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AR4236 Creative Writing in Arabic

Academic year

2026 to 2027 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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Planned timetable

TBC

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Module Staff

Dr Ayah Arabi Durkawi

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Module description

This module allows students to take their learning of Arabic into their own hands by engaging with the language creatively. Using the work of well-known Arab authors as a model, the students will create their own pieces of poetry, short story, (flash) fiction, and autobiography. Classes will mostly take the form of workshops during which students will write, share drafts of their work in progress, and receive feedback from the tutor and their peers, allowing them to re-work and improve pieces throughout the semester. This will help students gain more critical awareness of their own work and that of others, and will enhance their reading and creative writing skills in Arabic.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

WITH PERMISSION OF THE ARABIC HONOURS ADVISOR

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

3-hr seminar (x11 weeks)

Intended learning outcomes

  • Gain greater mastery of Arabic by using the language creatively to produce written pieces in different genres
  • Improve their general reading, writing, and grammar skills by engaging with the works of well-known Arab writers
  • Enhance their critical awareness of their own work and that of their peers by offering regular detailed feedback allowing for the revision and improvement of written work
  • Gain a general idea about the development of some of the key literary genres in Arabic literature
  • Unlock their creative writing potential