Duration
30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies | 10 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Reading texts from Brâhmanas and Vedic Sûtras. Accents.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Familiarizing with accentuation and syntax of the vedic prose texts.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Explication of epic and classic Sanskrit texts I
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Preparing the readings. Supervised reading of a Devanágarí vedic prosa text.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
30 h spread out over the first semester. Timetable set with the students. Opening session in September announced on Section notice board. The attendance is obligatory.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
see text in french.
Recommended or required readings
Photocopies of Vedic texts in Devanágarí script.
References : Vaidikapadanukramakoça; B. Delbrück, Altindische Syntax, réimpr. Darmstadt, 1976; A. A. Macdonell, Vedic Grammar, Strassburg, 1910; A. A. Macdonnell & A. B: Keith, Vedic Index, 2 vol., réimpr., Delhi, 1995; A. Minard, La subordination dans la prose védique, Paris, 1936; A. Minard, Trois énigmes sur les Cent chemins, 2 vol., Paris, 1949 et 1956; M. Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit Dictionary, Oxford, 1899; J. Wackernagel, Albert Debrunner & L. Renou, Altindische Grammatik, vol. I, II,1-2, III, Göttingen, 1896 etc.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
written work
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Written test + oral test, in January.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
See text in french.