CLASSICAL CHINESE LANGUAGE 1 MOD.2
- Academic year
- 2019/2020 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- LINGUA CINESE CLASSICA 1 MOD. 2
- Course code
- LT010I (AF:280245 AR:157739)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6 out of 12 of CLASSICAL CHINESE LANGUAGE 1
- Subdivision
- Surnames A-L
- Degree level
- Bachelor's Degree Programme
- Educational sector code
- L-OR/21
- Period
- 2nd Semester
- Course year
- 2
- Where
- VENEZIA
- Moodle
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Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
This is one of the core courses within the "China" curriculum of the undergraduate course in "Lingue, Culture e Società dell'Asia e dell'Africa Mediterranea".
The course contributes to the attainment of the teaching goals of the Corso di Laurea in the area of language skills and includes also the more specific goals of the cultural and humanities areas.
The course aims at providing the fundamentals of classical Chinese through the reading and analysis of some passages of the Chinese literary tradition.
The course contributes to the attainment of the teaching goals of the Corso di Laurea in the area of language skills and includes also the more specific goals of the cultural and humanities areas.
The course aims at providing the fundamentals of classical Chinese through the reading and analysis of some passages of the Chinese literary tradition.
Expected learning outcomes
1. Knowledge and understanding:
a) The student knows the basic structures of the classical Chinese language.
b) The student knows the right tools to translate.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding:
a) The student is able to identify basic grammatical structures and consequently to translate correctly.
b) The student is able to identify the most appropriate tools to translate a particular text.
3. Making judgements:
a) The student is able to identify the most correct translation
a) The student knows the basic structures of the classical Chinese language.
b) The student knows the right tools to translate.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding:
a) The student is able to identify basic grammatical structures and consequently to translate correctly.
b) The student is able to identify the most appropriate tools to translate a particular text.
3. Making judgements:
a) The student is able to identify the most correct translation
Pre-requirements
Basic knowledge of the history and thought of pre-imperial China.
Basic knowledge of modern chinese.
To have passed the exam of the first part of the course (mod. 1).
Basic knowledge of modern chinese.
To have passed the exam of the first part of the course (mod. 1).
Contents
Introduction to the study of classical chinese: grammar, reading and analysis of some excerpts from classical and pre-modern texts. All the text will be uploaded on moodle, please check it every week.
Referral texts
M. Scarpari, Avviamento allo studio del cinese classico, Venezia, Cafoscarina, 1995.
M. Scarpari, a cura di, Mencio e l'arte del governo, Venezia, Marsilio 2013.
Further reading:
E.G. Pulleyblank, Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar, UBC Press, Vancouver 1995.
for other material see the MOODLE.
M. Scarpari, a cura di, Mencio e l'arte del governo, Venezia, Marsilio 2013.
Further reading:
E.G. Pulleyblank, Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar, UBC Press, Vancouver 1995.
for other material see the MOODLE.
Assessment methods
test (30 min) multiple choice (one point), open answer (two points), translations (three points).
Teaching methods
The course will be devoted to the analysis and translation of the texts. The students have to analyze and translate the texts regularly during the semester. They will present their own interpretation of the text during the lesson and discuss it.
Further information
Due to the difficulty of the discipline the constant attendance as well as the constant study is strongly recommended.
Type of exam
written
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 27/08/2019