Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Summer Quarter 2008
• Autumn Quarter 2008

William Boltz
CHIN 451
Seattle Campus

First-Year Classical Chinese

Exercises and selected readings in pre-Han texts. Focus on grammar, systematic sentence analysis, and distinctive functions of grammatical particles. To be taken in sequence. Prerequisite: either CHIN 203 or CHIN 213. Offered: A.

Class description

Basic grammar of standard Classical Chinese, nature of the Classical Chinese language (grammar, lexicon, phonology, orthography), scope of pre-imperial classical literature.

Student learning goals

General method of instruction

student preparation of texts before coming to class; translation and discussion in class, focusing on grammar and vocabulary.

Recommended preparation

Class assignments and grading

translation from Classical Chinese into English, weekly sets of sentences.

quizzes - 30%, one midterm - 25%, one final - 25%, class preparation and diligence (incl homework) - 20%.

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