Admission requirements
Having successfully finished Tibetan 1 (5481K1TIE). Please, contact the student advisor or B.K. Jansen if you are interested in taking this course, but do NOT fulfill the above mentioned requirement.
Description
Classical Tibetan is the language of the two Tibetan Buddhist canons, containing more than four thousand texts which were translated mainly between 700 and 1300 CE, and the extensive literature that developed around that in Tibet in these and the following centuries. The course offers a theoretical introduction to and practical training of translating simple sentences in classical Tibetan. This course (sequel to Tibetan 1) offers further training in reading simple texts in classical Tibetan.
Course objectives
Good knowledge of and insight into the grammar of classical Tibetan.
Good knowledge of the basic vocabulary of classical Tibetan.
Skills in translating simple sentences in classical Tibetan.
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
- Seminar
Attendance and participation are obligatory for seminars. Students are required to attend all sessions. The convenors need to be informed without delay of any classes missed for a good reason (i.e. due to unforeseen circumstances such as illness, family issues, problems with residence permits, the Dutch railways in winter, etc.). In these cases it is up to the discretion of the convener(s) of the course whether or not the missed class will have to be made up with an extra assignment. Being absent without notification can result in a lower grade or exclusion from the term end exams and a failing grade for the course.
Assessment method
Assessment
Mid term written exam
Final written exam
Weighing
Mid-term written exam: 30%
Final written exam: 70%
In order to pass the course, students must obtain an overall mark of “5.50” (=6) or higher.
Resit
For both components a resit is possible.
The course is an integrated whole. All categories must be completed in the same academic year. No partial marks can be carried over into following years.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
- Hahn, Michael (Ulrich Pagel translator) 2005. A Textbook of Classical Literary Tibetan. London: SOAS (Lehrbuch der Klassischen Tibetischen Schriftsprache).
Further literature will be supplied in digital form during the course.
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office Herta Mohr
Remarks
None.