CHIN3031 Classical Chinese 2

Later Year Course

Offered By	School of Culture, History and Language
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Chinese
Offered in	Second Semester, 2010 and Second Semester, 2011
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	Further readings in Classical Chinese.
Learning Outcomes	1. To acquire an intermediate command of Classical Chinese and to further develop an understanding of aspects of its syntax 2. To acquire further skills of literary translation from Classical Chinse into English and an understanding of the history of translation in China 3. To become familiar with a range of issues, both theoretical and methodological, pertaining to Chinese Studies/Sinology 4. To develop skills in the use of a range of basic Chinese and English language Sinological bibliographical and other reference tools 5. To have applied these various skills, understandings and methodologies to specific topics in the Sinological field
Indicative Assessment	4 Translation Assignments (10% each; total 40%) Final Examination (35%) 1 Essay (min. 2000 words; 25%) The first form of assessment as listed above (translation assignments), is designed to develop learning outcomes 2 and 3; the essay is designed to develop learning outcomes 3-5; the final examination is designed to consolidate learning outcome 1.
Workload	Thirty hours per semester
Areas of Interest	Asian Languages
Requisite Statement	Classical Chinese 1 (CHIN3030)
Prescribed Texts	Paul Rouzer, "A New Practical Primer of Literary Chinese" (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2007)
Majors/Specialisations	Chinese Language, Asian Language Major (Japanese), Korean Language, and Asian Language Major (Vietnamese)
Academic Contact	Duncan Murray Campbell and Duncan Campbell

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