Courses for Fall 2021
| Title | Instructors | Location | Time | Description | Cross listings | Fulfills | Registration notes | Syllabus | Syllabus URL | ||
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| ANEL 440-401 | 1st Year Akkadian I | Joshua A. Jeffers | BENN 24 | MW 03:30 PM-05:00 PM | Introduction to the grammar of the Akkadian language with emphasis on developing skills in the cuneiform writing system and reading of selected texts. | ANEL640401 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=ANEL440401 | ||||
| ANEL 446-001 | Beginning Sumerian | Stephen J. Tinney | |||||||||
| ANEL 460-001 | Middle Egyptian | David P Silverman | Introduction to the grammar of Middle Egyptian. | ||||||||
| ANEL 540-001 | Akkadian Literary Texts | Joshua A. Jeffers | CANCELED | Readings in Akkadian literary texts from ancient Mesopotamia. | |||||||
| ANEL 563-401 | Old Egyptian | David P Silverman | CANCELED | This course is an introduction to the language of the Egyptian Old Kingdom. The grammar of the period will be introduced during the early part of the semester, using Ededl's ALTAGYPTISCHE GRAMMATIK as the basic reference. Other grammatical studies to be utilized will include works by Allen, Baer, Polotsky, Satzinger, Gilula, Doret, and Silverman. The majority of time in the course will be devoted to reading varied textual material: the unpublished inscriptions in the tomb of the Old Kingdom offical Kapure--on view in the collection of the University Museum; several autobiographical inscriptions as recorded by Sethe in URKUNDEN I; and a letter in hieratic (Baer, ZAS 93, 1966, 1-9). | AFRC563401 | ||||||
| ANEL 640-401 | 1st Year Akkadian I | Joshua A. Jeffers | BENN 24 | MW 03:30 PM-05:00 PM | Introduction to the grammar of the Akkadian language with emphasis on developing skills in the cuneiform writing system and reading of selected texts. | ANEL440401 | Undergraduates Need Permission | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=ANEL640401 | |||
| ARAB 031-401 | Elementary Arabic I | Emad El-Din Rushdie Ahmed | WILL 315 WILL 320 |
MW 10:15 AM-11:15 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM |
This is the beginners course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It will introduce you to the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. The course is proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course, students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale; in other words (using the terminology of the government's Foreign Service Institute), from 'incipient survival' to 'full' survival' in the native-speaking environment. | ARAB631401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | ||||
| ARAB 031-402 | Elementary Arabic I | Tarek Elsayed | BENN 24 BENN 140 |
MW 10:15 AM-11:15 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM |
This is the beginners course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It will introduce you to the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. The course is proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course, students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale; in other words (using the terminology of the government's Foreign Service Institute), from 'incipient survival' to 'full' survival' in the native-speaking environment. | ARAB631402 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | ||||
| ARAB 031-403 | Elementary Arabic I | Tarek Elsayed | BENN 24 BENN 24 |
MW 12:00 PM-01:00 PM TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM |
This is the beginners course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It will introduce you to the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. The course is proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course, students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale; in other words (using the terminology of the government's Foreign Service Institute), from 'incipient survival' to 'full' survival' in the native-speaking environment. | ARAB631403 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | ||||
| ARAB 033-401 | Intermediate Arabic III | MBArek Sryfi | WILL 24 WILL 3 |
MW 10:15 AM-11:15 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM |
This is the continuation of the Elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). This course is also proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that students range from Intermediate Low to Intermediate High according to the ACTFL scale. | ARAB633401 | |||||
| ARAB 033-402 | Intermediate Arabic III | Emad El-Din Rushdie Ahmed | BENN 20 BENN 139 |
MW 12:00 PM-01:00 PM TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM |
This is the continuation of the Elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). This course is also proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that students range from Intermediate Low to Intermediate High according to the ACTFL scale. | ARAB633402 | |||||
| ARAB 035-401 | Adv Intermed Arabic I | MBArek Sryfi | WILL 215 WILL 215 |
MW 08:30 AM-09:30 AM TR 08:30 AM-09:30 AM |
This is a proficiency-based course which builds on the lessons from Intermediate Arabic. Emphasis continues to be on all four language skills: Speaking, Listening, Reading, & Writing. The readings for the class are chosen from actual texts from both medieval and modern Arabic in a variety of fields and subjects. Students will be expected to give classroom presentations and to write short essays in Arabic. Evaluation will be both Achievement- and proficiency- based. | ARAB635401 | |||||
| ARAB 432-401 | Arab Belles-Lettres | Huda Fakhreddine | BENN 140 | TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM | This course aims to improve reading skills and vocabulary by introducing students to extensive passages taken from a variety of Arabic literary genres from all periods. Taught in MSA with writing assignments in MSA. | COML432401 | |||||
| ARAB 580-401 | Reading Arabic Manuscrpt: Reading Historical Arabic Manuscript | Ali B. Ali-Dinar | WILL 2 | W 03:30 PM-06:30 PM | Arabic language is used by many societies not only in communication but also in correspondence and in documenting the affairs of their daily lives. Arabic script is adopted by many groups whose native languages are not Arabic, in writing their languages before some moved to the Roman alphabet. In many historical documents specific style of writing and handwriting are dominant. This specificity is influenced by the dialectical variations, the historical development of each region and the level of Arabic literacy and use. The aims of this course which will focus on the Arabic writing tradition of Africa and the Middle East are as follows: (1) Reading and interpreting hand-written Arabic documents from Africa and the Middle East with focus on different historical eras. (2) In-depth understanding of the historical and language contexts of the selected documents. (3) Examining different handwriting styles that are in vogue in Africa and the Middle East. | AFRC509401 | |||||
| ARAB 631-401 | Elementary Arabic I | Emad El-Din Rushdie Ahmed | WILL 315 WILL 320 |
MW 10:15 AM-11:15 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM |
This is the beginner course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It will introduce you to the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. The course is proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course (ARAB 002) students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale; in other words (using the terminology of the government's Foreign Service Institute), from 'incipient survival' to 'full' survival' in the native-speaking environment. | ARAB031401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Undergraduates Need Permission |
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| ARAB 631-402 | Elementary Arabic I | Tarek Elsayed | BENN 24 BENN 140 |
MW 10:15 AM-11:15 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM |
This is the beginner course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It will introduce you to the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. The course is proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course (ARAB 002) students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale; in other words (using the terminology of the government's Foreign Service Institute), from 'incipient survival' to 'full' survival' in the native-speaking environment. | ARAB031402 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Undergraduates Need Permission |
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| ARAB 631-403 | Elementary Arabic I | Tarek Elsayed | BENN 24 BENN 24 |
MW 12:00 PM-01:00 PM TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM |
This is the beginner course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It will introduce you to the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. The course is proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course (ARAB 002) students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale; in other words (using the terminology of the government's Foreign Service Institute), from 'incipient survival' to 'full' survival' in the native-speaking environment. | ARAB031403 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Undergraduates Need Permission |
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| ARAB 633-401 | Intermediate Arabic III | MBArek Sryfi | WILL 24 WILL 3 |
MW 10:15 AM-11:15 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM |
This is the continuation of the Elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). This course is also proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. This is the continuation of ARAB031 and ARAB 032, the elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). This course is also proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. As in ARAB 031-032, evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that students range from Intermediate Low to Intermediate High according to the ACTFL scale. For the second semester: completion of the first semester or permission of the instructor. | ARAB033401 | Undergraduates Need Permission | ||||
| ARAB 633-402 | Intermediate Arabic III | Emad El-Din Rushdie Ahmed | BENN 20 BENN 139 |
MW 12:00 PM-01:00 PM TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM |
This is the continuation of the Elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). This course is also proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. This is the continuation of ARAB031 and ARAB 032, the elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). This course is also proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. As in ARAB 031-032, evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that students range from Intermediate Low to Intermediate High according to the ACTFL scale. For the second semester: completion of the first semester or permission of the instructor. | ARAB033402 | Undergraduates Need Permission | ||||
| ARAB 635-401 | Adv Intermed Arabic I | MBArek Sryfi | WILL 215 WILL 215 |
MW 08:30 AM-09:30 AM TR 08:30 AM-09:30 AM |
This is a proficiency-based course which continues from the first intermediate course, ARAB 033/034. Emphasis continues to be on all four language skills: Speaking, Listening, Reading, & Writing. The readings for the class are chosen from actual texts from both medieval and modern Arabic in a variety of fields and subjects. Students will be expected to give classroom presentations and to write short essays in Arabic. Evaluation will be both Achievement- and proficiency- based. For the second semester: completion of the first semester or permission of the instructor. | ARAB035401 | Undergraduates Need Permission | ||||
| HEBR 051-401 | Elem Modern Hebrew I | Ibrahim Miari | JAFF 113 LRSM 112B |
MW 10:15 AM-11:15 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:15 AM |
An introduction to the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew. This course assumes no previous knowledge of Hebrew. A grade of B- or higher is needed to continue in the language. | JWST051401, HEBR651401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR051401 | |||
| HEBR 051-402 | Elem Modern Hebrew I | Ibrahim Miari | WILL 217 WILL 217 |
MW 12:00 PM-01:00 PM TR 12:00 PM-01:00 PM |
An introduction to the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew. This course assumes no previous knowledge of Hebrew. A grade of B- or higher is needed to continue in the language. | JWST051402, HEBR651402 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR051402 | |||
| HEBR 052-401 | Elem Modern Hebrew II | Ibrahim Miari | WILL 705 | MTWR 01:45 PM-02:45 PM | A continuation of first semester Elementary Modern Hebrew, which assumes basic skills of reading and speaking and the use of the present tense. Open to all students who have completed one semester of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | JWST052401, HEBR652401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR052401 | |||
| HEBR 053-401 | Intrm Modern Hebrew III | Joseph L Benatov | MCNB 409 MCNB 409 |
MW 10:15 AM-11:15 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:15 AM |
Development of the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew on an intermediate level. Open to all students who have completed two semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | JWST053401, HEBR653401 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR053401 | ||||
| HEBR 053-402 | Intrm Modern Hebrew III | Joseph L Benatov | WILL 438 WILL 320 |
MW 12:00 PM-01:00 PM TR 12:00 PM-01:00 PM |
Development of the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew on an intermediate level. Open to all students who have completed two semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | JWST053402, HEBR653402 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR053402 | ||||
| HEBR 054-401 | Intrm Modern Hebrew IV | Joseph L Benatov | MCNB 409 WILL 27 |
MW 01:45 PM-02:45 PM TR 01:45 PM-02:45 PM |
This course constitutes the final semester of Intermediate Modern Hebrew. Hence, one of the main goals of the course is to prepare the students for the proficiency exam in Hebrew. Emphasis will be placed on grammar skills and ability to read literary texts. Open to all students who have completed three semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | JWST054401, HEBR654401 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR054401 | ||||
| HEBR 151-401 | Elem Biblical Hebrew I | Michael A. Carasik | DRLB 4E19 | MW 01:45 PM-03:15 PM | This course is an introduction to Biblical Hebrew. It assumes no prior knowledge, but students who can begin to acquire a reading knowledge of the Hebrew alphabet before class starts will find it extremely helpful. The course is the 1st of a 4-semester sequence whose purpose is to prepare students to take courses in Bible that demand a familiarity with the original language of the text. | JWST171401, JWST471401, HEBR451401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR151401 | |||
| HEBR 153-401 | Intermed Bibl Hebrew I: Intro Bibl Hebrew Prose | Michael A. Carasik | DRLB 4E19 | MW 03:30 PM-05:00 PM | This course will focus on using the grammar and vocabulary learned at the introductory level to enable students to read Biblical texts independently and take advanced Bible exegesis courses. We will also work on getting comfortable with the standard dictionaries, concordances, and grammars used by scholars of the Bible. We will concentrate on prose this semester, closely reading Ruth, Jonah, and other prose selections. We will begin to translate from English into Biblical Hebrew, and there will also be a unit on the punctuation marks used in the Bible. This is a suitable entry point for students who already have strong Hebrew skills. Prerequisite: If course requirement not met, permisison of instructor required. Sucessful completion of HEBR 152 or permission of the instructor. This course is the prerequisite for HEBR 154 (no one is "permitted" into that smester; you must take the previous semester course). | JWST173401, JWST473401, HEBR453401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR153401 | |||
| HEBR 451-401 | Elem Biblical Hebrew I | Michael A. Carasik | DRLB 4E19 | MW 01:45 PM-03:15 PM | This course is an introduction to Biblical Hebrew. It assumes no prior knowledge, but students who can begin to acquire a reading knowledge of the Hebrew alphabet before class starts will find it extremely helpful. The course is the 1st of a 4-semester sequence whose purpose is to prepare students to take courses in Bible that demand a familiarity with the original language of the text. | JWST171401, JWST471401, HEBR151401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR451401 | |||
| HEBR 453-401 | Intermed Bibl Hebrew I: Intro Bibl Hebrew Prose | Michael A. Carasik | DRLB 4E19 | MW 03:30 PM-05:00 PM | This course will focus on using the grammar and vocabulary learned at the introductory level to enable students to read Biblical texts independently and take advanced Bible exegesis courses. We will also work on getting comfortable with the standard dictionaries, concordances, and grammars used by scholars of the Bible. We will concentrate on prose this semester, closely reading Ruth, Jonah, and other prose selections. We will begin to translate from English into Biblical Hebrew, and there will also be a unit on the punctuation marks used in the Bible. This is a suitable entry point for students who already have strong Hebrew skills. | JWST173401, JWST473401, HEBR153401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR453401 | |||
| HEBR 651-401 | Elem Modern Hebrew I | Ibrahim Miari | JAFF 113 LRSM 112B |
MW 10:15 AM-11:15 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:15 AM |
An introduction to the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in Modern Hebrew. This course assumes no previous knowledge of Hebrew. | JWST051401, HEBR051401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Undergraduates Need Permission |
https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR651401 | |||
| HEBR 651-402 | Elem Modern Hebrew I | Ibrahim Miari | WILL 217 WILL 217 |
MW 12:00 PM-01:00 PM TR 12:00 PM-01:00 PM |
An introduction to the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in Modern Hebrew. This course assumes no previous knowledge of Hebrew. | JWST051402, HEBR051402 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Undergraduates Need Permission |
https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR651402 | |||
| HEBR 652-401 | Elem Modern Hebrew II | Ibrahim Miari | WILL 705 | MTWR 01:45 PM-02:45 PM | A continuation of HEBR 051, First Year Modern Hebrew, which assumes basic skills of reading and speaking and the use of the present tense. Open to all students who have completed one semester of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | JWST052401, HEBR052401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Undergraduates Need Permission |
https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR652401 | |||
| HEBR 653-401 | Intrm Modern Hebrew III | Joseph L Benatov | MCNB 409 MCNB 409 |
MW 10:15 AM-11:15 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:15 AM |
Development of the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in Modern Hebrew on an intermediate level. Open to all students who have completed two semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | JWST053401, HEBR053401 | Undergraduates Need Permission | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR653401 | |||
| HEBR 653-402 | Intrm Modern Hebrew III | Joseph L Benatov | WILL 438 WILL 320 |
MW 12:00 PM-01:00 PM TR 12:00 PM-01:00 PM |
Development of the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in Modern Hebrew on an intermediate level. Open to all students who have completed two semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | JWST053402, HEBR053402 | Undergraduates Need Permission | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR653402 | |||
| HEBR 654-401 | Intrm Modern Hebrew IV | Joseph L Benatov | MCNB 409 WILL 27 |
MW 01:45 PM-02:45 PM TR 01:45 PM-02:45 PM |
This course constitutes the final semester of Intermediate Modern Hebrew. Hence, one of the main goals of the course is to prepare the students for the proficiency exam in Hebrew. Emphasis will be placed on grammar skills and ability to read literary texts. Open to all students who have completed three semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | JWST054401, HEBR054401 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=HEBR654401 | ||||
| NELC 031-401 | Hist Mid East Since 1800 | Eve M. Troutt Powell | COLL 314 | MW 10:15 AM-11:15 AM | A survey of the modern Middle East with special emphasis on the experiences of ordinary men and women as articulated in biographies, novels, and regional case studies. Issues covered include the collapse of empires and the rise of a new state system following WWI, and the roots and consequences of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Iranian revolution and the U.S.-Iraq War. Themes include: the colonial encounter with Europe and the emergence of nationalist movements, the relationship between state and society, economic development and international relations, and religion and cultural identity. | HIST081401 | History & Tradition Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Recitation (see below) |
https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=NELC031401 | ||
| NELC 031-402 | History of the Middle East Since 1800 | Zeinab Eskandari | MCES 105 | F 10:15 AM-11:15 AM | A survey of the modern Middle East with special emphasis on the experiences of ordinary men and women as articulated in biographies, novels, and regional case studies. Issues covered include the collapse of empires and the rise of a new state system following WWI, and the roots and consequences of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Iranian revolution and the U.S.-Iraq War. Themes include: the colonial encounter with Europe and the emergence of nationalist movements, the relationship between state and society, economic development and international relations, and religion and cultural identity. | HIST081402 | Cross Cultural Analysis | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below) |
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| NELC 031-403 | History of the Middle East Since 1800 | Zeinab Eskandari | MCES 105 | F 12:00 PM-01:00 PM | A survey of the modern Middle East with special emphasis on the experiences of ordinary men and women as articulated in biographies, novels, and regional case studies. Issues covered include the collapse of empires and the rise of a new state system following WWI, and the roots and consequences of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Iranian revolution and the U.S.-Iraq War. Themes include: the colonial encounter with Europe and the emergence of nationalist movements, the relationship between state and society, economic development and international relations, and religion and cultural identity. | HIST081403 | Cross Cultural Analysis | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below) |
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| NELC 031-404 | History of the Middle East Since 1800 | Zeinab Eskandari | COLL 318 | R 05:15 PM-06:15 PM | A survey of the modern Middle East with special emphasis on the experiences of ordinary men and women as articulated in biographies, novels, and regional case studies. Issues covered include the collapse of empires and the rise of a new state system following WWI, and the roots and consequences of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Iranian revolution and the U.S.-Iraq War. Themes include: the colonial encounter with Europe and the emergence of nationalist movements, the relationship between state and society, economic development and international relations, and religion and cultural identity. | HIST081404 | Cross Cultural Analysis | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below) |
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| NELC 036-401 | Mideast Thru Many Lenses | Heather Sharkey | BENN 139 | T 01:45 PM-04:45 PM | This freshman seminar introduces the contemporary Middle East by drawing upon cutting-edge studies written from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. These include history, political science, and anthropology, as well as studies of mass media, sexuality, religion, urban life, and the environment. We will spend the first few weeks of the semester surveying major trends in modern Middle Eastern history. We will spend subsequent weeks intensively discussing assigned readings along with documentary films that we will watch in class. The semester will leave students with both a foundation in Middle Eastern studies and a sense of current directions in the field. | CIMS036401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | Course is available to Freshmen. Freshman Seminar |
https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=NELC036401 | ||
| NELC 052-401 | Med & Early Mod Jewry | Anne O Albert | COLL 318 | TR 03:30 PM-05:00 PM | Follow the journey of one global diaspora over a millennium of cultural, intellectual, social, and religious change. From the rise of Islam in the seventh century to the separation of church and state in the seventeenth, Jewish people were intimate parts of, and at the same time utterly othered by, the many societies in which they lived. This basic duality is at the heart of this course, exploring how Jewish religion and culture evolved in relationship with Muslim and Christian majorities. Students will develop an understanding of the rich dynamism of premodern Judaism and Jewish life, with an emphasis on global diversity and internal differentiation as well as change over time. We will look for threads of continuity and moments of transformation, decode illustrative texts, images, and documents (in English), and ask how the Judaism that faced modernity had been shaped by a staggering array of different cultural circumstances after antiquity. The course includes attention to anti-Jewish phenomena like expulsion and blood libel, but also at coexistence and creative cultural synthesis, avoiding any simplistic narrative and asking about their legacy in the present day. It will look at the Jewish past from the inside, including less familiar dimensions including philosophy, magic, messianism, and family life. | HIST140401, JWST157401 | History & Tradition Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
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| NELC 101-401 | Intro To Anc Near East | Virginia Herrmann | EDUC 200 | TR 03:30 PM-04:30 PM | The great pyramids and mysterious mummies of Egypt, the fabled Tower of Babel, and the laws of the Babylonian king Hammurabi are some of the things that might come to mind when you think of the ancient Near East. Yet these are only a very few of the many fascinating -- and at time perplexing -- aspects of the civilizations that flourished there c. 3300-300 BCE. This is where writing first developed, where people thought that the gods wrote down what would happen in the future on the lungs and livers of sacrificed sheep, and where people knew how to determine the length of hypotenuse a thousand years before the Greek Pythagoras was born. During this course, we will learn more about these other matters and discover their place in the cultures and civilizations of that area. This is an interdisciplinary survey of the history, society and culture of the ancient Near East, in particular Egypt and Mesopotamia, utilizing extensive readings from ancient texts in translation (including the Epic of Gilgamesh, "one of the great masterpieces of world literature"), but also making use of archaeological and art historical materials. The goal of the course is to gain an appreciation of the various societies of the time, to understand some of their great achievements, to become acquainted with some of the fascinating individuals of the time (such as Hatshepsut, "the women pharaoh," and Akhenaten, "the heretic king"), and to appreciate the rich heritage that they have left us. | ANCH025401, HIST024401 | History & Tradition Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Recitation (see below) |
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| NELC 101-402 | Introduction To the Ancient Near East | Virginia Herrmann | COHN 203 | F 10:15 AM-11:15 AM | The great pyramids and mysterious mummies of Egypt, the fabled Tower of Babel, and the laws of the Babylonian king Hammurabi are some of the things that might come to mind when you think of the ancient Near East. Yet these are only a very few of the many fascinating -- and at time perplexing -- aspects of the civilizations that flourished there c. 3300-300 BCE. This is where writing first developed, where people thought that the gods wrote down what would happen in the future on the lungs and livers of sacrificed sheep, and where people knew how to determine the length of hypotenuse a thousand years before the Greek Pythagoras was born. During this course, we will learn more about these other matters and discover their place in the cultures and civilizations of that area. This is an interdisciplinary survey of the history, society and culture of the ancient Near East, in particular Egypt and Mesopotamia, utilizing extensive readings from ancient texts in translation (including the Epic of Gilgamesh, "one of the great masterpieces of world literature"), but also making use of archaeological and art historical materials. The goal of the course is to gain an appreciation of the various societies of the time, to understand some of their great achievements, to become acquainted with some of the fascinating individuals of the time (such as Hatshepsut, "the women pharaoh," and Akhenaten, "the heretic king"), and to appreciate the rich heritage that they have left us. | ANCH025402, HIST024402 | Cross Cultural Analysis | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below) |
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| NELC 101-403 | Introduction To the Ancient Near East | Virginia Herrmann | WILL 201 | F 08:30 AM-09:30 AM | The great pyramids and mysterious mummies of Egypt, the fabled Tower of Babel, and the laws of the Babylonian king Hammurabi are some of the things that might come to mind when you think of the ancient Near East. Yet these are only a very few of the many fascinating -- and at time perplexing -- aspects of the civilizations that flourished there c. 3300-300 BCE. This is where writing first developed, where people thought that the gods wrote down what would happen in the future on the lungs and livers of sacrificed sheep, and where people knew how to determine the length of hypotenuse a thousand years before the Greek Pythagoras was born. During this course, we will learn more about these other matters and discover their place in the cultures and civilizations of that area. This is an interdisciplinary survey of the history, society and culture of the ancient Near East, in particular Egypt and Mesopotamia, utilizing extensive readings from ancient texts in translation (including the Epic of Gilgamesh, "one of the great masterpieces of world literature"), but also making use of archaeological and art historical materials. The goal of the course is to gain an appreciation of the various societies of the time, to understand some of their great achievements, to become acquainted with some of the fascinating individuals of the time (such as Hatshepsut, "the women pharaoh," and Akhenaten, "the heretic king"), and to appreciate the rich heritage that they have left us. | ANCH025403, HIST024403 | Cross Cultural Analysis | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below) |
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| NELC 101-404 | Introduction To the Ancient Near East | CANCELED | The great pyramids and mysterious mummies of Egypt, the fabled Tower of Babel, and the laws of the Babylonian king Hammurabi are some of the things that might come to mind when you think of the ancient Near East. Yet these are only a very few of the many fascinating -- and at time perplexing -- aspects of the civilizations that flourished there c. 3300-300 BCE. This is where writing first developed, where people thought that the gods wrote down what would happen in the future on the lungs and livers of sacrificed sheep, and where people knew how to determine the length of hypotenuse a thousand years before the Greek Pythagoras was born. During this course, we will learn more about these other matters and discover their place in the cultures and civilizations of that area. This is an interdisciplinary survey of the history, society and culture of the ancient Near East, in particular Egypt and Mesopotamia, utilizing extensive readings from ancient texts in translation (including the Epic of Gilgamesh, "one of the great masterpieces of world literature"), but also making use of archaeological and art historical materials. The goal of the course is to gain an appreciation of the various societies of the time, to understand some of their great achievements, to become acquainted with some of the fascinating individuals of the time (such as Hatshepsut, "the women pharaoh," and Akhenaten, "the heretic king"), and to appreciate the rich heritage that they have left us. | ANCH025404, HIST024404 | Cross Cultural Analysis | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below) |
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| NELC 111-401 | Water in the Middle East Throughout History | CANCELED | Water scarcity is one of most important problems facing much of the Middle East and North Africa today. These are arid regions, but human and natural systems have interacted to determine relative water scarcity and abundance at different times and places. This course examines the distribution of water resources throughout the Middle East and the archaeology and anthropology of water exploitation and management over the last 9000 years, looking at continuities and changes through time. Students will learn to make basic digital maps representing Middle Eastern hydro-geography and arguments about modern and historic water resources in the region. The class will cooperatively play an "irrigation management game" designed to familiarize personnel involved in the operation of irrigation schemes with the logistical and social issues involved in water management. We will engage with a variety of media, including academic readings, popular journalism, films, satellite imagery, and digital maps, in our quest to explore whether or not the past can inform present efforts to better manage modern water resources. The course is structured in units focused on each of the major hydro-environmental zones of the Middle East: the river valleys of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Levant, the internal basins of western Central Asia and the Levant, the deserts of Arabia and North Africa, highland zones in Yemen and Iran, and coastal marsh areas along the Persian Gulf. We will examine irrigation systems, water supply systems, and ways of life surrounding water sources known from ethnographic studies, history, and archaeological excavations. These data will allow us to engage with debates in Middle Eastern anthropology, including those concerning the relationship between water and political power, the environment in which the world's earliest cities arose, and the relevance of "lessons of the past" for present and potential future water crises and "water wars." In our final weeks, we will discuss archaeology and historical anthropology's contribution to conceptions of water "sustainability" and examine attempts to revive traditional/ancient technologies and attitudes about water. | Cross Cultural Analysis | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Freshman Seminar Humanities & Social Science Sector |
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| NELC 130-401 | Intro To the Qur'An | Joseph E. Lowry | PSYL A30 | TR 01:45 PM-03:15 PM | The goal of this course is to provide students with a general introduction to the holy scripture of the religion of Islam, the Qur'an. In particular, students will become familiar with various aspects of Qur'anic content and style, the significance of the Qur'an in Islamic tradition and religious practice, scholarly debates about the history of its text, and contemporary interpretations of it. Through close readings of a wide range of passages and short research assignments, students will gain first-hand knowledge of the Qur'an's treatment of prophecy, law, the Biblical tradition, and many other topics. No previous background in Islamic studies or Arabic language is required for this course. | RELS140401 | Humanities & Social Science Sector | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=NELC130401 | |||
| NELC 132-301 | Jews and Christians | Simcha Gross | WILL 305 | T 03:30 PM-06:30 PM | The first few centuries of the Common Era witnessed one of the most important developments in religious history: the formation of both Judaism and Christianity. According to the traditional understanding of the formation of these groups, Judaism was an ancient religion, extending from the time of the Bible, and Christianity was a small upstart that "parted ways" from Judaism and eventually emerged as a major world religion all on its own. After their parting, according to this understanding, Judaism and Christianity were almost exclusively hostile to one another. In recent years, however, the traditional understanding has been challenged and largely dismantled. It is now clear that both groups continued to define and redefine themselves in dialogue and/or competition with the other; that Judaism itself is formed alongside Christianity in this period; that lines between the groups remained blurry for centuries; that the discourse of an early and total "parting" was created in large part by elite men describing and creating the "parting" they hoped for; that Jews and Christians interacted in ways that were not hostile but in fact productive and positive. In this course, we will study the ways that Judaism and Christianity continued to overlap throughout antiquity, as well as the many discourses that were applied to draw lines between these overlapping groups and to cause them to "part". While the content of the course will focus on Judaism and Christianity, the implications of our investigation apply to the definition, evolution, growth, and other issues that attend groups and their formation in both antiquity and the present. The course will address larger questions related to how history and rhetoric are fashioned, how identities are shaped in conversation with each other, how orthodoxies are formed and challenged, and more. | JWST133301 | |||||
| NELC 132-401 | Jews and Christians | Simcha Gross | CANCELED | The first few centuries of the Common Era witnessed one of the most important developments in religious history: the formation of both Judaism and Christianity. According to the traditional understanding of the formation of these groups, Judaism was an ancient religion, extending from the time of the Bible, and Christianity was a small upstart that "parted ways" from Judaism and eventually emerged as a major world religion all on its own. After their parting, according to this understanding, Judaism and Christianity were almost exclusively hostile to one another. In recent years, however, the traditional understanding has been challenged and largely dismantled. It is now clear that both groups continued to define and redefine themselves in dialogue and/or competition with the other; that Judaism itself is formed alongside Christianity in this period; that lines between the groups remained blurry for centuries; that the discourse of an early and total "parting" was created in large part by elite men describing and creating the "parting" they hoped for; that Jews and Christians interacted in ways that were not hostile but in fact productive and positive. In this course, we will study the ways that Judaism and Christianity continued to overlap throughout antiquity, as well as the many discourses that were applied to draw lines between these overlapping groups and to cause them to "part". While the content of the course will focus on Judaism and Christianity, the implications of our investigation apply to the definition, evolution, growth, and other issues that attend groups and their formation in both antiquity and the present. The course will address larger questions related to how history and rhetoric are fashioned, how identities are shaped in conversation with each other, how orthodoxies are formed and challenged, and more. | |||||||
| NELC 148-401 | Warriors,Concubines,And Converts: the Ottoman Empire in the Mid East & Euro | Oscar Aguirre Mandujano | CANCELED | For almost six hundred years, the Ottomans ruled most of the Balkans and the Middle East. From their bases in Anatolia, Ottoman armies advanced into the Balkans, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq, constantly challenging the borders of neighboring European and Islamicate empires. By the end of the seventeenth century, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Cairo, Baghdad, Sarajevo, Budapest, and nearly Vienna came under Ottoman rule. As the empire expanded into Europe and the Middle East, the balance of imperial power shifted from warriors to converts, concubines, and intellectuals. This course examines the expansion of the Ottoman sultanate from a local principality into a sprawling empire with a sophisticated bureaucracy; it also investigates the social, cultural, and intellectual developments that accompanied the long arc of the empire's rise and fall. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify and discuss major currents of change in the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East. The student will have a better understanding of the roles of power, ideology, diplomacy, and gender in the construction of empire and a refined appreciation for diverse techniques of historical analysis. | HIST148401 | History & Tradition Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
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| NELC 149-401 | Filming the Middle East | Eve M. Troutt Powell | CANCELED | This course will take us through the history of the modern Middle East as told by the region's many film-makers. We will explore how cinema developed and grew throughout countries like Egypt, Iran, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine. Unusually for a typical course on the Middle East, we will also pay close attention to North Africa's film industry, with a deep exploration of the cinema of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. Sudanese films will be an important part of our study as well. What does it mean to have a national cinema? Many of these countries' film industries grew under European occupation and colonialism. With independence, were more markets available to Middle Eastern films? Where did directors and screenwriters train? Who were the intended audiences for these films? We will watch canonical films from the region, many of which focus on or reflect the political turmoil and aftermath of wars. But we will also examine the lightness of comedies, which were usually much more popular with Middle Eastern audiences, and which reveal every bit as much about the region's histories. And we will watch and discuss a phenomenon not found in Western cinema - the Ramadan soap operas and historical reenactments that are unique to the Middle East. | HIST149401, CIMS149401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | |||||
| NELC 150-401 | Intro To the Bible | Yael Landman | STIT B6 | TR 05:15 PM-06:45 PM | An introduction to the major themes and ideas of the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament), with attention to the contributions of archaeology and modern Biblical scholarship, including Biblical criticism and the response to it in Judaism and Christianity. All readings are in English. | RELS150401, JWST150401, NELC450401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Humanities & Social Science Sector |
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| NELC 160-401 | The Making of Scripture | Simcha Gross | GLAB 102 | TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | The Bible as we know it is the product of a lengthy process of development, elaboration, contest, and debate. Rather than a foregone conclusion, the process by which the texts and traditions within the bible, and the status ascribed to them, was turbulent and uncertain. This course examines that process, examining the Bible, traditions and communities from the Second Temple Period - such as the Dead Sea Scrolls and Community - that rewrote, reconsidered, revised, or rejected now well-recognized figures and stories, and constructed distinct ideas of what was considered scripture and how it should be approached. Even as the bible began to resemble the corpus as we now know it, interpretive strategies rendered it entirely different, such as Hellenistic Allegorizers, working from the platonic tradition, rabbinic readers who had an entirely different set of hermeneutics, early Christians, who offered different strategies for reading the "Old" and "New" Testaments alongside one another (and employing categories like "Old" and "New," themselves constituting a new attitude and relationship to and between these texts), and lastly early Muslim readers, who embraced many of the stories in the Bible, altered others, and debated the status of these corpuses under Islam. | RELS165401, JWST160401 | |||||
| NELC 166-401 | Religion Ancient Egypt | David P Silverman | MUSE 328 | MW 01:45 PM-03:15 PM | Weekly lectures (some of which will be illustrated) and a field trip to the University Museum's Egyptian Section. The multifaceted approach to the subject matter covers such topics as funerary literature and religion, cults, magic religious art and architecture, and the religion of daily life. | RELS114401, NELC468401 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=NELC166401 | ||||
| NELC 180-401 | Narrative Across Culture | Ania Loomba | BENN 201 | MW 03:30 PM-05:00 PM | The purpose of this course is to present a variety of narrative genres and to discuss and illustrate the modes whereby they can be analyzed. We will be looking at shorter types of narrative: short stories, novellas, and fables, and also some extracts from longer works such as autobiographies. While some works will come from the Anglo-American tradition, a larger number will be selected from European and non-Western cultural traditions and from earlier time-periods. The course will thus offer ample opportunity for the exploration of the translation of cultural values in a comparative perspective. | THAR105401, SAST124401, COML125401, ENGL103401 | Arts & Letters Sector | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=NELC180401 | |||
| NELC 183-401 | Food and Fire | Katherine M Moore | MUSE WDNR | MW 01:45 PM-02:45 PM | This course will let students explore the essential heritage of human technology through archaeology. People have been transforming their environment from the first use of fire for cooking. Since then, humans have adapted to the world they created using the resources around them. We use artifacts to understand how the archaeological record can be used to trace breakthroughs such as breaking stone and bone, baking bread, weaving cloth and firing pottery and metals. The seminar will meet in the Penn Museum's new Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials. Students will become familiar with the Museum's collections and the scientific methods used to study different materials. Class sessions will include discussions, guest presentations, museum field trips, and hands-on experience in the laboratory. | ANTH148401, CLST148401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Humanities & Social Science Sector Registration also required for Recitation (see below) |
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| NELC 183-402 | Food and Fire: Archaeology in the Laboratory | Moriah Gale Mckenna | MUSE 190 | R 01:45 PM-02:45 PM | This course will let students explore the essential heritage of human technology through archaeology. People have been transforming their environment from the first use of fire for cooking. Since then, humans have adapted to the world they created using the resources around them. We use artifacts to understand how the archaeological record can be used to trace breakthroughs such as breaking stone and bone, baking bread, weaving cloth and firing pottery and metals. The seminar will meet in the Penn Museum's new Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials. Students will become familiar with the Museum's collections and the scientific methods used to study different materials. Class sessions will include discussions, guest presentations, museum field trips, and hands-on experience in the laboratory. | ANTH148402, CLST148402 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info Registration also required for Lecture (see below) |
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| NELC 183-403 | Food and Fire: Archaeology in the Laboratory | Moriah Gale Mckenna | MUSE 190 | R 03:30 PM-04:30 PM | This course will let students explore the essential heritage of human technology through archaeology. People have been transforming their environment from the first use of fire for cooking. Since then, humans have adapted to the world they created using the resources around them. We use artifacts to understand how the archaeological record can be used to trace breakthroughs such as breaking stone and bone, baking bread, weaving cloth and firing pottery and metals. The seminar will meet in the Penn Museum's new Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials. Students will become familiar with the Museum's collections and the scientific methods used to study different materials. Class sessions will include discussions, guest presentations, museum field trips, and hands-on experience in the laboratory. | ANTH148403, CLST148403 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info Registration also required for Lecture (see below) |
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| NELC 183-404 | Food and Fire: Archaeology in the Laboratory | Eric Thomas Hubbard | MUSE 190 | F 12:00 PM-01:00 PM | This course will let students explore the essential heritage of human technology through archaeology. People have been transforming their environment from the first use of fire for cooking. Since then, humans have adapted to the world they created using the resources around them. We use artifacts to understand how the archaeological record can be used to trace breakthroughs such as breaking stone and bone, baking bread, weaving cloth and firing pottery and metals. The seminar will meet in the Penn Museum's new Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials. Students will become familiar with the Museum's collections and the scientific methods used to study different materials. Class sessions will include discussions, guest presentations, museum field trips, and hands-on experience in the laboratory. | ANTH148404, CLST148404 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info Registration also required for Lecture (see below) |
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| NELC 183-405 | Food and Fire: Archaeology in the Laboratory | Eric Thomas Hubbard | MUSE 190 | F 01:45 PM-02:45 PM | This course will let students explore the essential heritage of human technology through archaeology. People have been transforming their environment from the first use of fire for cooking. Since then, humans have adapted to the world they created using the resources around them. We use artifacts to understand how the archaeological record can be used to trace breakthroughs such as breaking stone and bone, baking bread, weaving cloth and firing pottery and metals. The seminar will meet in the Penn Museum's new Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials. Students will become familiar with the Museum's collections and the scientific methods used to study different materials. Class sessions will include discussions, guest presentations, museum field trips, and hands-on experience in the laboratory. | ANTH148405, CLST148405 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info Registration also required for Lecture (see below) |
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| NELC 184-401 | Islam in Modern World | Jamal J. Elias | BENN 231 | TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | This course key issues facing Muslims in the modern world with an emphasis on gaining an understanding of how Muslims view themselves and the world in which they live. Beginning with a discussion of the impact of colonialism, we will examine Islamic ideas and trends from the late colonial period until the present. Readings include religious, political and literary writings by important Muslim figures and focus on pressing issues in the Islamic world an beyond: the place of religion in modern national politics; the changing status of women; constructions of sexuality (including masculinity); pressing issues in bioethics; Islam, race and immigration in America; the role of violence; and the manifestations of religion in popular culture. | RELS146401, SAST146401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Humanities & Social Science Sector |
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| NELC 222-401 | Art of Ancient Iran | Holly Pittman | JAFF 104 | TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM | This course offers a survey of ancient Iranian art and culture from the painted pottery cultures of the Neolithic era to the monuments of the Persian Empire. Particular emphasis is placed on the Early Bronze Age. | ARTH222401, ARTH622401, AAMW622401, NELC622401 | |||||
| NELC 250-401 | Bible in Translation: Kings | CANCELED | This course introduces students to one specific Book of the Hebrew Bible. "The Bible in Translation" involves an in-depth reading of a biblical source against the background of contemporary scholarship. Depending on the book under discussion, this may also involve a contextual reading with other biblical books and the textual sources of the ancient Near East. Although no prerequisites are required, this class is a perfect follow-up course to "Intro to the Bible." | RELS224401, JWST255401, NELC550401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Permission Needed From Department |
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| NELC 258-401 | Jewish Folklore | Dan Ben-Amos | WILL 28 | TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | The Jews are among the few nations and ethnic groups whose oral tradition occurs in literary and religious texts dating back more than two thousand years. This tradition changed and diversified over the years in terms of the migrations of Jews into different countries and the historical, social, and cultural changes that these countries underwent. The course attempts to capture the historical and ethnic diversity of Jewish Folklore in a variety of oral literary forms. | JWST260401, COML283401, FOLK280401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | |||
| NELC 266-401 | Hist of Anc Egypt | Josef W Wegner | WILL 27 | TR 03:30 PM-05:00 PM | Review and discussion of the principal aspects of ancient Egyptian history, 3000-500 BC. | NELC666401 | |||||
| NELC 282-401 | Iran, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf | Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet | MCES 105 | M 12:00 PM-03:00 PM | This seminar offers an introduction to Muslim political thought. Chrnologically the course ranges from the medieval period to the present. Particular attention will be given in the later part of the coruse to the renaissance of Muslim potical thought in recent years and to the development of politicial Islam, including the work of such thinkers as Said Qutb and Hasan Turabi. We will also study the roots of this renaissance in classical philosophy of the medieval period (Al Farabi, Al Ghazali, Ibn Khaldun, Ibn Tufayl) and the liberal age. | HIST232401 | |||||
| NELC 284-401 | The Material World in Archaeological Science | Marie-Claude Boileau Deborah I Olszewski |
MUSE 190 | TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | In this course, we will study the history of the Hellenistic and Roman period a from a Near Eastern perspective. From the conquests of Alexander the Great to the end of Roman rule in late antiquity, this region was the scene of conflicts, but also of peaceful and fruitful interactions between Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Jews, Syrians, Arabs and many other societies. What was the impact of Greek and Roman rule and how did the inhabitants of the region react to these fundamental changes? On the other hand, how did they influence the culture and worldview of their conquerors? We will use historical texts, documents and archaeological evidence to discuss the political, cultural and religious encounters that made the Near East a key region of Greco-Roman history. All texts will be discussed in translation. No prerequisites, although it would be useful to have taken ANCH 026 and/or ANCH 027. | ANTH221401, ANTH521401, ARTH230401, CLST244401, NELC584401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info |
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| NELC 292-401 | World Heritage in Global Conflict | Lynn M. Meskell | MUSE 329 | W 01:45 PM-04:45 PM | Heritage is always political. Such a statement might refer to the everyday politics of local stakeholder interests on one end of the spectrum, or the volatile politics of destruction and erasure of heritage during conflict, on the other. If heritage is always political then one might expect that the workings of World Heritage might be especially fraught given the international dimension. In particular, the intergovernmental system of UNESCO World Heritage must navigate the inherent tension between state sovereignty and nationalist interests and the wider concerns of a universal regime. The World Heritage List has almost 1200 properties has many such contentious examples, including sites in Iraq, Mali, Syria, Crimea, Palestine, Armenia and Cambodia. As an organization UNESCO was born of war with an explicit mission to end global conflict and help the world rebuild materially and morally yet has found its own history increasingly entwined with that of international politics and violence. | CLST284401, ANTH584401, HSPV584401, ANTH284401 | |||||
| NELC 336-401 | Revolutions and Social Movements in the Modern Middle East | WILL 844 | W 03:30 PM-06:30 PM | This seminar views the phenomenon of nationalism as it affected the modern Middle East in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Together we will consider the diverse components of nationalism, including religion, language, territorial loyalty, and ethnicity, and test the thesis that nations are "imagined communities" built on "invented traditions." At the same time, we will examine other forms of communal identity that transcend national borders or flourish on more localized scales. This class approaches nationalism and communal identity as complex products of cultural, political, and social forces, and places Middle Eastern experiences within a global context. Students must take a survey of modern Middle Eastern history or politics before enrolling in this class. This class is intended for juniors, seniors, and graduate students. | NELC536401 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=NELC336401 | |||||
| NELC 362-401 | Int Digital Archaeology | Jason Herrmann | MUSE 190 | MW 03:30 PM-05:00 PM | Digital methodologies are now an integral part of archaeological practice and archaeologists are now expected to possess basic computing skills and be familiar with a range of data collection, analysis and visualization techniques. This course will use case studies and applied learning opportunities centered on a course project to explore a broad array of digital approaches in archaeology. The technological underpinnings, professional procedures, and influences on archaeological practice and theory will be discussed for each method covered in the course. Applied learning opportunities in digital data collection methods will include aerial and satellite image analysis, global navigation satellite system (GNSS) survey, 3D scanning methods, close-range photogrammetry, and near-surface geophysical prospection. Students will also have opportunities for practical experience in digital database design and management, geographic information science (GIS) and 3D visualization. Students will communicate the results of the course project in a digital story that will be presented at the end of the term. Prior archaeological classwork and/or experience preferred. | AAMW562401, ANTH362401, ANTH562401, CLST562401, CLST362401 | An Academically Based Community Serv Course | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=NELC362401 | |||
| NELC 401-401 | Beginning Hindi-Urdu - Part I | Josh Pien | WILL 216 | MTWR 12:00 PM-01:00 PM | This is a systematic introduction to Urdu language and culture for beginners. The course aims at developing listening and comprehension and a real life interactive speaking ability in a variety of everyday topics. The Urdu script is introduced from the beginning. The target language is presented in its total socio cultural context for achieving a meaningful and operational control of languages. Students acquire basic rules for structural and socio - cultural appropriateness. Students are expected to learn a vocabulary of about 1200 words during the semester. The final evaluation will be based on class participation, performance in quizzes and tests and completed assignments. | URDU401401, HIND400401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | ||||
| NELC 431-401 | Advanced Urdu | WILL 320 | TR 01:45 PM-03:15 PM | This course is designed to give in-depth exposure to some of the finest works of classical and modern Urdu prose and poetry along with the historical and socio-political trends they represent. Figures covered range from Ghalib (b.1797) to Faiz, Fehmida Riaz, and post 9/11 Urdu prose and poetry. The course is open to both undergraduates and graduate students, subject to having intermediate level proficiency. The course is repeatable, and hte content changes every semester. Multi-media content such as music, videos, blogs etc. will be actively incorporated. Every effort will be made to accommidate individual interests. Students are encouraged to contact the instructor with any questions, or if they are unsure about eligibility. | URDU431401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | |||||
| NELC 450-401 | Intro To the Bible | Yael Landman | STIT B6 | TR 05:15 PM-06:45 PM | An introduction to the major themes and ideas of the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament), with attention to the contributions of archaeology and modern Biblical scholarship, including Biblical criticism and the response to it in Judaism and Christianity. All readings are in English. | RELS150401, JWST150401, NELC150401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Humanities & Social Science Sector |
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| NELC 459-401 | Prose Narrative | Dan Ben-Amos | CANCELED | Historical, literary, comparative, and ethnographic methods contribute to study of prose narratives which were told in oral societies in antiquity and in modern times and were documented in literary societies for different purposes. Oral storytellers, both professional and amateurs, performed them in private and public spaces. Their recording from antiquity to modern times became an integral element of modern life in general and in education and arts in particular. The storytellers, their performances in oral and literary cultures, their genres, and their symbolic meanings are the subjects of the course, together with the analytical methods that help mapping their distribution worldwide. | FOLK459401 | ||||||
| NELC 468-401 | Religion Ancient Egypt | David P Silverman | MUSE 328 | MW 01:45 PM-03:15 PM | Weekly lectures (some of which will be illustrated) and a field trip to the University Museum's Egyptian Section. The multifaceted approach to the subject matter covers such topics as funerary literature and religion, cults, magic religious art and architecture, and the religion of daily life. | RELS114401, NELC166401 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=NELC468401 | ||||
| NELC 502-401 | Mesopotamia 2200-1600 Bce | Stephen J. Tinney Holly Pittman |
JAFF 113 | T 03:30 PM-06:30 PM | This seminar style class will focus on two canonical periods of Mesopotamian history from 2100-1600 BCE. It is structured to examine fundamental institutions of kingship, religion, economy, law and literature. Practices well established in Sumer by the end of the third millennium evolved during the first half of the second millennium BCE when Amorite speaking peoples assume central roles in Mesopotamian institutions. The class will be structured around case studies engaging key monuments of art, architecture and literature. It will be team-taught by Prof. Pittman, focusing on material remains and visual arts and by Prof. Steve Tinney who brings expertise to the rich cuneiform textual traditions. | ARTH524401, AAMW521401, ANTH524401 | |||||
| NELC 536-401 | Revolutions and Social Movements in the Modern Middle East | WILL 844 | W 03:30 PM-06:30 PM | This seminar views the phenomenon of nationalism as it affected the modern Middle East in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Together we will consider the diverse components of nationalism, including religion, language, territorial loyalty, and ethnicity, and test the thesis that nations are "imagined communities" built on "invented traditions." At the same time, we will examine other forms of communal identity that transcend national borders or flourish on more localized scales. This class approaches nationalism and communal identity as complex products of cultural, political, and social forces, and places Middle Eastern experiences within a global context. | NELC336401 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=NELC536401 | |||||
| NELC 550-401 | Bible in Translation: Kings | CANCELED | This course introduces undergraduates and graduate students to one specific Book of the Hebrew Bible. "The Bible in Translation" involves an in-depth reading of a biblical source against the background of contemporary scholarship. Depending on the book under discussion, this may also involve a contextual reading with other biblical books and the textual sources of the ancient Near East. Although no prerequisites are required, NELC 250 is a perfect follow-up course for NELC 150 "Intro to the Bible." | RELS224401, JWST255401, NELC250401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | |||||
| NELC 567-301 | Sem Egypt Archaeol& Hist | Josef W Wegner | CANCELED | Specific topics will vary from year to year. | |||||||
| NELC 584-401 | The Material World in Archaeological Science | Marie-Claude Boileau Deborah I Olszewski |
MUSE 190 | TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | ANTH221401, ANTH521401, ARTH230401, CLST244401, NELC284401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Undergraduates Need Permission Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info |
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| NELC 585-401 | Archaeobotany Seminar | Chantel E. White | MUSE 190 | T 01:45 PM-04:45 PM | In this course we will approach the relationship between plants and people from archaeological and anthropological perspectives in order to investigate diverse plant consumption, use, and management strategies. Topics will include: archaeological formation processes, archaeobotanical sampling and recovery, lab sorting and identification, quantification methods, and archaeobotany as a means of preserving cultural heritage. Students will learn both field procedures and laboratory methods of archaeobotany through a series of hands-on activities and lab-based experiments. The final research project will involve an original in-depth analysis and interpretation of archaeobotanical specimens. By the end of the course, students will feel comfortable reading and evaluating archaeobotanical literature and will have a solid understanding of how archaeobotanists interpret human activities of the past. | ANTH533401, AAMW539401, CLST543401 | Undergraduates Need Permission Contact Dept Or Instructor For Classrm Info |
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| NELC 608-401 | Worlds of Late Antiquity | Campbell A. Grey Reyhan Durmaz |
DRLB 4E19 | T 01:45 PM-04:45 PM | The period between the third and eighth centuries - from the Tetrarchy led by Diocletian to the rise of Umayyad Caliphate - is characteristically regarded as a period of ferment and change, whether that be on the still-influential model of Decline and Fall first proposed by Edward Gibbon in the eighteenth century or the somewhat less deterministic account of transformation favored by Peter Brown in the late twentieth. These narratives tend to emphasize the large-scale processes that played out over these centuries, such as the florescence and fragmentation of two world empires; the emergence of two highly influential monotheistic religions of the book; and the codification of legal systems that continue to dominate contemporary practices and theories of law. Equally, what characterizes these centuries is the particular granularity and character of the textual and archaeological evidence that exists for the functioning of this world at the micro-scale, as against the periods that preceded and followed. This course traces the social, economic, cultural, and religious institutions and processes that make this period distinctive, explores the nature of the evidence for those institutions and processes, and exposes to scrutiny the assumptions and preconceptions that underpin the scholarly narratives that have been constructed about them. | RELS608401, ANCH608401 | |||||
| NELC 622-401 | Art of Ancient Iran | Holly Pittman | JAFF 104 | TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM | This course offers a survey of ancient Iranian art and culture from the painted pottery cultures of the Neolithic era to the monuments of the Persian Empire. Particular emphasis is placed on the Early Bronze Age. | ARTH222401, ARTH622401, AAMW622401, NELC222401 | |||||
| NELC 633-301 | Sel Topics Arabic Lit: Sufism and Arabic Poetry | Huda Fakhreddine | W 01:45 PM-04:45 PM | This is the graduate seminar course in which a variety of aspects of Arabic literature studies are covered at the advanced graduate level. Students in this course are expected to be able to read large amounts of literature in Arabic on a weekly basis and to be able to discuss them critically during the class itself. Topics are chosen to reflect student interest. Recent topics have included: 1001 NIGHTS; the short story; the novel; MAQAMAT; classical ADAB prose; the drama; the novella; modern Arabic poetry. | |||||||
| NELC 638-401 | Approaches Islamic Law | Joseph E. Lowry | COHN 204 | M 01:45 PM-04:45 PM | This course aims to introduce students to the study of Islamic law, the all-embracing sacred law of Islam. In this course we will attempt to consider many different facets of the historical, doctrinal, institutional and social complexity of Islamic law. In addition, the various approaches that have been taken to the study of these aspects of Islamic law will be analyzed. The focus will be mostly, though not exclusively, on classical Islamic law. Specific topics covered include the beginnings of legal thought in Islam, various areas of Islamic positive law (substantive law), public and private legal institutions, Islamic legal theory, and issues in the contemporary development and application of Islamic law. Prerequisite: Some background knowledge about Islam is an asset. | RELS648401 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=NELC638401 | ||||
| NELC 666-401 | Hist of Anc Egypt | Josef W Wegner | WILL 27 | TR 03:30 PM-05:00 PM | Review and discussion of the principal aspects of ancient Egyptian history, 3000-500 BC. | NELC266401 | |||||
| PERS 010-680 | Persian Heritage Spkrs I | Mahyar Entezari | CANCELED | Persian for Heritage Speakers is conducted in Persian and designed to help you strengthen your skills by learning not only to read and write, but also to engage in more complex forms of discourse in Persian. In this course, we will begin to address a variety of topics in order to increase your proficiency in linguistic as well as cultural terms. Emphasis is placed on actively using the language for interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Therefore, English is restricted. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are integrated into the course, as are culture, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Prerequisite: Students must be proficient in spoken Persian (whether Farsi or Dari), and lack reading and writing skills. | |||||||
| PERS 011-401 | Elem Persian I | Mahyar Entezari | DRLB 4C6 DRLB 4C6 |
TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM W 12:00 PM-01:00 PM |
This course is designed to help you start learning Persian and to give you the necessary tools to continue your study of Persian. This course introduces the Persian alphabet alongside grammar and vocabulary. Emphasis is placed on actively using the language for interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication. The four language skills (i.e., listening, speaking, reading and writing) as well as pronunciation and culture are integrated into the curriculum. There is no prerequisite. | PERS611401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=PERS011401 | |||
| PERS 013-401 | Intermed Persian I | Mahyar Entezari | WILL 202 | TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | This course is conducted in Persian and designed to help you continue expanding upon what you have learned in Elementary Persian II (PERS-012). In this course, we will begin to address a broader variety of cultural topics in order to increase your proficiency in linguistic as well as cultural terms. Emphasis is placed on actively using the language for interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Therefore use of English is restricted. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are integrated into the course, as are culture, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Students must either have successfully completed PERS 012 or take the departmental placement exam. | PERS613401 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=PERS013401 | ||||
| PERS 015-680 | Advanced Persian I | Azita Hamedani Kamkar | COLL 315A | MW 03:30 PM-05:00 PM | PERS615680 | Prior Language Experience Required | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=PERS015680 | ||||
| PERS 611-401 | Elem Persian I | Mahyar Entezari | DRLB 4C6 DRLB 4C6 |
TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM W 12:00 PM-01:00 PM |
This course is designed to help you start learning Persian and to give you the necessary tools to continue your study of Persian. This course introduces the Persian alphabet alongside grammar and vocabulary. Emphasis is placed on actively using the language for interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication. The four language skills (i.e., listening, speaking, reading and writing) as well as pronunciation and culture are integrated into the curriculum. There is no prerequisite. | PERS011401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=PERS611401 | |||
| PERS 613-401 | Intermed Persian I | Mahyar Entezari | WILL 202 | TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | This course is conducted in Persian and designed to help you continue expanding upon what you have learned in Elementary Persian II (PERS-012). In this course, we will begin to address a broader variety of cultural topics in order to increase your proficiency in linguistic as well as cultural terms. Emphasis is placed on actively using the language for interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Therefore use of English is restricted. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are integrated into the course, as are culture, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Students must either have successfully completed PERS 612 or take the departmental placement exam. | PERS013401 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=PERS613401 | ||||
| PERS 615-680 | Advanced Persian I | Azita Hamedani Kamkar | COLL 315A | MW 03:30 PM-05:00 PM | PERS015680 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=PERS615680 | |||||
| TURK 021-401 | Elementary Turkish I | Feride Servet Hatiboglu | WILL 723 | TR 12:00 PM-01:45 PM | This is a course for beginners who have no previous knowledge of Turkish. Using a communicative approach, Elementary Turkish introduces basic vocabulary and grammar rules and focuses on building language competencies in listening, reading, speaking and writing. By the end of the course, students will be able to participate in simple conversations, to know daily expressions, and will understand simple dialogues in day-to-day context and will be able to count and tell time. Will be able to speak about events that happened in the past and express plans for the future. Students will also develop writing strategies that will allow them to write simple letters and fill in commonly-used forms. | TURK621401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=TURK021401 | |||
| TURK 023-401 | Intermed Turkish I | Feride Servet Hatiboglu | WILL 723 | TR 10:15 AM-12:00 PM | A continuation of elementary Turkish, with emphasis on grammar and reading. This course is for students who have previous knowledge of Turkish or students who have completed Elementary Turkish I and II. This course is designed to improve students' writing and speaking competence, to increase vocabulary, to deepen grammar usage and to help develop effective reading and listening strategies in Turkish. Students' Turkish language proficiency and cultural awareness and knowledge will increase by exposing to autentic materials and coursework. and in order give them cultural knowledge, students are exposed to authentic materials. | TURK623401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Prior Language Experience Required |
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| TURK 031-680 | Elementary Uzbek I | CANCELED | Designed to cover beginning college levels of language instruction, Uzbek: An Elementary Textbook provides learners and instructors with a wide selection of materials and task-oriented activities to facilitate the development of language learning. It offers a thematically organized and integrative approach to the Uzbek language and its culture, including a functional approach to grammar, an emphasis on integrated skills development, and the use of authentic materials such as videos filmed in various regions of Uzbekistan.Uzbek: An Elementary Textbook contains one CD-ROM that includes authentic audio and video materials to accompany the text and integrated, interactive exercises and games, all in Flash format and all of which are keyed to the textbook. It includes a supplementary Cyrillic reader, an extensive glossary, and four-color illustrations and photographs throughout. | TURK631680 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Crse Online: Sync & Async Components |
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| TURK 121-680 | Adv Turkish Cult&Media I | Feride Servet Hatiboglu | WILL 301 | T 05:15 PM-07:15 PM | This course is for students who are from all different levels of Turkish knowledge. They are expected to write and talk about Turkish movies, culture, politics according to their own level and pace. They will talk to Turkish visitors and interview them. Turkish movies will be the part of the course and once a month, students will watch a Turkish movie and analyze it. Discussions will take place and students will write essays about the movie. This course is designed with a technology-rich, project based approach. The materials will go beyond instruction in grammar and vocabulary to support the acquisition of socio-cultural pragmatics, and intercultural learning. | TURK521680 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=TURK121680 | ||||
| TURK 521-680 | Adv Turkish Cult&Media I | Feride Servet Hatiboglu | WILL 301 | T 05:15 PM-07:15 PM | This course is TURK 121 for graduate students. | TURK121680 | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=TURK521680 | ||||
| TURK 621-401 | Elementary Turkish I | Feride Servet Hatiboglu | WILL 723 | TR 12:00 PM-01:45 PM | This course is TURK-021 for graduate students. Introduction to the spoken and written language of contemporary Turkey. | TURK021401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=TURK621401 | |||
| TURK 623-401 | Intermed Turkish I | Feride Servet Hatiboglu | WILL 723 | TR 10:15 AM-12:00 PM | This course is TURK 023 for graduate students. | TURK023401 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. | https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=TURK623401 | |||
| TURK 631-680 | Elementary Uzbek I | CANCELED | Designed to cover beginning college levels of language instruction, Uzbek: An Elementary Textbook provides learners and instructors with a wide selection of materials and task-oriented activities to facilitate the development of language learning. It offers a thematically organized and integrative approach to the Uzbek language and its culture, including a functional approach to grammar, an emphasis on integrated skills development, and the use of authentic materials such as videos filmed in various regions of Uzbekistan.Uzbek: An Elementary Textbook contains one CD-ROM that includes authentic audio and video materials to accompany the text and integrated, interactive exercises and games, all in Flash format and all of which are keyed to the textbook. It includes a supplementary Cyrillic reader, an extensive glossary, and four-color illustrations and photographs throughout. | TURK031680 | Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Crse Online: Sync & Async Components |