University of Liege | Version française
Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
LLOR0095-1  Sanskrit 1

Duration :  60h Th
Number of credits :  
Bachelier en langues et lettres anciennes, orientation orientales12
Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Classics, 2nd year10
Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Classics, 2nd year12
Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Classics, 3rd year10
Bachelor in Information and Communication, 2nd year12
Bachelor in Information and Communication, 2nd year10
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures, German, Dutch and English, 2nd year10
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures, German, Dutch and English, 2nd year12
Bachelor in History of Art and Archeology, General, 2nd year10
Bachelor in History of Art and Archeology, General, 2nd year12
Bachelor in History, 2nd year10
Bachelor in History, 2nd year12
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 2nd year12
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 2nd year10
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 3rd year8
Bachelor in History of Art and Archeology, Musicology, 2nd year12
Bachelor in History of Art and Archeology, Musicology, 2nd year10
Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies, 2nd year10
Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies, 2nd year12
Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies, 3rd year10
Bachelor in philosophy, 2nd year12
Bachelor in philosophy, 2nd year10
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, 2nd year10
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, 2nd year12
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, eastern orientation4
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Teaching Focus, 1st year10
Master in Linguistics, Research focus, 1st year10
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Research Focus, 1st year10
Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Oriental Studies, Teaching Focus, 1st year10
Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Oriental Languages10
Master in Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in Translation, 1st year10
Lecturer :  Philippe Swennen
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
All year long, with partial in January
Course contents :  
The course of Sanskrit I is dedicated to the learning of the devanagari alphabet and to the discovery of the grammar of classical Sanskrit.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
At the end of the year, the student is able to transliterate a sanskrit text edited in devanagari. Helped by a dictionary and a grammar, he can analyse a brief sanskrit text after a few days of preparation.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
There is no formal preriquisite, but the fact to alerady have good notions of an other indo-european language with nominal flexion is a great advantage.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Each lesson consists in the description of a grammatical problem. Students receive exercices to prepare. The exercices are solved during the next lesson.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
The mode of delivery is only face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings :  
recommended book:"Grammaire sanskrite à l'usage des étudiants hellénistes et latinistes", Francine Mawet, Peeters, 2012.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
At the end of the course, students receive a brief text (20 lines around). the grammar. They have a few days to transliterate the text, identify the vocabulary and solve the grammatical problems. They present this work during their oral examination.
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
The course is given in P. Swennen's office, desk A3/4.
Contacts :  
Philippe.Swennen@ulg.ac.be



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