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Stanford Bulletin, Archive 2008-09
Undergraduate courses in African and Middle Eastern Languages
AMELANG 20A. Intensive Beginning Arabic, Part A
Stanford graduate students restricted to 9 units register for 220A,B,C.
5 units, Sum (Aweiss, S)
AMELANG 20B. Intensive Beginning Arabic, Part B
5 units, Sum (Aweiss, S)
AMELANG 20C. Intensive Beginning Arabic, Part C
Stanford graduate students restricted to 9 units register for 220A,B,C
5 units, Sum (Aweiss, S)
AMELANG 50A. Reading Hebrew, First Quarter
Introduction to Hebrew literature through short stories and poetry by notable Israeli writers. In Hebrew. Prerequisite: one year of Hebrew or equivalent.
2-4 units, Aut (Shemtov, V)
AMELANG 50B. Reading Hebrew, Second Quarter
Introduction to Hebrew literature through short stories and poetry by notable Israeli writers. In Hebrew. Prerequisite: one year of Hebrew or equivalent.
2-4 units, Win (Shemtov, V)
AMELANG 51A. Reading Biblical Hebrew, First Quarter
2 units, not given this year
AMELANG 100A. Beginning Amharic, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Tesfamariam, I)
AMELANG 100B. Beginning Amharic, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Tesfamariam, I)
AMELANG 100C. Beginning Amharic, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Tesfamariam, I)
AMELANG 101A. Intermediate Amharic, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Tesfamariam, I)
AMELANG 101B. Intermediate Amharic, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Tesfamariam, I)
AMELANG 101C. Intermediate Amharic, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Tesfamariam, I)
AMELANG 103A. Beginning Hausa, First Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 103B. Beginning Hausa, Second Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 103C. Beginning Hausa, Third Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 106A. Beginning Swahili, First Quarter
4 units, Aut (Mohochi, E), Spr (Mohochi, E)
AMELANG 106B. Beginning Swahili, Second Quarter
4 units, Win (Mohochi, E)
AMELANG 106C. Beginning Swahili, Third Quarter
4 units, Spr (Mohochi, E)
AMELANG 107A. Intermediate Swahili, First Quarter
2-4 units, Aut (Mohochi, E)
AMELANG 107B. Intermediate Swahili, Second Quarter
2-4 units, Win (Mohochi, E)
AMELANG 107C. Intermediate Swahili, Third Quarter
2-4 units, Spr (Mohochi, E)
AMELANG 108A. Advanced Swahili, First Quarter
2-4 units, Aut (Mohochi, E)
AMELANG 108B. Advanced Swahili, Second Quarter
2-4 units, Win (Mohochi, E)
AMELANG 108C. Advanced Swahili, Third Quarter
2-4 units, Spr (Mohochi, E)
AMELANG 120A. Beginning Arabic, First Quarter
One-year sequence. Emphasis is on reading and writing standard Arabic (fusha).
5 units, Aut (Obeid, K)
AMELANG 120B. Beginning Arabic, Second Quarter
One-year sequence. Emphasis is on reading and writing standard Arabic (fusha).
5 units, Win (Obeid, K)
AMELANG 120C. Beginning Arabic, Third Quarter
Emphasis is on reading and writing standard Arabic (fusha).
5 units, Spr (Obeid, K)
AMELANG 121A. Intermediate Arabic, First Quarter
Speaking, listening, reading, and writing, emphasizing Arabic grammar and functional applications.
2-4 units, Aut (Salti, R)
AMELANG 121B. Intermediate Arabic, Second Quarter
Speaking, listening, reading, and writing, emphasizing Arabic grammar and functional applications.
2-4 units, Win (Salti, R)
AMELANG 121C. Intermediate Arabic, Third Quarter
Speaking, listening, reading, and writing, emphasizing Arabic grammar and functional applications.
2-3 units, Spr (Salti, R)
AMELANG 122A. Advanced Arabic, First Quarter
Language proficiency through use of complex and compound sentences. Media Arabic, literary works, the Arabic Internet, films, and cultural productions.
2-4 units, Aut (Aweiss, S)
AMELANG 122B. Advanced Arabic, Second Quarter
Language proficiency through use of complex and compound sentences. Arabic media and literary works.
2-4 units, Win (Aweiss, S)
AMELANG 122C. Advanced Arabic, Third Quarter
Language proficiency through use of complex and compound sentences. Media Arabic, literary works, the Arabic Internet, films, and cultural productions.
2-4 units, Spr (Aweiss, S)
AMELANG 127. Land and Literature
Israel has captured the imagination of writers throughout the generations. It has been portrayed as promised land, holy land, homeland, empty land, occupied land, and land of dreams. Ideological views and political events have shaped writers' conception of Israel. Readings include poems and prose by Hebrew/Israeli authors in translation, and theoretical texts about place and literature. No knowledge of Hebrew required. GER:DB-Hum, EC-GlobalCom
4 units, not given this year
AMELANG 128A. Beginning Hebrew, First Quarter
5 units, Aut (Porat, G; Greif, E)
AMELANG 128B. Beginning Hebrew, Second Quarter
5 units, Win (Porat, G; Greif, E)
AMELANG 128C. Beginning Hebrew, Third Quarter
5 units, Spr (Porat, G)
AMELANG 129A. Intermediate Hebrew, First Quarter
4 units, Aut (Porat, G)
AMELANG 129B. Intermediate Hebrew, Second Quarter
4 units, Win (Porat, G)
AMELANG 129C. Intermediate Hebrew, Third Quarter
4 units, Spr (Porat, G)
AMELANG 130A. Advanced Hebrew, First Quarter
1-4 units, not given this year
AMELANG 130B. Advanced Hebrew, Second Quarter
1-4 units, not given this year
AMELANG 130C. Advanced Hebrew, Third Quarter
1-4 units, Spr (Porat, G)
AMELANG 133B. The African Forum, Second Quarter
1 unit, not given this year
AMELANG 133C. The African Forum, Third Quarter
1 unit, not given this year
AMELANG 134A. Beginning Igbo, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Ajaelo, G)
AMELANG 134B. Beginning Igbo, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Ajaelo, G)
AMELANG 134C. Beginning Igbo, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Ajaelo, G)
AMELANG 135A. Intermediate Igbo, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Ajaelo, G)
AMELANG 135B. Intermediate Igbo, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Ajaelo, G)
AMELANG 135C. Intermediate Igbo, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Ajaelo, G)
AMELANG 136A. Beginning Xhosa, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Sibanda, G)
AMELANG 136B. Beginning Xhosa, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Sibanda, G)
AMELANG 136C. Beginning Xhosa, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Sibanda, G)
AMELANG 137C. Intermediate Xhosa, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Sibanda, G)
AMELANG 138A. Advanced Xhosa, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Staff)
AMELANG 138B. Advanced Xhosa, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Sibanda, G)
AMELANG 138C. Advanced Xhosa, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Sibanda, G)
AMELANG 140A. Beginning Yiddish, First Quarter
Reading, writing, and speaking.
4 units, Aut (Levitow, J)
AMELANG 140B. Beginning Yiddish, Second Quarter
Reading, writing, and speaking.
2-4 units, Win (Levitow, J)
AMELANG 140C. Beginning Yiddish, Third Quarter
Reading, writing, and speaking.
4 units, Spr (Levitow, J)
AMELANG 143A. Advanced Arabic Conversation, First Quarter
Repeatable once for credit. Prerequisite: second-year year Arabic or consent of instructor.
2 units, not given this year
AMELANG 143B. Advanced Arabic Conversation, Second Quarter
Repeatable once for credit. Prerequisite: second-year year Arabic or consent of instructor.
2 units, Win (Staff)
AMELANG 143C. Advanced Arabic Conversation, Third Quarter
2-3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 144A. Beginning Persian, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Fahimi, S)
AMELANG 144B. Beginning Persian, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Fahimi, S)
AMELANG 144C. Beginning Persian, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Fahimi, S)
AMELANG 147A. Beginning Bambara, First Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 147B. Beginning Bambara, Second Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 147C. Beginning Bambara, Third Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 153A. Beginning Twi, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Nyam, K)
AMELANG 153B. Beginning Twi, Second Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 153C. Beginning Twi, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Staff)
AMELANG 156A. Beginning Zulu, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Staff)
AMELANG 156B. Beginning Zulu, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Sibanda, G)
AMELANG 156C. Beginning Zulu, Third Quarter
3 units, Aut (Sibanda, G)
AMELANG 157A. Intermediate Zulu, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Sibanda, G), Win (Sibanda, G)
AMELANG 157B. Intermediate Zulu, Second Quarter
3 units, Spr (Sibanda, G)
AMELANG 157C. intermediate Zulu, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Sibanda, G)
AMELANG 158A. Advanced Zulu, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Sibanda, G), Spr (Sibanda, G)
AMELANG 158B. Advanced Zulu, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Sibanda, G)
AMELANG 158C. Advanced Zulu, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Sibanda, G)
AMELANG 161. The Contemporary Arab World and Culture through Literature
Readings from prominent authors dealing with topics such as gender and women, kinship and social concepts, nationalism, and religion. Texts delineating the cultural uniqueness of the Arab world include works by Naguib Mahfouz, Nawal El-Saadawi, Ghassan Kanafani, Tayyeb Salih, Etel Adnan, and short stories and poetry. No knowledge of Arabic required; extra unit for readings in Arabic. Limited enrollment. GER:DB-Hum, EC-GlobalCom
4 units, Aut (Barhoum, K)
AMELANG 162. Arab Women Writers and Issues
Fiction and non-fiction work. The major cultural factors shaping their feminist attitudes. Readings: Fatima Mernissi, Nawal El-Saadawi, Etel Adnan, Fadia Faqir, Alifa Rifaat, and Sahar Khalifeh. No knowledge of Arabic required; extra unit for readings in Arabic. Limited enrollment. GER:DB-Hum, EC-Gender
4 units, Win (Barhoum, K)
AMELANG 163. The Arab World through Travel Literature
Popular colonialist and postcolonialist portrayals of Arab culture and Islam. Recent Western depictions of Arabs and Muslims in travel literature. Readings include Flaubert in Egypt, Guests of the Sheik, Justine, Covering Islam, Nine Parts of Desire, and Motoring with Mohammed. No knowledge of Arabic required; extra unit for readings in Arabic. Limited enrollment. GER:DB-Hum, EC-GlobalCom
4 units, not given this year
AMELANG 165. The West through Arab Eyes
Advanced Hindi, First Quarter GER:EC-GlobalCom
4 units, Spr (Staff)
AMELANG 170A. Biblical Hebrew
The basic lexicon and grammar of Hebrew of the Tanakh or Old Testament.
2-4 units, Win (Porat, G)
AMELANG 170B. Biblical Hebrew
The basic lexicon and grammar of Hebrew of the Tanakh or Old Testament.
1-4 units, Spr (Porat, G)
AMELANG 171. The Bible in Modern Hebrew Literature
The role of biblical myths in shaping Israeli identity and the development of a secular Hebrew literature. Readings include modern Hebrew poems and novels which offer new meanings to the stories of Genesis, Exodus, David, and the Song of Songs and make them relevant to the context of modern and postmodern Israeli culture. Readings in Hebrew and English. Prerequisite: intermediate Hebrew. GER:DB-Hum
3-4 units, not given this year
AMELANG 173. Politics and Poetics in Israeli Literature: Amos Oz and Other Contemporary Hebrew Writers
Offered in conjunction with Amos Oz's visit as Stanford's Writer in Residence. Literature and political essays by Oz and contemporary Hebrew authors who address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Approaches that deal with the intersection of theory and practice and politics and poetics in Israeli literature. No knowledge of Hebrew required. GER:EC-GlobalCom
4-5 units, Aut (Shemtov, V)
AMELANG 176. Introduction to Ladino: Language, Literature, and Culture
Prerequisite: two quarters of Spanish.
1-4 units, Aut (Staff)
AMELANG 177. Middle Eastern Cities in Literature and Film
Sources include short stories, novels, and movies about Beirut, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Cairo, and Amman. Focus is on a cultural and intellectual history of each city. Issues such as the role that Middle Eastern cities play in the development of the modern Hebrew and Arabic novels, the city as a center of social and political life, and the city as a space of collective memory.
4-5 units, Spr (Barhoum, K; Shemtov, V)
AMELANG 181B. Beginning Pulaar, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Staff)
AMELANG 181C. Beginning Pulaar, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Staff)
AMELANG 182A. Intermediate Fulani, First Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 182B. Intermediate Fulani, Second Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 182C. Intermediate Fulani, Third Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 184A. Beginning Turkish, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Ozisik, N)
AMELANG 184B. Beginning Turkish, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Ozisik, N)
AMELANG 184C. Beginning Turkish, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Ozisik, N)
AMELANG 185A. Intermediate Turkish, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Ozisik, N)
AMELANG 185B. Intermediate Turkish, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Ozisik, N)
AMELANG 185C. Intermediate Turkish, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Ozisik, N)
AMELANG 187A. Intermediate Yoruba, First Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 187B. Intermediate Yorbua, Second Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 187C. Intermediate Yoruba, Third Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 195A. Readings in Arabic Literature, First Quarter
Short stories, poetry, literary criticism, Islamic texts, essays, and prose by notable Arab writers. Readings in Arabic. Prerequisite: two years of Arabic, native speaker, or equivalent.
2-4 units, not given this year
AMELANG 196A. Reading Arabic, First Quarter
For seniors and graduate students who need to acquire reading ability in Arabic for the Ph.D. of for advanced research in their own field.
2-3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 196B. Reading Arabic, Second Quarter
For seniors and graduate students who need to acquire reading ability in Arabic for the Ph.D. of for advanced research in their own field.
2-3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 196C. Reading Arabic, Third Quarter
For seniors and graduate students who need to acquire reading ability in Arabic for the Ph.D. of for advanced research in their own field.
2-3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 197A. Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, First Quarter
Prerequisite: first-year Arabic.
2-3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 197B. Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, Second Quarter
Prerequisite: first-year Arabic.
2-3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 197C. Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, Third Quarter
Prerequisite: first-year Arabic.
2-3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 198A. Colloquial Arabic, First Quarter
Sources include authentic conversations with native speakers, videotaped conversations, and texts of these conversations to enhance comprehension and improve aural skills. Prerequisite: 2 years of Arabic.
2-4 units, Win (Barhoum, K)
AMELANG 198B. Colloquial Arabic, Second Quarter
Sources include authentic conversations with native speakers, videotaped conversations, and texts of these conversations to enhance comprehension and improve aural skills. Prerequisite: 2 years of Arabic.
2-4 units, not given this year
AMELANG 198C. Colloquial Arabic, Third Quarter
Sources include authentic conversations with native speakers, videotaped conversations, and texts of these conversations to enhance comprehension and improve aural skills. Prerequisite: 2 years of Arabic.
2-4 units, not given this year
AMELANG 199A. Media Arabic, First Quarter
Arabic language used today in the printed and electronic media, including the Internet. Recurrent vocabulary and structures used in different modes of media coverage. Prerequisite: 2 years of Arabic.
2-4 units, Spr (Barhoum, K)
AMELANG 199B. Media Arabic, Second Quarter
Arabic language used today in the printed and electronic media, including the Internet. Recurrent vocabulary and structures used in different modes of media coverage. Prerequisite: 2 years of Arabic.
2-4 units, not given this year
AMELANG 199C. Media Arabic, Third Quarter
Arabic language used today in the printed and electronic media, including the Internet. Recurrent vocabulary and structures used in different modes of media coverage. Prerequisite: 2 years of Arabic.
2-4 units, not given this year
AMELANG 206B. Intensive Beginning Swahili, Part B
4 units, not given this year
AMELANG 206C. Intensive Beginning Swahili, Part C
4 units, not given this year
AMELANG 213A. Beginning Arabic: From Basic Script to Islamic Text, First Quarter
Introduction to Islam through Arabic. Islam as faith, practice, philosophy, and institution; personalities and dynasties
4 units, Aut (Aweiss, S)
AMELANG 213B. Beginning Arabic: From Basic Script to Islamic Text, Second Quarter
Introduction to Islam through Arabic. Islam as faith, practice, philosophy, and institution; personalities and dynasties
4 units, Win (Aweiss, S)
AMELANG 213C. Beginning Arabic: From Basic Script to Islamic Text, Third Quarter
Introduction to Islam through Arabic. Islam as faith, practice, philosophy, and institution; personalities and dynasties
4 units, Spr (Staff)
AMELANG 216A. Contemporary Language of Iran, First Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 216B. Contemporary Language of Iran, Second Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 216C. Contemporary Language of Iran, Third Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 217A. Beginning Lingala, First Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 217B. Beginning Lingala, Second Quarter
3 units, not given this year
AMELANG 217C. Beginning Lingala, Third Quarter
3 units, not given this year
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