MED52 Culture and Languages of Muslim Nations in the East Mediterranean and Near East

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Gabriel Pirický, M.A. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to differentiate between the most important languages of the East Mediterranean, to classify them and to describe their basic characteristics.
Syllabus
  • Characteristics of the East Mediterranean and the Near East
  • „Muslim“ nations in the region: Arabs, Turks, Persians
  • Arabic languange and script – during the history and today I.
  • Arabic languange and script – during the history and today II.
  • Turkish and Turkic languages
  • Identity and religion of Arabs – historic context and present I.
  • Identity and religion of Arabs – historic context and present II.
  • Identity and religion of Turks – historic context and present I.
  • Identity and religion of Turks – historic context and present II.
  • Persian language and Persian culture circle, identity and religion of Persian and Kurdish people
Literature
  • OLIVERIUS, Jaroslav and František ONDRÁŠ. Moderní spisovná arabština : vysokoškolská učebnice. Praha: Set out, 2007, 287 s. ISBN 8086277518. info
  • HRISTOVA, Radka. Praktická turečtina. Praha: Pamat, 1999, 254 s. info
  • MAHOOTIAN, Shahrzad. Persian. Edited by Lewis Gebhardt. 1st publ. London: Routledge, 1997, xxiii, 379. ISBN 0415023114. info
  • KRUPA, Viktor, Jozef GENZOR and Ladislav DROZDÍK. Jazyky sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1983, 507 s. info
  • HŘEBÍČEK, Luděk. Turečtina. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1969, 56 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures realized in blocks suposing regular homeworks; practical exercising of basic language features.
Assessment methods
Regular homework-control; final written test and oral recognition of particular languages.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Celkem dvacet vyučovacích jednotek, které budou realizovány v pěti čtyřhodinových blocích.
General note: Výuka proběhne: 2.3., 23.3., 6.4., 27.4. a 4.5., od 10:00 vždy ve čtyřhodinových blocích s přestávkou na oběd. Místnost bude upřesněna před začátkem semestru.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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