Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Use a vocabulary of about 250 items.
   
2. Demonstrate an understanding and use of grammatical structures to read short texts and to translate basic sentences into and out of Sanskrit. These structures include: advanced sandhi rules, further noun paradigms, compounds, primary and secondary nominal suffixes and participles.
3. Conduct simple conversations on such topics as: travel, personal preferences, and food and drink.
   
4. Demonstrate a general understanding of the history, origins, status, and uses of Sanskrit.
   
5. Chant accurately the 24 weekly verses in a variety of melodies

Other Information

On successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to engage at an Introductory level of Sanskrit.

Students with native speaker proficiency (may include cognate languages and dialects) must review the language proficiency assessment site and contact the CAP Student Centre for appropriate enrolment advice. Students with previous “language experience or exposure” are required to undertake a language proficiency assessment to ensure enrolment at the most appropriate level.

 

Relevant past experience includes:

-       Previous study of the language (both formal and informal, for example but not limited to, at school, or, home, or through online activities, etc.)

-       Being exposed to the language in childhood via a family member or friend

-       Travel or living in a country where the language is spoken

-       The language being spoken in your home (even if you do not speak it yourself)

 

Students who are not sure if they need to undertake a language proficiency assessment should seek advice from the course or language convenor. Students who intentionally misrepresent their language proficiency level may be investigated under the Academic Integrity Rule 2021 as having failed to comply with assessment directions and having sought unfair advantage. This may results in a penalty such as reduced grades or failure of the course.

 

Students are not permitted to enrol in a language course below one that they have already successfully completed, except with permission of the language and/or course convenor.

Indicative Assessment

1. Translation Assignment 1, 200 words (20) [LO 2,3,4]
2. Translation Assignment 2, 200 words (20) [LO 2,3,4]
3. Take-home Examination, 300 words (30) [LO 2,3,4]
4. Spoken Sanskrit test (10) [LO 1,3,4]
5. Weekly Versus (continuous) (10) [LO 1, 5]
6. Weekly Exercises (continuous) (200 words each) (10) [LO 2,3,4]

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Workload

This course requires a total of 130 hrs of work on the following activities.

Each week, students are expected to study as follows: 

1. 30 minutes on weekly verse: Listen to the paradigm and explanation in the e-text. Practice singing the verse. Upload the audio into Wattle. 

2. 30 minutes on Spoken Sanskrit: Listen to the explanation in the e-text. Practice and memorise the forms. Complete the online quiz as required. 

3. 7 hours on grammar and written Sanskrit: Listen to the explanation and read through the grammar notes in the e-text. Complete the written exercises and self-correct your work. Upload your work into Wattle.

4. 2 hours participating in one online class.

Requisite and Incompatibility

Prescribed Texts

The Joy of Sanskrit - https://press.anu.edu.au/publications/joy-sanskrit

T. Egenes, Introduction to Sanskrit, Vols 1 and 2 (2nd edition or later)

A. Ruppel, The Cambridge Introduction to Sanskrit.

Majors

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links