The Second Oriental language (Sanscrit)

Course: Hindi Language and Literature and Translation, English Language

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
The Second Oriental language (Sanscrit)
Code
ДВС.1.11.
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
PLO 5. To cooperate with colleagues, representatives of other cultures and religions, adherents of different political views, etc. PLO 22. To have basic knowledge of the Urdu language.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful mastering of the disciplines "Basics of Linguistics", "Oriental Language: Basic Level"; grammatical terminology of the Ukrainian language, the basics of one of the Western European languages.
Course content
The purpose of the discipline is to give students of Indology basic knowledge of Sanskrit, namely: to teach them phonetics and graphics, to develop reading and writing skills, to introduce the basics of normative grammar, to provide a basic vocabulary. The discipline belongs to the block of disciplines of the student's free choice and has a practical direction.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Buddhist Hybrid Sanscrit Grammar and Dictionary by Franklin Edgerton. https://ia800404.us.archive.org/7/items/BuddhistHybridSanskritGrammar/Buddhist%20Hybrid%20Sanskrit%20Grammar.pdf 2. MacDonald K. S., James Nisbet C.C. The Vedic Religion the Creed and Practice of the Indo-Aryan Three Thousand Years ago. FB & c. Ltd. 2016 (copyright). 275 p. 3. Oberlies T. A Grammar of Epic Sanskrit // Indian Philosophy and South Asian Studies, vol. 5. Berlin. 2003. 4. Sanskrit Grammar // https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.429903/2015.429903.sanskrit-grammar_djvu.txt 5. Sinha P. The Gita as it was. Rediscovering the Original Bhagavadgita // Open Court Publishing Company. 1990. https://stefanrotenberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ THE_GITA_AS_IT_ WAS_Rediscovering_the_Ori-1.pdf
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The discipline provides only practical classes aimed at the acquisition of phonetic, lexical and grammatical skills of the Sanskrit language by students of Indology in the process of active work in the classroom. Control of students' acquisition of lexical and grammatical minimums is carried out by means of their oral survey and the organization of written tasks, tests, lexical dictations, independent and modular control works. Completion of homework and translation exercises is mandatory.
Assessment methods and criteria
Semestral assessment is based on the oral testing, written assignments, translation exercises – 36/60 points, modular test papers – 24/40 points, final test paper – 12/20 points. The credit is given based on the results of the student’s work throughout the entire semester and does not include additional assessment measures. Students who scored 60 points, the required minimum, receive “passed”. Students who failed to score 60 points, the required minimum, receive “failed”. Those students who scored totally less than 60 points during the semester period should complete a test paper in the items which he/she failed to pass. Final score 60-100 – passed; 0-59 – failed.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, Hindi

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Yurii Volodymyrovych Botvinkin
Department of Middle East Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Middle East Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology