ISL261 Introduction to Arabic and Tajweed (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Theology (THEOL)
Duration: One sesssion
Abstract:
This subject is designed for students with basic reading skills in Arabic and Tajweed. It presents a comprehensive introduction to Qur’anic articulation and recitation and is designed to teach students how to articulate the Alphabet letters and the proper Qur'anic recitation rules such as echoing, dissimilation, elision, lenition and nasalisation. It will also cover writing practice of Qur’an verses and Qur’an vocabulary, together with basic speaking in Arabic and basic Qur'an Arabic vocabulary. This subject provides foundations for further study in Classical and Modern Standard Arabic.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
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| Distance * | United Theological College |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ISL261
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate skills in the proper recitation of the Qur'an
- be able to identify and explain the recitation rules
- be able to properly articulate the letter and words of the Qur'an
- be able to write Qur'an verses in Arabic
- be able to demonstrate a basic vocabulary of the Qur'an words
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to the History of Qur'anic text and script
- Proper articulation of the Arabic alphabet including vowels
- Reading the Qur'an from the original Arabic text
- The meaning and application of the recitation rules (echoing, dissimilation, elision, lenition and nasalisation)
- Vocabulary of common Qur'anic words
- Writing skills of Qur'anic text
- Basic memorisation of Qur'anic verses
Residential School
This subject contains a optional 2 day residential school.
The purpose of the optional residential school is to provide an opportunity for exploration of the overall coursework covered. In addition to content review, this part of the course aims to facilitate an interactive session between the teaching academics and students.
Students will be involved in small group discussion, lectures, visual presentations and one-on-one sessions with the subject coordinator and lecturers to address any issues that may arise. Material and summary content covered in this session will be a valuable contribution towards the major assessment tasks.
Students unable to attend the optional residential school will be provided with an alternate assessment.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.