0000787 - TIBETAN LANGUAGE I

TIBETAN LANGUAGE I aims to provide students with A basic knowledge 

of the literary and spoken Tibetan language. Students will learn the 

formal calligraphic style (dbu med) and acquire the fundamental notions 

of the phonology, morphology and grammar of the classical and modern 

Tibetan language. By the end of the course Students should demonstrate 

of having developed basic oral communication skills at elementary level, 

be able to be able to identify types of sentences, identify simple 

grammatical structures, use a dictionary. 

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING 

Upon completion of this first year of the course, students will need to 

have acquired a knowledge of the basic vocabulary and main 

grammatical structures of modern Tibetan to understand and produce 

simple oral sentences and written texts. The student must have acquired 

the linguistic knowledge, methodological tools and cultural skills 

necessary to be able to translate and interpret simple passages in 

classical Tibetan language belonging to different textual genres. 

FURTHER EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Autonomy of judgment: 

Students must have achieved linguistic skills and cultural skills to be 

able to correctly and critically analyze simple texts in modern and 

classical Tibetan in order to reach an increasing autonomy.Students 

should demonstrate to have developed the necessary skills to undertake 

subsequent specialised studies and deepen topics covered during the 

courses.They will also have to demonstrate that they know how to apply 

basic research knowledge in consulting secondary sources and 

dictionaries. 

Communication skills: 

Students should achieve communication skills corresponding to level A1. 

TIBETAN LANGUAGE II, III 

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES: 

The courses aim to provide the students with an in-depth knowledge of 

literary and spoken Tibetan language. Students will improve their 

knowledge of the grammar of the classical and modern Tibetan language 

. They will analyze and translate literary texts of medium difficulty. 

Students should reach an intermediate level of spoken Tibetan and 

acquire the capacity of using diverse linguistic registers according to the 

contexts. 

TIBETAN LANGUAGE III 

The course aims at refining and consolidating the translation skills 

acquired by the students during the previous years. The program 

includes a translation laboratory during which students will be guided in 

translating literary texts. both prose and poetry, and improve their 

communication skills. 

The students will refine their methodological skills in order to continue 

their academic studies or pursue a carrier in in linguisti and cultural 

mediation. 

Upon completion of the third year of the course, Student will need to 

have acquired an upper intermediate knowledge level of the classical 

and modern Tibetan language. Students must demonstrably achieve 

their own methodology and will be able to contextualise each reading in 

order to correctly interpret the relevant terminology and critically argue 

their translation choices. Furthermore, students should be able to 

compose texts relating to topics that are of personal interest, to express 

experiences and events and to briefly explain the reasons for their 

opinions and plans. 

TIBETAN LANGUAGE II, III 

FURTHER EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Autonomy of judgment 

Students should have developed linguistic and cultural skills necessary 

to correctly and critically analyze texts in modern and classical Tibetan of 

medium and advanced difficulties. 

Communication skills: 

The students should acquire communication skills corresponding to 

levels A 2 and B1. 

TIBETAN LITERATURE I; II 

Objectives and expected learning outcomes 

The course intends to provide a synthetic picture of the history of the 

formation of religious schools and their literary canons produced by 

Tibetans over the centuries. The course is aimed at providing students 

with critical skills in the study of Tibetan literature as a whole. 

At the end of the course, the student must demonstrate to have achieved 

an adequate knowledge of the topics covered and to have refined their 

skills to critically read and analyse historical and literary texts, to present 

and discuss the contents of the sources by using an appropriate 

vocabulary.