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Tashelhiyt Berber

Course
2009-2010

Tashelhiyt is the Berber language spoken in Southern Morocco by several million people. It is among the few Berber languages with a longstanding written literature and it is well-known for its sublime oral poetry.

The course aims at giving a grammatical overview, followed by the reading of texts. the course is not a conversation course and doe snot aim at fluency in the language

Students of the MPhil Middle Eastern Studies are obliged to also take course MES 507B (Tashelhiyt Assignment) to meet the requirements of the program.

Method of Instruction

seminar

Course objectives

High level grammatical overview, knowledge of linguistic discussions, reading abilities.

Required reading

will be given during the course

Examination

written exam or paper

Information

Prof. Dr. H.J. Stroomer

Blackboard/webpage

Not applicable

Remarks

Registration via U-twist.

Students of the MPhil Middle Eastern Studies are obliged to also take course MES 507B (Tashelhiyt Assignment) to meet the requirements of the program.