UCL - Classical Chinese II

[GLOR2675]

[30h + 30h] 12 credits

This two-yearly course is taught in 2009-2010, 2011-2012,...

Teacher(s):

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

To be able to translate Classical Chinese texts and to relate them to the historical, religious-philosophical, social and cultural context of ancient China.

Main themes

This advanced course helps students to translate Classical Chinese texts and to relate them to the historical, religious-philosophical, social and cultural context of ancient China.
This course teaches also students how to use dictionaries and linguistic works when studying Classical Chinese source material.

Content and teaching methods

By means of excerpts from the main philosophical (Confucian, Taoist, Mohist, Legalist), historical, Buddhist (translated from Sanskrit) and poetic texts from ancient China, basic structures of Classical Chinese are being analysed in depth. Texts will be placed in their historical, religious-philosophical, social and cultural context.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequiste: basic knowledge of classical and modern Chinese