5 credits
30.0 h + 15.0 h
Q1
This learning unit is not being organized during year 2017-2018.
Language
French
Prerequisites
An elementary knowledge of classical and modern Chinese.
Main themes
This course treats the following themes:
- the use of grammars and dictionaries of classical Chinese;
- a mastery of grammatical structures (morphology and syntax);
- the translation of literary texts.
- the use of grammars and dictionaries of classical Chinese;
- a mastery of grammatical structures (morphology and syntax);
- the translation of literary texts.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | In-depth study of classical Chinese. At the end of this course, the student will be capable to translate texts of average or advanced difficulty level, and to understand them in the framework of the historical, philosophical-religious, social and cultural context of ancient China. In order to achieve this goal, he will have acquired a mastery of the grammar of classical Chinese and the aptitude for using the principal linguistic tools (grammars, dictionaries). |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
By means of extracts from the principal philosophical texts (Confucian, Taoist, Mohist, legal), the principal historical texts, the principal Buddhist texts (translated from Sanskrit) and the principal poetic texts of ancient China, the basic structures of classical Chinese will be analysed in detail. The texts will be placed in their historical, philosophical-religious, social and cultural context.
Teaching methods
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Evaluation methods
Oral exam based on previous written preparation.
Other information
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Bibliography
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Faculty or entity
GLOR
