University of Kerala
MA Degree in Arabic Language & Literature
Semester System in Affiliated Colleges
Prior to 2020 Admission
Prescribed Textbooks / Materials
Semester I
Paper II – AL212 – Classical Arabic Literature
مختارات من الأدب العربي (Walid Qassam & Manna’ Hashim) - selections
Paper III – AL213 – Qur’anic & Hadith Literature
- كتاب التوحيد (Sahih al-Bukhari)
- كتاب الإيمان (Sahih Muslim)
- نهج البلاغة Five Oratories (al-Sherif al-Radiyy)
Paper IV – AL214 – Modern Arabic Poetry
مختارات من الشعر العربي الحديث (Mustafa Badawi) - Selections
Semester II
Paper VI – AL222 – Medieval Arabic Literature
- ديوان البحتري – 10 Poems from Qafiya Hamza
- كليلة ودمنة – 2 Chapters (Abdullah Ibn al-Muqaffa’)
Paper VIII – AL224 – Linguistic, Rhetoric & Prosody
البلاغة الواضحة – Bayan & Badi’ (Ali Jarim & Mustafa Amin)
Semester III
Paper X – AL232 – Translation: Theory & Practice
Unit II - A new Arabic Grammar of the written language
by Haywood, JA and Nahmad, HM - (Exercises 1-90 only)
Unit III - A Handbook of Commercial Arabic by dr. K. P. Aboo Backer -
(Sections 5 - 8 only)
Paper XI – AL233 – Drama & Fiction in Arabic
القصة القصيرة: دراسة ومختارات – Five Short stories (Tahir Ahamed Makki)
Elective I:1 – AL234A – Special Author : Najib Mahfouz
زقاق المدق (Najib Mahfuz)
Elective I:2 – AL234B – Women’s Writing in Arabic
Prose & Poetry Selections – 5 Prose items & 5 Poems
Elective 1: 5 AL 234 E - Applied Grammar
Elective I:6 – AL234F – Special Poet: Hafiz Ibrahim
Semester IV
Paper XIII – Contemporary Arab World
تاريخ العالم العربي المعاصر – Dr. Ismail Ahmad Yaghi
Paper XIV – Arabic Journalism & Essay Writing
Unit II: Journalism: Practice Materials from Journalistic Arabic & A New Arabic Grammar
Paper XV – Methodology of Arabic Education
مناهج التدريس العصري - Dr. C. H. Abdul Nazar
Elective II:1 – AL244A – Special Poet : Mahmud Darwish
أوراق الزيتون (Mahmud Darwish)
Elective II:4 – AL244D – Mahjar Literature
الأرواح المتمردة (Jubran Khalil Jubran)
Elective II:6 – AL244F – Special Author: Tawfiq al-Hakim
الملك أوديب (Tawfiq al-Hakim)