Admission requirements
Having successfully finished Tibetan 1 (5481K1TIE). Please, contact the student advisor, Nicole A.N.M. van Os or Dr. P.C. Verhagen 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
Mode of instruction
- Seminar. Attendance and active participation are mandatory.
Attendance and participation are obligatory. Classes missed for a good reason (to the discretion of the conveners and to be discussed BEFORE the class takes place) will have to be made up with an extra assignment. Being absent without notification can result in a lower grade or exclusion from the final exam and a failing grade for the course.
Course Load
Total course load (10 EC): 280 hours:
attending lectures (ca. 50 hours)
preparation for the lectures (ca. 150 hours)
reading and preparation for the exams (ca. 80 hours).
Assessment method
Mid term written exam (30%)
Final written exam (70%)
Re-sit 100%
A resit exam is possible only if the student participated in the midterm exam and the first written exam and received an overall mark for the entire course of “5.49” or lower.
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.
Blackboard
No
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 electronic form during the course.
Registration
Students are required to register through uSis. To avoid mistakes and problems, students are strongly advised to register in uSis through the activity number which can be found in the timetable in the column under the heading “Act.nbr.”.
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Contractonderwijs
(studying à la carte is not possible for this course).
Contact
For more information contact Dr. P.C. Verhagen