Information Package / Course Catalogue
Arabic Language and Balagah I
Course Code: İLH316
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Belagat aims to convey accumulated thoughts according to the exigencies of the situation and place, teaching the presentation of ideas in various expressions and styles within specific methods and rules. It seeks to impact the interlocutor with a flawless form in terms of wording, superior in meaning, and harmonious in structure. The Arabic Language and Eloquence I course aims to instill this mission in students.

Course Content

The Arabic Language and Eloquence I course will cover topics in the science of meanings (??? ???????) and examples from poetry and prose.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.It explains the styles of narration and composition and their differences.
2.It elucidates the purposes of narration.
3.It enumerates the main parts of composition.
4.It clarifies in which contexts styles like command (emir), prohibition (nehiy), and interrogation (istifham) are used, apart from their literal meanings.
5.It describes what chapter (fasıl) and section (vasl) are and their principal uses.
6.It elucidates the concepts of conciseness (icaz-itnab) and parallelism (musavat) with examples, and compares them.
7.It explains the topics encountered using simple and intermediate examples of poetry and prose.
8.They know the elements and parts of metaphor (teşbih).
9.They understand the concepts of rhetoric (belagat), eloquence (fesahat), and style (üslup), and gain general knowledge about the contents of expression (beyan), meaning (meani), and novelty (bedi) relationships.
10.They know and explain the parts of figurative speech (kinaye) with examples.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ali Bulut, Belâgat-i Muyassara (Meani-Beyan-Bedi), (Istanbul: İFAV Publishir, 2022).
2.Notes Prepared by the Instructor.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to the Science of Belâgah.
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Two Sides of Isnad and Its Features.
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Two Sides of Isnad and Its Features.
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Musnedun Ileyh and Its Features.
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Musnedun Ileyh and Its Features.
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Musnad and Its Features.
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Musnad and Its Features.
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Habar.
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Insha
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Complement of the verb.
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
complement of the verb.
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Kasr, Fasil-Wasil.
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Icaz-Itnab-Musavat.
Week 14 - Final Exam
End of term exam (Final): Written/Oral exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Assignment1112
Individual Work33318
Midterm Examination1112
Final Examination1112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)94
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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3
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3
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3
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5
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2
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5
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2
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026