Unit information: Sanskrit in 2011/12

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Unit name Sanskrit
Unit code THRSM0013
Credit points 40
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Dr. Langer
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None
Co-requisites

None
School/department Department of Religion and Theology
Faculty Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

The first half of the unit aims to introduce students to the basics of Sanskrit grammar as a foundation for the reading of Sanskrit texts, and involves the completion of weekly Sanskrit/English and English/Sanskrit exercises and the preparation of short passages for reading. The second half of the unit aims to consolidate previous work on basic Sanskrit grammar by continuing with a certain amount of grammatical practice with increasing emphasis on reading (adapted) selections from Sanskrit literature.

Teaching Information

3 hours a week for 20 weeks.

Assessment Information

Class tests.

Reading and References

  • W. H. Maurer, The Sanskrit Language: An introductory grammar and reader, 2 vols (Richmond, 1995)

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