COURSE SYLLABUS

EXAMPLES OF CLASSICAL ARABIC HUMOR

1	Course Title:	EXAMPLES OF CLASSICAL ARABIC HUMOR
2	Course Code:	TIB5154
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	Being able to read intermediate level classical Arabic texts.
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. ŞENER ŞAHİN
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Şener Şahin / senersahin@uludag.edu.tr 02242431066-60277
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To introduce the literature materials of Humor as an important branch of the Classical Arabic Literature, to acquire knowledge and ideas about the variety and the richness of the Humorous characters and themes; and at the same time to analyze the relations between the classical and the modern Humor.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	It can make a serious contribution to those who will work in the field of classical Arabic humor.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Acquiring skills to learn the Muslim Humor from the primary resources.;
2	To notice the richness of the themes and types of Classical Humor ;
3	To gain an idea about the influence of the Islamic Culture on the field of Humor;
4	To benefit from the examples of prose and poem of the Classical Arabic Humor.;
5	To achieve skills on solving and understanding Classical Arabic Humor texts.;
6	To identify the style of the Classical Arabic Humor. ;
7	To achieve skills on drawing conclusions by comparing the form and the content with the nowadays Humorous works.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Examples of Humor regarding the “Ugly” typology
2	Examples of Humor regarding ''Blind, One-Eyed and Squint Eyed'' typology
3	Examples of Humor regarding “False Prophet ” typology
4	Examples of Humor regarding “Lunatic/ Smart Lunatic ” typology
5	Examples of Humor regarding “Cumbersome ” typology
6	Examples of Humor regarding “Fool ” typology
7	Examples of Humor regarding “Greedy Eshab” typology
8	Examples of Humor regarding “Bedouin ” typology
9	Examples of Humor regarding “Kussâs” typology
10	Examples of Humor regarding “Imam and Muezzin” typology
11	Examples of Humor regarding “Doctor, Dentist and Vet” typology
12	Examples of Humor regarding “Concubine” typology
13	Examples of Humor regarding “Beggar” typology
14	Examples of Humor regarding “Scrooge” typology

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. el-Câhız, el-Buhalâ (I-II), Beyrut, 2001 2. İbn ‘Abdi Rabbih, el-‘Ikdü’l-ferîd (I-IX), Beyrut, 1983. 3. İbnü’l-Cevzî, Ahbârü’z-zırâf ve'l-mütemâcinîn, Beyrut, 1997. 4. İbnü’l-Cevzî, Ahbârü’z-zırâf ve'l-mütemâcinîn, Beyrut, 1997 5. İbn Ebû ‘Avn, el-Ecvibetü’l-müskite, Kahire, 1983. 6. İbn Hamdûn, et-Tezkiretü’l-Hamdûniyye (I-X), Beyrut, 1996. 7. el-İbşîhî, el-Müstetraf fî külli fennin müstazraf (I-II), Beyrut, 1986 8. İsfehânî, Râgıb, Muhâdarâtü’l-üdebâ (I-II), Beyrut, 1999.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Students will be evaluated by written or test exams.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High