Duration
30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies (Inscriptions closes) | 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
Sanskrit I is a prerequisite, Sanskrit II a co-requisite.
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)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
30 h spread out over the first semester. Timetable set with the students.
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
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
The oral exam consists of reviewing with the student the preparation of an accented Vedic text.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course schedule will be agreed upon with students at a meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 16, at 1:00 p.m. in the instructor's office.