アラビア語パピルス読解のインターネットでの授業

少し前にいくつかのメーリングリストで流れていたものです。

The Arabic Papyrology Webclass (Spring 2008): Early Letters

During the last years, there has been a heated debate about how far we should trust the literary sources on Umayyad and Early Abbasid history. Alternatively, we might use original letters preserved from that time. In this on-line webclass, each week (or two weeks), we will read an unpublished letter from eighth century Egypt.

Dates: Spring semester 2008, 18th of February - 26th of May, 2008, Mondays, 12-14 h (Swiss time, time might be changed). Participants: MA and PhD students in Arabic and Islamic studies, scholars interested in Arabic documents, persons in charge of Arabic manuscript collections, etc. Requirements: a computer (download of two plug-ins); internet access; earphones; microphone (internal or
external). Communication will be through your browser. No installation of applications or special fonts. You will be sent a scan of each letter in advance. Estimated time for preparation: 1-2 hours/week. Teaching language: German or English, depending on participants. Fees: CHF 250.- (scholarships on request).

Further information and registration: http://www.ori.uzh.ch/apw.
Deadline for registration: 4th of February, 2008.

どうもインターネットを使って授業をやるようなのですが、いまいちどういう形式でやるのか伝わってきません。引っ越しの時期と確実に重なるのでそれも微妙なのですが、なかなかない試みだと思うので、どういうことをやるのか問い合わせて能力的に追いつくようであれば参加してみたいと思っています。
25000円は高いですが、未刊行のパピルス文書を欧米の先生と読める機会というのはそれほど多くはないので、そういうところを考えると払えない値段ではないですし。