translation into and from the target language including texts from the press. One class per week pays particular attention to listening comprehension and oral communication. There will be weekly assignments. All students are required to become members of the Language Centre (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk/) and to use its resources regularly.

Language of Teaching: Hebrew and English



Language of Assessment: Hebrew and English



Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: None. Materials including a variety of audio-visual materials will be distributed by course tutors.

Pathway: MA in Hebrew Studies, MA in Jewish Studies, MA in Middle Eastern Studies

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MEST 30221 Modern Hebrew Literature Credits: 20 Level: 3



Timetable: Two hours of lectures per week

Lectures: Monday 11-12 & Wednesday 1-2

Description: This course consists of the study of Modern Hebrew literary texts and their appreciation in context. The works of three modern Hebrew authors are studied in the original, using English translations as support. Although translations are used as aid, students are expected to master the material in the Hebrew original.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course, students should:demonstrate a good knowledge of the life and works of authors studied;have the ability to analyse literary works in terms of their literary styles and language;demonstrate a general understanding of the literary genres of works studied in the course;be able to carry out limited independent research and make an oral presentation on a given topic.

Transferable skills: Students will acquire:Independence, active participation, development;The discipline of study, and learn to make effective use of time and energy;Skills related to the finding, selecting and organising of information;Presentational skills relating to the precise and orderly expression of ideas.

Teaching & Learning Methods: Two hours of lectures per week. Students will be asked to give a

presentation on the life and works of one of the authors studied and/or on a particular stage in the development of Modern Hebrew Literature from the beginning of the Haskalah period until the present.

Language of Teaching: English and HebrewAssessment One x one-hour and forty five minutes written examination

(60%);

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one 30-minute oral presentation (40%).




Taught by: Sophie Garside

Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Students will get a detailed bibliography at the start of the course.

Recommended Texts: Halkin, S., Modern Hebrew Literature, Trends and Values (New

York: Schocken, 1950);Band, A. J., Nostalgia and Nightmare: a study in the fiction of S. Y. Agnon, (Los Angeles: UCLA, 1968); Cohen, Joseph, Voices of Israel: essays and interviews (Albany: State University of New York, 1990).


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MEST 30270 Modern Hebrew Language 4 Credits: 20 Level: 3

Pre-requisite: Year Abroad in Israel or equivalent.

Taught during: Both Semesters. THIS COURSE IS NOT RUNNING IN 07-08.


Classes: Monday 1-2 (Semester 2 only), Monday 2-3 (Both Semesters), Tuesday 12-1 (Semester 1 only ) & Wednesday 12-1 (both Semesters).













Teaching &

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Learning Methods: 3 language classes weekly. Classes are devoted to the analysis of complex grammatical structures as well as to written and oral language practice. Students read and discuss in the target language a number of authentic texts written in a variety of registers on a variety of topics. There will be exercises in translation into and from the target language including texts from the press. One class per week pays particular attention to listening comprehension and oral communication. There will be weekly assignments. All students are required to become members of the Language Centre (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk/) and to use its resources regularly.

Language of Teaching: Hebrew and English



Language of Assessment: Hebrew and English



Max. Entry: N/A.



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MEST 30310 Turkish Language 3 Credits: 20 Level: 3

















complex grammatical structures as well as to written and oral language practice. Students read and discuss in the target language a number of authentic texts written in a variety of registers on a variety of topics. There will be exercises in

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translation into and from the target language including texts from the press. One class per week pays particular attention to listening comprehension and oral communication. There will be weekly assignments. All students are required to become members of the Language Centre (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk) and to use its resources regularly.

Language of Teaching: Turkish and English



Language of Assessment: Turkish and English



Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Lewis, Geoffrey, Turkish Grammar (Oxford: OUP, 2000). Further materials including a variety of audio-visual materials will be distributed by course tutors.

RecommendedTexts: Kerslake, Celia, Turkish (London: Routledge, 2005).

Pollard, D. and Çelen-Pollard, A. Teach Yourself Turkish, (London: Hodder Education, 2003).Taylan, Eser, Kayıp Çanta (Istanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, 1999).The Redhouse English-Turkish, Turkish-English Dictionary.


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MEST 30321 Modern Turkish Literature Credits: 20 Level: 3



Timetable: 2 classes weekly: 1 lecture, 1 seminar.


Description: This is a survey course based on the reading of selected primary sources in Turkish, and secondary sources in English and in Turkish for literary criticism and background. It aims to acquaint the students with the literary movements, genres and prominent authors of modern Turkish literature from the close of the 19 th

century.

Learning outcomes:On completion of the course, the students are expected to demonstrate:a clear understanding of the social and cultural history of modern Turkey and its reflection and representation in literature;a knowledge of selected prominent modern authors and their works;some of the skills necessary for literary appreciation and criticism.

Transferable skills:Organise and communicate ideas effectively, both orally and in writing;Find information and make effective and appropriate use of information technology;Show an awareness of and responsiveness to cultural diversity and intercultural communication;Demonstrate skills in personal organization and time management;Work independently.

Teaching & Learning Methods: Weekly lectures will provide an introduction to the social and

cultural background to selected works that are representative of their authors and of literary movements. During the seminars, students will present analysis of sample texts with the help of secondary sources. They will have the chance to present orally the outlines of their assessed essays and receive feedback in class discussions.

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Assessment: One x 2-hour written examination (75%)One x 1,500-word essay (25%)

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework:Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of the January examination period.


Taught by: Dr. Fikret Turan

Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Kudret, C., Türk Edebiyatında Hikaye ve Roman, vol. I-II, (Istanbul: Inkılap, 1987).Kutlu Ş. (ed.), Türk Edebiyatı Antolojisi (Istanbul: Bateş, 1972). Silay, Kemal (ed.), An Anthology of Turkish Literature (Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1996).

Recommended Texts: Evin, Ahmet, Origins and Development of the Turkish Novel

(New York: Bibliotheca Islamica, 1983).Halman, Talat (ed.), Contemporary Turkish Literature: Fiction and Poetry (New York: Fairleigh Dickenson Press, 1982).Kayacan, F. (ed.), Modern Turkish Poetry, (London: Rockingham Press, 1992).

Pathway: MA in Turkish Studies, MA in Middle Eastern Studies.

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MEST 30380 Turkish Language 4 Credits: 20 Level: 3

Pre-requisite: Year Abroad in Turkey or equivalent.



Language Classes: Tuesday 9-11 & Thursday 3-4.














complex grammatical structures as well as to written and oral language practice. Students read and discuss in the target

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language a number of authentic texts written in a variety of registers on a variety of topics. There will be exercises in translation into and from the target language including texts from the press. One class per week pays particular attention to listening comprehension and oral communication. There will be weekly assignments. All students are required to become members of the Language Centre (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk/) and to use its resources regularly.

Assessment: 1 x 3 hour written examination (85%); oral examination (15%)




Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Lewis, Geoffrey, Turkish Grammar (Oxford: OUP, 2000).

Recommended Texts: Kerslake, Celia, Turkish (London: Routledge, 2005).

Pollard, D. and Çelen-Pollard, A. Teach Yourself Turkish, (London: Hodder Education, 2003).Taylan, Eser, Kayıp Çanta (Istanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, 1999). The Redhouse English-Turkish, Turkish-English Dictionary.


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MEST 30410 Persian Language 3 Credits: 20 Level: 3



Timetable: Tba. 3 language classes weekly.














complex grammatical structures as well as to written and oral language practice. Students read and discuss in the target language a number of authentic texts written in a variety of registers on a variety of topics. There will be exercises in

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translation into and from the target language including texts from the press. One class per week pays particular attention to listening comprehension and oral communication. There will be weekly assignments. All students are required to become members of the Language Centre (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk) and to use its resources regularly.

Language of Teaching: Persian and English

Assessment: 1 x 3 hour written exam (85%) and an oral examination (15%)


Language of Assessment: Persian and English



Max. Entry: N/A


RecommendedTexts: Copies of S. Haim’s One Volume Double Dictionary (Tehran:

Farhang-e Moaser, 1998) will be available for purchase from the course convenor.

Pathway: MA in Persian Studies, MA in Middle Eastern Studies

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MEST 30420 Persian Language 4 Credits: 20 Level: 3

Pre-requisite: Year Abroad in Iran or equivalent.



Classes: Thursday 3-4 & Friday 1-3.














complex grammatical structures as well as to written and oral language practice. Students read and discuss in the target

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language a number of authentic texts written in a variety of registers on a variety of topics. There will be exercises in translation into and from the target language including texts from the press. One class per week pays particular attention to listening comprehension and oral communication. There will be weekly assignments. All students are required to become members of the Language Centre (http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk/) and to use its resources regularly.

Language of Teaching: Persian and English






Max. Entry: N/A


Pathway: MA in Persian Studies, MA in Middle Eastern Studies

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MEST 30432 Medieval Persian Texts Credits: 20 Level: 3

Pre-requisite: MEST 20412 Persian 2(B) or equivalent.


Timetable: Two hours of seminar per week.

Seminar: Thursday 12-2.

Description: This course introduces students to a variety of genres (both poetry and prose) within the corpus of medieval (pre-modern) Persian literature through reading and interpreting selected texts from a selection of the following authors: Bayhaqi, Nizam al-Mulk, Nizami ‘Arudi, Firdawsi, Nizami Ganjavi, Rumi, and Hafiz. The course also provides a survey of Persian literary history from the birth of New Persian literature in the 10th century CE to the end of the 14th century.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course students should be able to: Translate and comment on seen and unseen passages of text. Demonstrate an understanding of the technical and stylistic

characteristics of several genres of medieval literature. Demonstrate a general understanding of the use of metaphor

and imagery in a variety of texts. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the social and

cultural context in which medieval Persian literature was produced from the 10th to the 14th century CE.

Transferable skills: During the course students will develop their ability to: Organize and communicate ideas effectively both orally and

in writing. Work and participate constructively in groups, responding to

others and contributing to discussions in a relevant and appropriate manner.

Improve own learning and performance; identify strengths and weaknesses, using feedback and following given activities to learn and improve their own performance.

Organize their time and work, set goals and targets, plan ahead to meet deadlines, review and evaluate progress.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 2 hour weekly seminar where students are introduced to reading

and discussing selected texts from the corpus of medieval (pre-modern) Persian literature. Students will have to prepare assigned literary texts and pieces of secondary literature ahead of the

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weekly seminars. Through the discussion of the literary texts including the context of their production students will also acquire an understanding of Persian literary history from the birth of New Persian literature in the 10th century CE to the end of the 14th century.

Languages of Teaching: English and Persian.

Assessment: One x one hour and forty five minutes written examination (60%); one x 2,500-word assessed essay (40%).

Deadline for assessed coursework: Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of teaching after the Easter Break.



Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: These will be distributed at the start of the course unit.

Recommended Texts: A full reading list will be distributed at the start of the course

unit.

Pathway: MA in Persian Studies, MA in Middle Eastern Studies, MA Translations Studies

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MEST 30451 Modern Persian Literature: Women in Contemporary Persian Short Stories

Credits: 20Level: 3

Pre-requisite: MEST 20412 Persian 2(B) or equivalent.


Timetable: One hour lecture & one hour tutorial per week.

Lecture & Tutorial: Thursday 12-2.

Description: The course focuses on representations of women in modern Persian prose literature. In that context related thematic and stylistic issues such as literature in/on exile, the conflict between tradition and modernity, and emerging Iranian feminist discourse will be discussed. The historical and social context of the works studied will be examined and students will have the opportunity to investigate possible causes of the recent boom in contemporary prose writing by (and about) women in Iran. The course is focused on the reading, analysis and translation of the selected texts, which will include short stories and excerpts from novels by some of the most prominent contemporary Iranian women writers, including Shahrnush Parsipur, Guli Taraqqi, and Muniru Ravanipur. Although much emphasis will be given to texts produced by women since the 1978-79 revolution, in order to allow a thematic and stylistic comparison with modern Persian prose literature of the earlier part of the 20th century, important works by male and female writers such as Sadiq Hidayat, Jalal Al-i Ahmad and Simin Danishvar will also be discussed in detail.

Learning outcomes: On completion of the course students should: be able to read and understand more demanding examples of

contemporary prose literature by mastering their more complicated syntactical and semantic structures;

be able to produce accurate and adequate written translations of these examples;

be able to discuss and analyse them in terms of narration, characterisation, language and themes;

be able to make informed statements on the development of contemporary Persian prose literature written by or about women especially after the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

Transferable skills: Time management, working to deadlines; Constructive participation in seminar discussion; Assessing the relevance and importance of the ideas of

others;

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Presenting information, ideas and arguments orally and in writing;

Demonstrating powers of analysis.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 1 hour lecture weekly, 1 hour tutorial weekly. Course participants

will have to prepare assigned passages of literary works and selected pieces of secondary literature for discussion in tutorials on a weekly basis. Students’ assessed oral presentation will be reviewed by their peers in the classroom. Students will have to hand in one written non-assessed assignment (translations of longer unseen passages from the covered authors). A detailed syllabus, a comprehensive reading list, a list of essay topics and a schedule for the oral presentations will be distributed at the start of the course.

Language of Teaching: Persian and English.

Assessment: One x 45 minute written test in class (25%); one x 3,000-word essay (50%); one x 20 minute oral presentation (25%).

Deadline for assessed coursework: Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of the January examination period.




Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Milani, Farzaneh, Veils and Words: The emerging voices of Iranian women writers (London: I. B. Tauris, 1992).

Recommended Texts: Gaviri, Suzan and Rahnama, Turaj, (eds), Dar astana-yi fasli

sard: dastan-ha-yi kutah az zanan-i qissa-navis-i imruz-i Iran (Tehran: Intisharat-i rawshangaran va mutali‘at-i zan, 1997); Lewis, Franklin & Yazdanfar, Farzin (eds & translators), In a voice of their own: a collection of stories by Iranian women written since the revolution of 1979 (Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda, 1996); (Biblioteca Iranica, Persian Fiction in Translation Series; 4). Green, John & Yazdanfar, Farzin (eds), A walnut sapling on Masih’s grave and other stories by Iranian women (Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1993); Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi & Vatanabadi, Shouleh (eds), A feast in the mirror: stories by contemporary Iranian women (Boulder, CO.; London: Lynne Rienner, 2000); Paknazar Sullivan, Soraya (ed. & transl.), Stories

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by Iranian women since the revolution (Austin, TX: The University of Texas, 1991).

Pathway: MA in Persian Studies, MA in Middle Eastern Studies, MA in Translation Studies

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MEST 30641 The Middle East in the Roman Period and Late Antiquity




Timetable: Two hours of lectures per week.

Lectures: Thursday 11-1.

Description: Lectures will be given on the minor kingdoms/states of the Middle East in the Roman period (Nabataea, Palmyra, Edessa, etc.), and the early development of Christianity in the Aramaic-speaking Middle East (i.e. the Syriac-using churches). At all stages the critical use of sources (Greek, Latin, Syriac and Arabic sources in translation) is emphasized.

Learning outcomes:At the end of the course students should be able to give informed responses to questions about the history, culture and literature of the pagan and early Christian communities of the Middle East from the time of Alexander to the coming of Islam, and be able to demonstrate critical awareness of the methodological and conceptual problems in the use of ancient sources for this period.

Transferable skills:Research skills in use of library and preparation of essays.

Teaching & Learning Methods: Two class-hours per week for lectures combined with in-class

discussion of aspects which are of particular interest to individual students in connection with their other studies.

Assessment: One x one-hour and forty five minutes written examination sat in the January examination period (60%); a c. 2,500-word essay (40%).

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework: Essay to be handed in by the first Tuesday of the January examination period.



Max. Entry: None

Set Texts: None

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Recommended Texts: Millar, F. G., The Roman Near East, 31 BC – AD 337

(Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 1993); Bowersock, G. W., Roman Arabia (Cambridge MA/London: Harvard University Press, 1983);Sartre, M., The Middle East under Rome (Cambridge MA/London: Harvard University Press, 2005);McCullough, W. S., A Short History of Syriac Christianity to the Rise of Islam (Chico CA: Scholars Press, 1982);Baum W. and Winkler, D., The Church of the East: a concise history (London: Routledge Curzon, 2003)..

Pathway: MA in Pre-Islamic Middle Eastern Studies

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MEST 30680/MEST 30690

Documentary Special: the Reign of Abdülhamid II. Credits: 40 Level: 3



Timetable: 1 hour lecture per fortnight, 2 hours tutorial per fortnight.

Friday 11-1.

Description: The course aims to introduce students to aspects of the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II (1876-1909) through the study of authentic Ottoman documents in translation. Particular aspects studied include the Sultan’s political ideas, the 1876 constitution, the problems of provincial administration, the diplomatic aftermath of the 1878 Congress of Berlin and Ottoman attempts to resolve the Egyptian question after 1882.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course students should be able to: critically evaluate the documents studied, and assess their

strengths and limitations as historical sources; use the documents studied to form historical judgments; assess issues and controversies in the relevant secondary

historical literature in the light of the documents studied.

Transferable skills: The course enables students to develop the following transferable skills: the close critical reading and evaluation of official

documents; the use of documents to construct a narrative; the use of documentary evidence to construct and test

arguments, and resolve debates.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 1 hour lecture per fortnight, 2 hours tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment: Two x 2,500-word essays (40%); two x 1 hour and 45 minutes examinations (60%).

Deadlines for Assessed Coursework: One essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of the January examination period, and one essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of teaching after the Easter break.

Convenor: Dr. F. A. K. Yasamee.

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Taught by: Dr. F. A. K. YasameeMax. Entry: N/A


Pathway: MA in Middle Eastern History, MA in Middle Eastern Studies, MA in Turkish Studies

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MEST 30721 Themes in the Formation of Jewish and Arab Nationalisms




Timetable: 2 hours weekly lecture and 1 hour tutorials/seminars in the following weeks: 2, 4, 8, 10.

Lecture: Friday 1-3, plus 4 x 1 hour tutorial/seminar (in weeks 2, 4, 8, 10), Thursday 1-2.

Description: How do collective identities come into existence? How do nations emerge (or disintegrate)? What best accounts for the development of nations: ideology, the economy, societal transformation, politics, cultural formation or technological change? This course examines these and other key questions and themes related to the consolidation of collective identities in the 20th Century ME while utilising theoretical studies that focus on additional regions. As such, the course explores the emergence and consolidation of collective identities on competing bases (such as ethnicity, language, region, class, religion, etc.).

Learning outcomes: On completion of this unit, successful participants should:have reached an advanced level of knowledge in the general study of the phenomenon of nationalism; be able to discuss and analyse its competing schools of scholarly thought; be able to comment in an informed manner on a range of controversies surrounding the study of Jewish and Arab nationalisms.

Transferable skills:On successful completion of this course unit, participants should have developed:skills for critical analysis of the phenomenon of nationalism as one of the world’s most potent forces; understanding of some issues in the 20th Century formation of Egypt, Iraq and Israel/ Palestine; an ability to apply the acquired knowledge to research questions that link the respective studies of nationalism and the ME.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 2 hour weekly lecture plus extra 4 x 1 hour tutorial. For each

meeting set and recommended reading items are assigned.


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Assessment: 1 x 6,000 word essay (100%).

Deadlines for assessed coursework: Essay to be submitted by the first Tuesday of the January examination period.




Max. Entry: N/A

Set Texts: Hutchinson, John, & Smith, Anthony D. (eds.), Nationalism (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994);Anderson, Benedict, Imagined Communities (London: Verso 1991);Sternhell, Zeev, The Founding Myths of Israel: Nationalism, Socialism, and the Making of the Jewish State (Princeton: Princeton University Press);Breuilly, John, Nationalism and the State (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982);Gellner, Ernest, Nations and Nationalism (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1983); Smith, Anthony, National Identity (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1991); Farrah, Tawfic E. (ed.), Pan Arabism and Arab Nationalism (Boulder and London: Westview Press, 1987);Behar, Moshe, “Do Comparative and Regional Studies of Nationalism Intersect?” in International Journal of Middle East Studies, Issue 37:4 (2005), pp. 587-612.

Recommended Texts: A detailed reading list will be distributed in the first class.

Pathway: MA in Middle Eastern Studies, MA in Jewish Studies, MA in Arabic Studies

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MEST 30922 Readings in Azerbaijani, Turkmen and Uzbek Credits: 20 Level: 3

Pre-requisite: Year Abroad in Turkey or equivalent.


Timetable: 2 classes weekly: 1 hour lecture, 1 hour seminar.

Thursday 1-3.

Description: This is a language course teaching the writing systems, basic grammatical rules and skills in reading and understanding of literary texts in modern Azerbaijani, Turkmen and Uzbek.

Learning outcomes:At the end of the course the students should be able to demonstrate:knowledge of the basic grammatical structures of these Turkic languages;an ability to identify basic differentiating linguistic features among them; an ability to read and understand comfortably a variety of literary prose texts.

Transferable skills: Organise and communicate ideas effectively;Find information and make effective and appropriate use of information technology;Show an awareness of and responsiveness to cultural diversity and intercultural communication;Demonstrate skills in personal organization and time management;Work independently.

Teaching & Learning Methods: Class contact hours are divided between lectures and reading

classes. Lectures are devoted to description and explanation of the script, grammatical and stylistic features of the given language while reading classes focus on the reading and understanding of the select reading materials. The copies of the texts to be studied will be given to the students in a file. The JRL has a good collection of resources in these three Turkic languages. The following web sources include important information on various aspects of Azerbaijani, Turkmen and Uzbek:http://links-guide.ru/sprachen/gus/azerbaijani-links.html http://www.omniglot.com/writing/turkmen.htm http://www.lonweb.org/link-uzbek.htm

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http://www.lonweb.org/link-uzbek.htm

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/turkmen.htm

http://links-guide.ru/sprachen/gus/azerbaijani-links.html

Assessment: 1 x 3 hour written examination (100%)




Max. Entry: N/A.

Set Texts: Clark, Larry, Turkmen reference grammar (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1998).Isaxanli, Hamlet et al., The Azerbaijani language (Baku: Khazar Univ., c1997).Raun, Alo, Basic course in Uzbek (Bloomington: Indiana Univ., 1986).

RecommendedTexts: Kurtuluş, Öztopçu et al., Dictionary of the Turkic languages:

English: Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Turkish, Turkmen, Uighur, Uzbek (London: Routledge, 1996).


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MEST 31042 Arabic Aural Comprehension Credits: 20 Level: 3

Pre-requisite: Year Abroad in Egypt or equivalent.


Timetable: 2 hours weekly tutorials.

Tutorials: Monday 1-3 pm.

Description: The course provides an opportunity to develop a familiarity with the language of the Arab media. It aims to increase understanding and knowledge of the modern standard Arabic of the media, to familiarise students with the political language of news programmes and the vocabulary and language of a wide range of radio and television material, and to develop the ability to reproduce heard material orally.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course students should:be able to comprehend aural Arabic including TV and satellite news bulletins and a variety of other recorded materials;have developed an extensive vocabulary drawn from the Arab media;be familiar with a number of advanced syntactic structures used in the Arab media;be able to translate and summarise the selected aural texts into English;be able to answer questions and reproduce the selected aural texts orally in Arabic.







Teaching & Learning Methods: 2 hours weekly tutorials. In class students work independently in

the language laboratory, listening and responding to taped radio

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material in Arabic, monitored and directed by the course teacher. TV news broadcasts and other televised material will be reproduced by the students in Arabic and translated together with the teacher.


Assessment: 1 x 3 hour taped oral examination (100%), involving translation into English, reproducing the passage in Arabic and responding in Arabic to questions on the passage. Students are required to work on other audio materials outside class, in the Language Centre and at home.


Language of Assessment: Arabic/English.

Convenor: Dr Philip Sadgrove

Taught by: Dr Philip Sadgrove.

Max. Entry: N/A. Please Note: Entry is at course convenor’s discretion relating to the standard of Arabic of potential takers of this course.

Set Texts: Audio material on tape is provided by the lecturer together with selected lists of vocabulary and related exercises.

Recommended Texts: The Language Centre holds a selection of Arabic audio material

suitable for further listening exercises. Recommended dictionary: Wehr, Hans, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (New York, 1976).

Pathway: MA in Arabic Studies, MA in Middle Eastern Studies, MA in Translation Studies.

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APPENDIX 1

THE DISSERTATION

MEST 30000 (40 credits, for students of Modern Middle Eastern History only)MEST 30010 (20 credits)

GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS

Students in all Middle Eastern Studies degree programmes except the BA (Hons.) in A Modern Language and a Middle Eastern Language must write a dissertation as part of the final assessment for their degree. Students doing the BA (Hons.) in A Modern Language and a Middle Eastern Language may, if they choose, write a dissertation as part of the final assessment for their degree.

A. GENERAL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The dissertation provides students with an opportunity to engage in a defined research project and to produce a substantial piece of work with a sustained focus. The aim of the dissertation is thus to foster independent study through:

• the identification of a particular theme or problem• the identification of appropriate sources• the development of a sustained and balanced argument based on those sources,

leading to a conclusion.

In writing the dissertation students will apply, develop and extend the analytical and critical skills that they have acquired in earlier stages of the programme. As for essays, students will need to follow the appropriate scholarly conventions in terms of presentation, bibliography, footnotes and references. Detailed guidelines are available from the convenors of MEST 30000 or MEST 30010.

In fulfilling the requirements for a satisfactory dissertation, students will have demonstrated that they can identify a subject that is worthy of in-depth investigation and that they can independently master a substantial body of complex material, articulating their findings by means of a clear, consistent and analytical argument in a manner that is appropriate to the discipline. Students will also have demonstrated high levels of motivation and discipline, as the student input of 200 hours (10 hours per credit) for MEST 30010 (20 credit dissertation) or 400 hours (10 hours per credit) for MEST 30000 (40 credit dissertation in Modern Middle Eastern History) represents a substantial commitment of time and energy, equivalent to five (ten) 40-hour weeks devoted solely to the dissertation.

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B. CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT

When arriving at an overall mark for a dissertation, examiners take into account a wide range of factors. Credit will be given for:

• the identification of an appropriate theme, the nature of the overall approach to the subject and the relevance with which it is tackled

• clear and coherent overall structure, with appropriate division into chapters which contribute to the progression of the argument as a whole

• an introduction which contextualises the issues and sets down the general line of the approach which will follow

• a clear and convincing line of argument, showing logic, consistency and intelligent handling of concepts, culminating in a conclusion

• exploration and critical analysis of the issues and concepts raised in the dissertation topic

• critical understanding of an appropriate breadth of research• appropriate use of examples, sources (primary and secondary), data,

documentary evidence etc.• evidence of independent thought • good formal presentation (as per guidelines)• clear and appropriate discourse: correct use of language, including grammar,

punctuation, spelling etc.

Note: Presentation is a significant criterion in the assessment of a dissertation, and marks will be lost for failure to adhere to the guidelines, e.g. with respect to missing, incomplete or incorrect bibliographies; quotations without references or with incorrect or incomplete references; incorrect presentation of quotations; unacknowledged use of sources (plagiarism).

C. REGULATIONS

1. SUBMISSION OF DISSERTATION

The dissertation must be submitted no later than the first Friday in May.

Only one copy of the dissertation should be submitted. This will not be returned, so students should ensure that they keep an identical copy for their own purposes.

Dissertations that are submitted after the deadline without good cause will incur a penalty. Note: The penalty is set by policy determined by the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures. 5% will be deducted for the first working day after the deadline, and a further 1% for each working day thereafter. For this purpose, a working day runs from 9.00 to 16.30, and Saturdays and Sundays are not working days. Any dissertation submitted after the first day of the examination period without good cause will not be marked.

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2. STUDENT INABILITY TO MEET THE DEADLINE

If for any reason it is impossible for a student to meet the deadline (e.g. through illness), s/he is encouraged to submit the dissertation as soon as possible, accompanied (or preceded) by medical evidence. This evidence will be passed to the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures' Special Circumstances Committee, which will determine whether any penalties for late submission are to be applied.

3. LENGTH OF DISSERTATION

Dissertations should be 10,000 (MEST 30010)/20,000 (MEST 30000) words in length, excluding title-page, table of contents, bibliography and footnotes.Students should not exceed the word limit. Part of the exercise for the student is to learn to present a case within defined limits.

D. PLANNING AND WRITING THE DISSERTATION

1. PROCEDURES AND TIMETABLE

Towards the end of their second year of study, students should be planning what areas they wish to specialise in during their final year and, more specifically, starting to think about possibilities for their dissertation. The sooner planning and reading are undertaken, the better and more fulfilling the dissertation project will be. Students should try to form an idea for a topic as soon as possible, however rough and undeveloped it may be, and contact an appropriate member of staff for preliminary advice. This is best done before the end of the second year.

Those students who spend a year abroad will then be able to use this time to reflect on their dissertations, while those going straight into their third year of study can at least take advantage of the summer vacation.

In their final year students will attend an initial meeting with the convenors(s) of MEST 30000 or MEST 30010 to take place at the start of the Academic Year. Students will then formally choose a supervisor for their dissertation from among all permanent members of teaching staff in Middle Eastern Studies (or exceptionally other parts of the University) and agree on a topic with that supervisor. Students then have that choice confirmed by the convenor(s) and do proceed to the arrangement of a programme of regular meetings to discuss and assess progress with their supervisor.

Students are advised to consult supervisors regularly about their progress. After consulting with the supervisor they may submit partial drafts (up to 10% of the finished product) for comment and advice, but should note that it is not the supervisor's function to 'pre-mark' the dissertation before submission. Students are advised that the Easter break is, in effect, the period when the dissertation must be completed in order to be produced in time to meet the deadline of the first Friday in May.

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2. ADVICE ON PLANNING AND WRITING THE DISSERTATION

In the light of the above timetable, it is clearly important for students to consult with (potential) supervisors as early as possible. The more work on the dissertation has been done before the beginning of the final year, the better.

The dissertation is a piece of independent work written under supervision. The supervisor's role is an advisory one. S/he will give guidance, but the initiative must come from the student, and the supervisor can give guidance only in response to concrete input from the student.

It is important to realise that the dissertation is a project that is designed to be carried out over an extended period, i.e. 12 months or more. It is not something that can be rushed together at the last minute. It is vital that work on the dissertation begins as soon as possible and is carried through consistently and steadily throughout. It is advisable to set aside a regular time for it each week.

Students are advised to start writing as early as possible. This not only helps to maintain momentum and to keep on top of the subject, it also makes it easier to clarify the analysis and argument and to identify gaps and areas that need strengthening.

Students should make full use of the extensive resources available to them, not only the John Rylands Library and other Manchester libraries, but also the inter-library loans system, and, increasingly, various on-line resources. Care should be taken when researching and making notes to record all sources as accurately as possible, so that a proper critical apparatus and bibliography can be compiled easily at the appropriate point. The time it takes to finalise and check the dissertation should not be underestimated. Careful recording of information, quotations and references etc. at an early stage will save considerable time in the final stages of checking for errors of various kinds. Students are reminded that good formal presentation is one of the criteria for assessment.

Students should avoid potential computer problems by always ensuring they have appropriate back-ups of their documents and by proceeding to the printing of the dissertation in good time.

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