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School of Culture History and Language · ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Sanskrit 2 is a high-level beginner’s course that guides students through the second stage of learning the Sanskrit language: the transition from reading simple sentences to confidently identifying and explaining the more complex foundational grammar used in longer compositions. This course builds upon the skills gained in Sanskrit 1 and has a strongly practical focus that encourages students to apply grammatical knowledge to a diverse range of practice materials and Sanskrit texts. Students will begin learning how to identify key compositional features of original Sanskrit verses in sloka metre and will be equipped with the contextual knowledge required to recognise historically significant terms and concepts at an introductory level. By the end of this course, students will have gained the core skills that form the basis of independent reading and translation.
Sandhi test, 600 words
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Short translation assignment and grammar review, 1000 words
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Short translation assignment and grammar review, 1000 words
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Take-home translation exam, 1500 words
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
This course follows a 'flipped classroom' model. Students are expected to complete set tasks prior to attending class each week. A total of 10 hours' work per week is expected as follows: - 4 hours working through the textbook and preparing set activities prior to class - 3 hours attending online classes - 3 hours of grammatical revision and/or completion of assessment items The total workload for the course is 130 hours over 12 weeks of class and the examination period. 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.
A. Ruppel, The Cambridge Introduction to Sanskrit. The Cambridge Introduction to Sanskrit Video Resources: Video Resources - Cambridge Introduction to Sanskrit A. M. Ruppel M. Taylor, The Little Red Book of Sanskrit Paradigms. Preliminary Reading Additional readings will be provided by the course convenor.