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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA3138: Foundational Islamic Texts: Qur'An and Hadith
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
Weeks 1: Introduction
Weeks 2-5: Selected readings in Arabic from significant texts in modern Islamic thought.
Weeks 6-11: Selected readings in Arabic from the Qur'an and major Sunni hadith collections; additional assigned readings from tafsir, Arberry's translation of the Qur'an and translations of hadith and tafsir literatures.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 22 | Weekly 2-hour seminars devoted to the translation and analysis of selected Arabic texts from the Qur'an, hadith and tafsir literature, and from related texts in modern Islamic thought, supplemented by assigned readings of related materials in translation; |
Guided Independent study | 128 | Directed learning and private study outside the classroom, allocating your time as follows: |
Guided Independent study | 64 | (a) Weekly preparation and follow-up for seminars, encompassing preparing set texts; background readings, and completing the Formative Assessment assignment |
Guided Independent study | 64 | (b) Researching and writing 2 Summative Assessment assignments |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE – vle.exeter.ac.uk