Malayalam (MAL)
MAL 506 First-Year Malayalam I 5 Hours
5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Standard Malayalam of Kerala. Five class hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MAL 507 First-Year Malayalam II 5 Hours
5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Five class hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Malayalam 506 with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MAL 312K Second-Year Malayalam I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Malayalam 507 with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MAL 312L Second-Year Malayalam II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Malayalam 312K with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MAL 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Malayalam 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Asian Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
MAL 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S Topics in Malayalam 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser for the Department of Asian Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
MAL 330 Topics in Malayalam Language and Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Malayalam 312L with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
MAL 330E Modern Malayalam Drama 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focus on 20th-century drama and plays in Malayalam. Examine both the text of the play and its status as socially relevant art, to develop an overview of theatre movements in Malayalam literature and Kerala society. Engage through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Malayalam 330 (Topic: Contemp Malayalam Drama) and 330E may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Malayalam 312L with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MAL 330F Short Novels of Basheer 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Read and discuss two short novels by Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer, celebrated author and activist for Indian independence. Engage through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Malayalam 330 (Topic: Short Novels of Basheer) and 330F may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Malayalam 312L with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MAL 330G Contemporary Malayalam Short Stories 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focus on reading short story collections from mainstream and women writers from modern Malayalam literature dealing with social, political, and economic life context. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Malayalam 312L with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MAL 330J Malayalam Cinema and Screenplays 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focus on reading Malayalam screenplays to improve speaking and listening proficiency in conversational and colloquial Malayalam. Acquire a general knowledge of proverbs and sayings which are very commonly use in Malayali social life. Malayalam 330 (Topic: Malayalam Cinema/Screenplay) and 330J may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Malayalam 312L with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MAL 330K Stories from Aithihyamaala 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore selected stories from Aithihyamala (Garland of Legends) written by Kottarathil Sankunni. Examine the history behind the famous persons and events in Kerala, including feudal rulers, Kalaripayattu martial art and Ayurveda in Kerala. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Malayalam 312L with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MAL 330L Reform Movements in Kerala 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focus on the foundations of social changes in Kerala in the nineteenth to twentieth centuries. Explore selected Malayalam articles related to Kerala history to acquire a general knowledge of prominent leaders of Kerala reformation and a brief history of revolts and movements in Kerala. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Malayalam 312L with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MAL 360 Conference Course in Malayalam Language and Literature 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual study of selected problems in Malayalam language or literature. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Malayalam 312L and written consent of instructor on form obtained from the undergraduate adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
MAL 381 Conference Course in Malayalam Language and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual study in Malayalam language or culture. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and written consent of instructor on a form obtained from the graduate coordinator.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
MAL 384 Topics in Malayalam Language and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of various aspects and periods of Malayalam language and culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and six semester hours of upper-division coursework in Malayalam or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: Contemporary Malayalam Short Stories. Focus on Malayalam short stories from mainstream writers in modern Malayalam to explore contemporary Malayalam literature. Engage through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Topic 2: Malayalam Cinema and Screenplays. Focus on reading Malayalam screenplays to develop speaking and listening proficiency with conversational Malayalam. Explore commonly-used proverbs and idioms. Engage through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Topic 3: Modern Malayalam Drama. Focus on 20th-century drama and plays in Malayalam. Examine both the text of the play and its status as socially relevant art, to develop an overview of theatre movements in Malayalam literature and Kerala society. Engage through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Topic 4: Short Novels of Basheer. Consider two short novels by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, a beloved author and Indian independence activist. Explore how Basheer's works and unique style are foundational in the field of Malayalam language and literature. Engage through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Topic 5: Reform Movements in Kerala. Focus on social change movements in Kerala in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, through the examination of primary and secondary sources in Malayalam. Explore prose style as well as reform movements in Kerala. Engage through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Topic 6: Stories from Aithihyamaala. Examine selected stories from Aithihyamala (Garland of Legends) by Kottarathil Sankunni, a collection of tales and legends from Kerala, to develop vocabulary and language proficiency as well as an understanding of the traditional views, practices, and traditions of Kerala. Engage through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
MAL 384.1 Contemporary Malayalam Short Stories 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focus on Malayalam short stories from mainstream writers in modern Malayalam to explore contemporary Malayalam literature. Engage through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MAL 384.2 Malayalam Cinema and Screenplays 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focus on reading Malayalam screenplays to develop speaking and listening proficiency with conversational Malayalam. Explore commonly-used proverbs and idioms. Engage through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MAL 384.3 Modern Malayalam Drama 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focus on 20th-century drama and plays in Malayalam. Examine both the text of the play and its status as socially relevant art, to develop an overview of theatre movements in Malayalam literature and Kerala society. Engage through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MAL 384.4 Short Novels of Basheer 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Consider two short novels by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, a beloved author and Indian independence activist. Explore how Basheer's works and unique style are foundational in the field of Malayalam language and literature. Engage through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MAL 384.5 Reform Movements in Kerala 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focus on social change movements in Kerala in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, through the examination of primary and secondary sources in Malayalam. Explore prose style as well as reform movements in Kerala. Engage through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MAL 384.6 Stories from Aithihyamaala 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine selected stories from Aithihyamala (Garland of Legends) by Kottarathil Sankunni, a collection of tales and legends from Kerala, to develop vocabulary and language proficiency as well as an understanding of the traditional views, practices, and traditions of Kerala. Engage through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's