Universität Wien

142065 UE Modern Tibetan for Advanced Students (2022W)

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Details

max. 24 participants
Language: Tibetan, English

Lecturers

Classes

Di, 13:15-14:45, SR 3 Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde (Universitätscampus, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.7, 1090 Wien), ab 4.10.


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of this course is to develop good reading skills for comprehending complex literature in classical Tibetan, and for building vocabulary. For this purpose, a straightforward classical text in Tibetan, Bden gnyis gsal ba'i sgron me, by Phreng po gter chen shes rab 'od zer will be read, with explanations in modern Tibetan, with clarifications in English whenever necessary.

Assessment and permitted materials

Reading examination 50%
Oral examination 50%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Basic fluency in written and spoken Tibetan. Assessment is based on active and regular attendance.

Examination topics

Reading a selection of paragraphs from Bden gnyis gsal ba'i sgron me (བདེན་གཉིས་གསལ་བའི་སྒྲོན་མེ།) and doing an oral translation of it.

Reading list

The text will be available in the classroom. It is available for free download at: https://library.bdrc.io/show/bdr:W4PD2021
(Vol. KA. Page 305-334)

Association in the course directory

BA16d (UE a)

Last modified: Tu 08.08.2023 14:27