Al-Balagha Al-Wadiha: discover the foundations of Arabic rhetoric
Discover the foundations of Balagha, become familiar with ma‘ani, bayan and badi‘, and learn to identify the main rhetorical devices in accessible Arabic texts.
Introduction to Balagha Foundations
- ▣ Understand what Balagha is
- ▣ Discover its objectives
- ▣ Identify the sciences of ma‘ani, bayan and badi‘
- ▣ Develop an initial sensitivity to style
Tashbih Bayan
- ▣ Understand the principle of simile
- ▣ Identify its different elements
- ▣ Recognise different forms of tashbih
- ▣ Analyse its effect in a sentence
Isti‘ara and kinaya Rhetorical imagery
- ▣ Understand metaphor in Arabic
- ▣ Recognise isti‘ara in simple examples
- ▣ Understand kinaya
- ▣ Distinguish explicit meaning from implied meaning
Declarative and non-declarative styles Ma‘ani
- ▣ Distinguish khabar and insha’
- ▣ Understand the speaker’s intention
- ▣ Identify different forms of discourse
- ▣ Relate structure to context
Application and assessment Final objective
- ▣ Analyse simple examples
- ▣ Identify the devices studied
- ▣ Explain their stylistic effect
- ▣ Take the end-of-level assessment
Begin the study of Balagha progressively
Al-Balagha Al-Wadiha provides a structured introduction to Arabic rhetoric. Students discover the main concepts through accessible examples and a suitable pedagogical progression.
The aim is to go beyond a purely grammatical understanding of a sentence and begin to understand why a particular formulation is used.
- Discover the three sciences of Balagha.
- Understand tashbih.
- Identify isti‘ara and kinaya.
- Distinguish the main styles of discourse.
- Analyse simple examples.
Who is this level for?
- Students discovering Balagha.
- People with a good foundation in Arabic.
- Students who want to deepen their understanding of texts.
- Students of Islamic sciences or Arabic literature.
72 hours of lessons over 9 months
Level 1 includes a total credit of 72 hours of one-to-one lessons, organised at a rate of 2 hours per week.
Payment is spread over 9 monthly instalments of 8 hours.
- 72 hours of one-to-one lessons.
- 2 hours per week.
- 9 monthly instalments.
- 8 hours per monthly instalment.
- A teacher dedicated to the student.
Progression to level 2
When the level 1 objectives are sufficiently mastered, the student can continue with Al-Balagha Al-Muyassara.
Assessment and validation of level 1
The teacher assesses your understanding of the concepts studied and your ability to identify and explain rhetorical devices in the examples provided.
- Continuous assessment during lessons.
- Analysis of examples.
- Identification of the figures studied.
- Targeted revision.
- End-of-level assessment.
- Al-Dirassa certificate after validation.
Discover the foundations of Arabic rhetoric
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