The first International Symposium on the Teaching of Classical Chinese has presented Classical Ch... more The first International Symposium on the Teaching of Classical Chinese has presented Classical Chinese again as a still integral part of the education of any future Sinologist, all the researchers in the field of Chinese Studies and even to anyone who wants to take their Mandarin to a higher level. Many of the presentations examined the Classical Chinese lectures at different universities, compared and analyzed textbooks and other teaching material or focused on certain ideas and methodologies. The first half of this paper, on the other hand, will take a look at the importance of the mostly student- taught tutorial, which accompanies the Classical Chinese lectures or classes at most universities. The focus will lie on the tutorial’s specific merits and possibilities but also the challenges both the students and the tutor have to overcome during class. The second part of this paper will then examine the tutorial for advanced students in their Master’s degree, a class that was introduced at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich), in order to strengthen the students’ skills in translating and understanding classical Chinese literature.
ORIENTIERUNGEN: Zeitschrift zur Kultur Asiens (OR), 2018
Title: Notes on the hongcui in texts from the Kangxi period.
Abstract: Animals, especially birds,... more Title: Notes on the hongcui in texts from the Kangxi period. Abstract: Animals, especially birds, for a long time held a special position in Chinese literature and philosophy. Taking the hongcui (red kingfisher), a bird written about in many geographic and poetic sources, into focus, this paper examines this bird's role in literature, its origins as a mythical creature, its connection to real birds, and the etymology of the characters describing its coloration in order to shed some light on this dazzling creature in Chinese literature.
The first International Symposium on the Teaching of Classical Chinese has presented Classical Ch... more The first International Symposium on the Teaching of Classical Chinese has presented Classical Chinese again as a still integral part of the education of any future Sinologist, all the researchers in the field of Chinese Studies and even to anyone who wants to take their Mandarin to a higher level. Many of the presentations examined the Classical Chinese lectures at different universities, compared and analyzed textbooks and other teaching material or focused on certain ideas and methodologies. The first half of this paper, on the other hand, will take a look at the importance of the mostly student- taught tutorial, which accompanies the Classical Chinese lectures or classes at most universities. The focus will lie on the tutorial’s specific merits and possibilities but also the challenges both the students and the tutor have to overcome during class. The second part of this paper will then examine the tutorial for advanced students in their Master’s degree, a class that was introduced at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich), in order to strengthen the students’ skills in translating and understanding classical Chinese literature.
ORIENTIERUNGEN: Zeitschrift zur Kultur Asiens (OR), 2018
Title: Notes on the hongcui in texts from the Kangxi period.
Abstract: Animals, especially birds,... more Title: Notes on the hongcui in texts from the Kangxi period. Abstract: Animals, especially birds, for a long time held a special position in Chinese literature and philosophy. Taking the hongcui (red kingfisher), a bird written about in many geographic and poetic sources, into focus, this paper examines this bird's role in literature, its origins as a mythical creature, its connection to real birds, and the etymology of the characters describing its coloration in order to shed some light on this dazzling creature in Chinese literature.
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Abstract: Animals, especially birds, for a long time held a special position in Chinese literature and philosophy. Taking the hongcui (red kingfisher), a bird written about in many geographic and poetic sources, into focus, this paper examines this bird's role in literature, its origins as a mythical creature, its connection to real birds, and the etymology of the characters describing its coloration in order to shed some light on this dazzling creature in Chinese literature.
Abstract: Animals, especially birds, for a long time held a special position in Chinese literature and philosophy. Taking the hongcui (red kingfisher), a bird written about in many geographic and poetic sources, into focus, this paper examines this bird's role in literature, its origins as a mythical creature, its connection to real birds, and the etymology of the characters describing its coloration in order to shed some light on this dazzling creature in Chinese literature.