Course Description:
\nThis course offers a basic knowledge in reading Pali, Tamil and Dutch languages in order to equip students for reading primary materials from the pre-colonial to the colonial period.<\/p>\n
Learning Objectives:
\nThe objective of this course is to introduce students to the language skills that they need to pursue a research career as a historian. It will give them a basic knowledge about Pali, Tamil and eighteenth century Dutch so that they can use this knowledge in their research for the fourth year dissertation. In addition, students will be encouraged to use primary sources in their research at the undergraduate level.<\/p>\n
Learning Outcomes:
\nAt the end of this course, students should be able to:
\n\u2022\tShow a basic understanding of the languages followed.
\n\u2022\tUse the learned language skills to understand basic historical texts in these languages.
\n\u2022\tProvide a generally accurate translation of these basic historical texts. <\/p>\n
Course Content:
\n1.\tBasic Dutch Grammar
\n2.\tReading Dutch Thombos
\n3.\tBasic Pali Grammar
\n4.\tReading sections from basic Pali texts
\n5.\tBasic Tamil Grammar
\n6.\tReading selected historical Tamil text on history of Sri Lanka<\/p>\n
Assessment:
\nAttendance \t\t\t \t 10%
\nMidterm Test or Assignment \t\t 30%
\nFinal Exam \t\t\t \t 60%<\/p>\n
Recommended Readings:
\nSpanns, Y. (2007) A Practical Dutch Grammar, Leiden: Primavera Press.
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