Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Letters
Lecture Code BB403001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name チベット語入門
Subject Name
(Katakana)
チベットゴニュウモン
Subject Name in
English
Introductory Tibetan
Instructor NEMOTO HIROSHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ネモト ヒロシ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Weds5-6:LET B205
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
Exercise-oriented, frequent use of classroom whiteboard.  
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Philosophy
Eligible Students 3rd year
Keywords Tibetan grammar 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Philosophy and Thought
(Abilities and Skills)
・Acquisition of research abilities concerning Philosophy and Thoughts
・Acquisition of research methods of Philosophy and Thoughts 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
The purpose of this course is to provide a basic knowledge of classical Tibetan grammar. Students taking this course will learn the system of Tibetan language on the basis of the recent results of studies on Tibetan grammar as well as the traditional Tibetan grammatical texts.  
Class Schedule lesson1: Tibetan script and pronunciation (1)
lesson2: Tibetan script and pronunciation (2)
lesson3: Basic sentence patterns
lesson4: Particles (1): the final particle, indefinite particle, etc.
lesson5: Particles (2): the genitive particle; the instrumental particle
lesson6: Particles (3): the oblique particle
lesson7: Particles (4): the ablative particle; the conjunctive particle
lesson8:: Verbs and auxiliary verbs
lesson9: Modality
lesson10: Negative sentences
lesson11: Interrogatives and relatives
lesson12: Nominal phrases
lesson13: Complex sentences (1): the noun clause; the adjectival clause
lesson14: Complex sentences (2): the adverbial clause
lesson15: Summary 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
A. Jäschke, A Tibetan-English dictionary. Kyoto: Rinsen Book Company. 1993. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Microsoft Teams, moodle
(More Details) Distributed materials. 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Quizzes/ Quiz format
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
After Lesson 1:
You are expected to review the contents of this course.
After Lesson 2:
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After Lesson 9:
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After Lesson 10:
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After Lesson 15:
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Requirements This course is not only for third-year students in the field of Indian philosophy and Buddhist studies but is also open to students from other disciplines who are interested in the Tibetan language. 
Grading Method Assignments for each session. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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