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01:013:162 Elementary Urdu I (4) (fall)

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The course is designed to give an introduction to Urdu to students with no prior knowledge of the language. The course will cover all four language skills (speaking, reading, writing and listening) in context. The students will learn vocabulary, expressions, grammar, script and familiarize themselves with South Asian culture. Students will acquire knowledge of the language by using it in realistic contexts. The classes will be interactive. The students are expected to remain engaged and actively participate. As the course progresses, students are expected to use Urdu in class as much as possible. Along with the textbook, online and other audio-video authentic materials will be used as supplements.

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01:013:186 Elementary Swahili I (4) (fall)

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An introduction to Kiswahili, one of Africa's major lingua franca spoken by millions across several nations in Eastern Africa. Using a communicatively-oriented, proficiency-based approach, students will develop basic communicative skills in the language through a combination of classroom activities, take-home and other language assignments. While the initial emphasis will be on the development of audio-oral skills, students will also be introduced to the essentials of reading comprehension and written expression. In addition to the acquisition of a core vocabulary, the student will be prepared to manipulate basic grammatical structures of Kiswahili for purposes of basic communication in a variety of situations. Students will also be introduced to aspects of Swahili and African culture to build cultural awareness and communicative competence.

01:013:342 Modern Arabic Literature (3) (fall)

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This course provides an introduction to modern Arabic literature of the nineteenth and twentieth century. We will examine the interaction between social, political and cultural change in the Middle East and the development of a modern Arabic literary tradition. The texts that form the basis of the syllabus deal with major political, social, religious, cultural, and linguistic aspects of modern Arabic society. The course aims to reflect the different spaces of literary development in diverse parts of the Arab world, including North Africa. The questions we will pursue throughout the semester include: How do these Arab writers conceive of "modernity"? How do they conceive of their relation to politics, and how do they understand the role of intellectuals in their societies? Who are the readers (actual or implied) of these texts? Finally, how do these authors relate to the Arabic literary tradition—including its myths and classical texts—and how is it different from the way they relate to the European and American literary traditions?

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A Relativist View of the Indian Nation

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Presented by: Professor Partha Chatterjee

Full Time Faculty

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All offices are located in the West Wing of the Academic Building, 15 Seminary Place, College Avenue Campus, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.

  • Jamal Ali

    Jamal Ali

    Assistant Teaching Professor, Arabic Language

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    Phone: 848-445-0275

    Office: 15 Seminary Place Room 6175, College Avenue Campus

  • Ousseina Alidou

    Ousseina Alidou

    Professor, African Languages and Literatures

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    Office: 15 Seminary Place Room 6162, College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours: Mondays-Wednesdays 10:30am-12:30pm

    Office Phone: 848-445-4301; and 848-445-0275 (Office Administrator's line)

  • Maryam Borjian

    Maryam Borjian

    Associate Teaching Professor & Coordinator, AMESALL Language Programs

     

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    Phone: 848-445-0275

    Office: 15 Seminary Place Room 5122, College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours: By Appointment

                                            

     

  • E. Efe

    E. Efe

    Associate Professor, Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures

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    Office: 15 Seminary Place Room 6167, College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours: By arrangement

    Office Phone: 732-445-0275 (Office Administrator's line)

  • Charles Häberl

    Charles Häberl

    Associate Professor

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    Phone: 848-445-0275

    Office: 15 Seminary Place Room 6160, College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours: Wednesday

  • Hanan Kashou

    Hanan Kashou

    Associate Teaching Professor and Arabic Coordinator

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    Phone: 848-445-0275

    Office: 15 Seminary Place Room 6174, College Avenue Campus

    Office hours: Monday 2:30pm

  • Yasmine Khayyat

    Yasmine Khayyat

    Assistant Professor, Arabic Language and Literature

    Office: 15 Seminary Place Room 6173, College Avenue Campus

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    Office hours: by appointment

    Office phone: 848-445-0275

  • Benjamin Koerber

    Benjamin Koerber

    Associate Professor, Arabic Language and Literature

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    Phone: 848-445-0275

    Office: 15 Seminary Place Room 6172, College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00 - 3:00

  • Preetha Mani

    Preetha Mani

    Assistant Professor, South Asian Literatures

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    Office:  15 Seminary Place Room 6168, College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours: by appointment

    Office Phone: 848-445-4703

  • Alamin Mazrui

    Alamin Mazrui

    Professor, Sociolinguistics and Cultural Studies

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    Office:  15 Seminary Place Room 5120, College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours:  By Appointment

    Office Phone:  848-445-4312

  • Anjali Nerlekar

    Anjali Nerlekar

    Associate Professor (South Asian Literature) and Chair, AMESALL

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    Phone: 848-445-4305

    Office: Room 6160, AB west wing, 15 Seminary Place, College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours:  By appointment

  • Shaheen Parveen

    Shaheen Parveen

    Assistant Teaching Professor, Hindi and Urdu Language

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    Office: 15 Seminary Place Room 5121, College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours:

    Office Phone: 848-445-0275 (Office Administrator's line)

  • Lydia Quayson

    Lydia Quayson

    Teaching Instructor, Akan (Twi) Language

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    Office: 15 Seminary Place Room 5123, College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours:

    Office Phone: 848-445-0275 (Office Administrator's line)

  • Samah Selim

    Samah Selim

    Associate Professor, Arabic Language and Literature

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    Phone: 848-445-0275

    Office:  15 Seminary Place Room 6161, College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours:  By Appointment

  • Meheli Sen

    Meheli Sen

    Associate Professor, South Asian and Global Cinemas

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    Phone: 848-445-0275

    Office: 15 Seminary Place Room 6170, College Avenue Campus

Lecturers

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  • Manal Habbal

    Manal Habbal

    Part Time Lecturer, Arabic

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    Phone: 848-445-0275

    Office:  15 Seminary Place Room 6176 College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours: By Appointment

  • Anuja Kabra

    Anuja Kabra

    Part Time Lecturer, Hindi

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    Phone: 848-445-0275

    Office:  15 Seminary Place Room 5124 College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours: By Appointment

  • Widyane Hamdach

    Widyane Hamdach

      Part Time Lecturer, Arabic

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    Phone: 848-445-0275

    Office:  15 Seminary Place Room 6176 College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours: By Appointment

  • Dilek Oztoprak

    Dilek Oztoprak

     

    Part Time Lecturer, Turkish

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    Phone: 848-445-0275

    Office:  15 Seminary Place Room 5124 College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours: By Appointment

  • Feri Paydar

    Feri Paydar

    Part Time Lecturer, Persian

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    Phone: 848-445-0275

    Office:  15 Seminary Place Room 6176 College Avenue Campus

    Office Hours: By Appointment

    Education: PHD in  Geography and Urban Planning , Tehran, Iran

Welcome

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"Collecting and Recollecting" (detail) by Adérónké Adésolá AdésànyàGlobal Africa and The Humanities Series is an Initiative of The Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures (AMESALL) in collaboration with School of Arts and Sciences-Humanities and the Center for African Studies.

Read More: Global Africa and the Humanities Series

Read More: 2020 Symposium

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