Module course for ARB6011_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Arabic (ORG:ARBS)
Convenor name: Marlé Hammond
Convenor email: mh93@soas.ac.uk
Office room: P419
Office hours: Office Hours: Tuesday, 12.00-2.00 [online] and Thursday 11.00-12.00 [in person]
Appointment booking link: https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/3d4ba8b1c4cd48b4942fce4a71aaff31@soas.ac.uk?anonymous&ismsaljsauthenabled&ep=plink
Intended learning outcomes:
| LO1 | demonstrate a critical appreciation of the intersection of politics and aesthetics in modern Arabic literature |
| LO2 | situate the emergence and development of modern Arabic literary genres in the social and political history of the Arab world |
| LO3 | analyse literary language, structures and imagery as embodied in selected texts by leading authors |
| LO4 | relate aesthetic forms to processes of change in political and social spheres |
| LO5 | exercise time management skills in the formulation and production of an argument |
Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 30%
Assessment 1: Due date: 30/10/2026
Assessment 1: Release date: 20/11/2026
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval
Assessment 1: Format: 10-minute virtual presentation (narrated PowerPoint)
Assessment 2: Name: Assignment 2 (AS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 70%
Assessment 2: Due date: 11/12/2026
Assessment 2: Release date: 08/01/2027
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval
Assessment 2: Format: 2000-word essay
Page template: On campus 2026/27
