For complete descriptions of the below courses and for course descriptions and offerings, please see the NELC chapter of the 2009-2010 FAS Courses of Instruction *.

Course Number

Title

Instructor

Time

Class Type

Building

Room

HDS Course Number (if applicable)

Akkadian 141r

Akkadian Myths and Epics

Peter Machinist

W 3-5

Lecture

Semitic Museum

304

 

Akkadian 120

Akkadian Legal and Economic Texts

Benjamin Studevent-Hickman

T Th 10-11:30

Lecture

Widener Library

G

 

Akkadian A

Elementary Akkadian

Benjamin Studevent-Hickman

MWF 11

Lecture

Semitic Museum

304

 

ANE 117

Biblical Archaeology

Lawrence Stager

F 1-3

Seminar

Semitic Museum

201

1422

ANE 120a

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 1: Pentateuch and Former Prophets

Andrew Teeter

T Th 10-11:30

Lecture

Andover Hall

Sperry Room

1102

ANE 124

Myth and Myth-Making in the Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern World

Peter Machinist

MWF 11

Lecture

Vanserg
(room may be moved at instructor's request)

24B

1128/3410

ANE 131

Readings in the Septuagint

Richard Saley

T Th 12

Lecture

Divinity Hall

106

4215

ANE 134

Genesis: Narrative Artistry and Theological Meaning

Jon Levenson

MW 10-11:30

Lecture

Andover Hall

103

1417

Aramaic C

Introduction to Syriac

Wolfhart Heinrichs & assistant

T Th 8:30-10

Lecture

Semitic Museum

304

 

Arabic 130a

Upper Level Classical Arabic

Khaled El-Rouayheb

TTh 11:30-1

Lecture

Semitic Museum

304

4353

Arabic 131a

Upper Level Modern Arabic I

Sayed Elsisi

M-Th 12

Lecture

CGIS Knafel

K-107

4363

Arabic 131a

Upper Level Modern Arabic I

Sayed Elsisi

M-Th 1

Lecture

CGIS Knafel

K-107

4363

Arabic 133

Upper Level Spoken Modern Standard Arabic

Sayed Elsisi

MW 3-5

Lecture

Sever Hall

101

 

Arabic 158

Modern Arabic Literature Seminar: Lebanese Civil War in Fiction

William Granara

W 4-6

Seminar

CGIS-Knafel

K-050

 

Arabic 160r

Readings in Arabic Historians, Geographers, and Biographers

Roy Mottahedeh

TBA

Lecture

Widener Library

Gibb room

 

Arabic 162

Introduction to the Modern Arab World: Foundations of the Modern Age, 1798-1920

William Granara (Leonard Wood)

MW 10

Lecture

Sever Hall

203

Arabic 240r

Classical Arabic Philology

Wolfhart Heinrichs

T 2-4

Lecture

Northwest Labs

B109

 

Arabic 241r

Advanced Modern Arabic Bridge : Language, Literature and Culture I

Khaled Al-Masri

TTh 11:30 -1

Seminar

CGIS-South

S-003

 

Arabic 245r

Classical Arabic Literature

Wolfhart Heinrichs

W 2-4

Seminar

Semitic Museum

201

 

Arabic A

Elementary Arabic

Mostafa Atamnia & staff

M-F 10

Lecture

Grays Hall

2

4345

Arabic A

Elementary Arabic

Mostafa Atamnia & staff

M-F 10

Lecture

Sever Hall

307

4345

Arabic A

Elementary Arabic

Mostafa Atamnia & staff

M-F 11

Lecture

Sever Hall

307

4345

Arabic A

Elementary Arabic

Mostafa Atamnia & staff

M-F 12

Lecture

Sever Hall

209

4345

Arabic A

Elementary Arabic

Mostafa Atamnia & staff

M-F 12

Lecture

Sever Hall

210

4345

Arabic A

Elementary Arabic

Mostafa Atamnia & staff

M-F 9

Lecture

Grays Hall

2

4345

Arabic A

Elementary Arabic

Mostafa Atamnia & staff

M-F 9

Lecture

Sever Hall

210

4345

Arabic A

Elementary Arabic

Mostafa Atamnia & staff

M-F 9

Lecture

Sever Hall

307

4345

Arabic Ba

Intermediate Arabic I

William Granara & staff

M-F 10

Lecture

Sever Hall

308

4351

Arabic Ba

Intermediate Arabic I

William Granara & staff

M-F 11

Lecture

Sever Hall

308

4351

Arabic Ba

Intermediate Arabic I

William Granara & staff

M-F 12

Lecture

Sever Hall

308

4351

Arabic Ba

Intermediate Arabic I

William Granara & staff

WF 10

Speaking Section

Sever Hall

101

4351

Arabic Ba

Intermediate Arabic I

William Granara & staff

WF 11

Speaking Section

Sever Hall

101

4351

Arabic Ba

Intermediate Arabic I

William Granara & staff

WF 12

Speaking Section

Sever Hall

101

4351

Classical Hebrew 130ar

Rapid Reading Classical Hebrew I

Jon Levenson (Mary Ruth Windham)

Th 1-3

Lecture

Semitic Museum

201

4021

Classical Hebrew 120a

Intermediate Classical Hebrew I

Peter Machinist (Brad Spencer)

MWF 10

Lecture

Andover Hall

117

4020

Classical Hebrew A

Elementary Classical Hebrew

Peter Machinist (Jonathan Kline)

MWF 10

Lecture

CGIS-South

S-050

4010

Hebrew 200r

Problems in the Literature, History, and Religion of Israel

Peter Machinist

Richard Saley,

Andrew Teeter

Th

3-5

Seminar

Semitic Museum

201

1810

Hebrew 143

Deuteronomy

Andrew Teeter

Th 1-3

Seminar

Divinity Hall

211

1306

Hebrew 140

The Poetics of Midrash: Approaches to Rabbinic Hermeneutics

Jonathan Schofer

T 1-3

Lecture

Divinity Hall

106

3794

Hebrew 218

Joseph & Esther: Seminar

Jon Levenson

W 1-3

Seminar

Divinity Hall

106

1802

Iranian Civilizations 103

Manicheism

P. Oktor Skjaervo

F 1-3

Lecture

Northwest Labs

B107

3580

Islamic Civilizations 145

Introduction to Islamic Philosophy and Theology

Khaled El-Rouayheb

Th 3-5

Seminar

Sever Hall

103

3602

Jewish Studies 105

Modern Yiddish Poetry

Ruth Wisse

T 1-3

Lecture

Semitic Museum

201

 

Jewish Studies 170

Job and The Problem of Suffering

Michael Coogan

F

9-11

Lecture

Andover Hall

103

 

Modern Hebrew B

Elementary Modern Hebrew

Irit Aharony

M-F 10

Section

Sever Hall

205

4040

Modern Hebrew 120a

Intermediate Modern Hebrew I

Irit Aharony

M-F 11

Section

Sever Hall

205

4042

Modern Hebrew 125

Advanced Modern Hebrew I: “All About Boys and Girls”

Anna Grinfeld

MW 1:10-2:40

Lecture

Sever Hall

302

 

Modern Hebrew 130r

Advanced Seminar in Modern Hebrew

Irit Aharony

T Th 1-2:30

Seminar

Sever Hall

101

 

Modern Hebrew 136ar

Modern Hebrew for Academic Reading

Anna Grinfeld

T Th 3-4:30

Seminar

Sever Hall

101

4015

Near Eastern Civilizations 200r

Approaches to Middle Eastern Studies

Susan Kahn

M 1-3

Seminar

CGIS-Knafel

K-050

 

Persian A

Elementary Persian

Dalia Yasharpour

MWF 10

Lecture

Semitic Museum

201

 

Persian 120a

Intermediate Persian I

Dalia Yasharpour

MWF 11

Lecture

Semitic Museum

201

 

Persian 131r

Advanced Persian

Dalia Yasharpour

MW 2-3:30

Lecture

Semitic Museum

202

Turkish 120a

Intermediate Modern Turkish I

Himmet Taskomur

M-F 10

Lecture

Grays Hall

1

Turkish 121a

Elementary Uzbek

William Granara & assistant

TBA

Lecture

TBA

 

Turkish 125a

Intermediate Uzbek I

William Granara & assistant

TBA

Lecture

TBA

 

Turkish 140a

Introduction to Ottoman Turkish I

Himmet Taskomur

TBA

Lecture

TBA

 

Yiddish A

Elementary Yiddish

Yuri Vedenyapin

MWF 10

Lecture

Sever Hall

111

 

Yiddish Ba

Intermediate Yiddish I

Yuri Vedenyapin

MW 11

Lecture

Sever Hall

111

 

Yiddish Ca

Advanced Yiddish I

Yuri Vedenyapin

MW 1-2:30

Lecture

Sever Hall

105