Arabic: Children‘s Literature

Education facts

Code: GAR2HR

The course provides an introduction to Arabic children‘s and young adult literature and focuses on developments in the genre in the 20th and 21st centuries, while also including poetry and songs. The course involves the reading and discussion of literature written in standard Arabic and various dialects, with an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of different choices. The course places Arabic children‘s and young adult literature in relation to Swedish and European children‘s and young adult literature with a focus on style and theme, and also addresses the problems and opportunities that translated literature presents. During the course, different reading styles are presented that can be used when the texts are being read with children and young adults.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements + English 6, Social Sciences 1b or 1a1+1a2. Or: English level 2, Social Sciences level 1b or level 1a1+1a2

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Arabic: Children‘s Literature

  Dalarna University

  Start date: 1 September 2025

  End date: 18 January 2026

  Pace of study: 25 %