AR4422 Palestinian Fiction

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Available to Honours students of Arabic

Planned timetable

4.00 pm Tue, 2.00 pm Thu

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr F Caiani

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr F Caiani & TBC

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module will study linguistic, literary and cultural aspects of modern Palestinian fiction, with readings in Arabic from the work of Ghassan Kanafani, supplemented by readings in English from short fiction by the same author and by Palestinian women authors. Students will gain an understanding of some important aspects of recent Palestinian history and culture, in addition to gaining skills in literary translation and analysis.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2 hours and 1 surgery hour

Scheduled learning hours

22

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

128

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.