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SKRT2106 Sanskrit 3B

Later Year Course

Offered By School of Culture, History and Language
Academic Career Undergraduate
Course Subject Sanskrit
Offered in Second Semester, 2012 and Second Semester, 2013
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description

Further study of Sanskrit grammar and reading of selections from Sanskrit literature

Indicative Assessment

Assignment 1. Yogasūtras (20%)
Assignment 2. Sakuntala class notes, part 1 (20%)
Assignment 3. Yogasūtras (20%)
Assignment 4. Sakuntala class notes, part 2 (20%)
Assignment 5. Sakuntala creative project (20%)

Workload

Face to face teaching in this course consists of two 1.5 hour reading classes each week. Along with the minimum requirements, it is expected that students will:
• attend all sessions
• catch up on any missed session by listening to it at the Wattle site
• prepare for each session by completing the exercises from the previous week (estimate 2-3 hours each week)
This level of participation can be expected to amount to around 8 hours of work each week.

Areas of Interest Asian Languages
Requisite Statement

Introductory Sanskrit B (SKRT1003 / SWAS1003)

Incompatibility

SWA2103 and SKRT6106

Prescribed Texts

Macdonell, A. Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
Macdonell, A. Sanskrit Grammar for Students
Taylor, M. The Little Red Book of Sanskrit Paradigms
Other course materials will be available via Wattle

Majors/Specialisations Asian Language Major (Sanskrit), Sanskrit Language, and Thai Language
Other Information

This course is delivered with the cooperation of the University of Sydney

Academic Contact Dr McComas Taylor

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.

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