Chinese Literature - Course Syllabus

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY                                        

UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES                           

FACULTY/ DEPARTMENT LITERATURE AND LINGUISTICS

Course Syllabus

1. General information of the course:

1. Course Name: Chinese Literature
2. Course Code VAN047
3. Course Type

2. Course Credit: 4

3. Level: second-year student

4. Time allocation: 60 periods
   1. Lectures/Theories: 45 periods  
   2. Seminars/Students’ presentation/Practice: 15 periods
   3. Other activities: 0 periods

5. Course Prerequisites:           

Knowledge: general courses              

- Other requirements of the knowledge, skills: Having some basic knowledge about the theory and history of literature, basic skills of reading comprehension, literary analysis, being acquainted with some of the Western literatures.

6. Course Overview

During this course the students are provided with basic knowledge of:

- Chinese literature in the geographical, historical and cultural context

- Development of Chinese literature from its beginning to modern time;

- Most representative authors and their works;

- Influences of Chinese literature to modern Vietnamese literature..

7. Course Objectives and Expected Learning Outcomes:

- The course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge of Chinese literature in particular as well as of the world culture in general (ELO1, ELO4, ELO5).  It also gives the students a wider perspective to Vietnamese literature by comparing it with the literature of other country (ELO3)

- After completing the course, students can:

    + memorize the basic information (name of the author, works, literary periods ...) (ELO6);

    + analyze the meaning of the works, the role ofChinese writers and some Chineseliterary trends, literary genres; ELO7

     + apply the knowledge of Chinese literature to relate with Vietnamese literature. ELO7

     + learn the way of individual and group working; be confident, responsible ELO15

1. 7.Linking between course learning outcomes, teaching & learning strategies, course assessment and program learning outcomes

8. Reading materials

8.1. Textbooks and reference books

TrịnhÂn Ba, Trịnh Thu Lôi (2002), VănhọcTrungQuốc (Chinese Literature), NXB ThếGiới HN.

TrầnXuânĐề (2002), LịchsửvănhọcTrungQuốc (History of Chinese literature), NXB Giáodục.

PhạmThịHảo (1992), VănhọcTrungQuốcgiảnyếu (A summary but complete book of Chinese literature), NXB ĐHTH TP.HCM.

ChươngBồiHòan, LạcNgọc Minh (2000), LịchsửvănhọcTrungQuốc(History of Chinese literature)(3 volumes)-Sởnghiêncứuvănhọcthuộcviện KHXH TrungQuốc, NXB Phụnữ.

NguyễnHiếnLê (1968), VănhọcsửTrungQuốc (3 tập) (History of Chinese literature) (3 volumes) NXB NguyễnHiếnLê.

NguyễnKhắc Phi (1998), ThơvăncổTrungHoa, mảnhđấtquenmàlạ- (Chinese classic literature)- NXB Giáodục.

LươngDuyThứ (1996), BàigiảngvănhọcTrungQuốc- (The textbook of Chinese literature) - NXB ĐH TổngHợp TP.HCM.

8.2. Selected literary works

LươngDuyThứchủbiên (1997), ThơcacổđiểnTrungQuốc- (Chinese classic poetry)- NXB Trẻ- Hộinghiêncứuvàgiảngdạyvănhọc TP.HCM.

Kinhthi- (Shijing) PhạmThịHảotuyểnchọn- NXB ĐH KHXH &NV TP.HCM 1998.

SửkýTưMãThiên-(SimaQianShiji) TrươngChínhdịch (1988)- NXB Vănhọc.

Đườngthi tam báchthủ(唐詩三百首) (2000)-HànhĐườngThoáiSĩtuyểnchọn, TrầnUyểnTuấnbổchú, NgôVănPhúdịchvàgiớithiệu- NXB HNV. NgoàiracóthểthamkhảothêmcáctuyểntậpthơĐườngnhưĐườngthimộtthuở, ThơĐường (2 tập)….

Tốngtừ (Song Ci) (1999), NguyễnXuânTảodịch- NXB VH (cóthểthamkhảothêmcuốnTuyểntậptừTrungHoa- NhậtBản, NguyễnChíViễndịch, NXB VHTT 1996)

HíkhúcNguyên – Minh(Beijing opera in Yuan-Min dynasty)(1998), KhổngĐức- Long Cươngsoạndịch, Hội NC & GDVH- NXB Trẻ.

Tam quốcchí (SānguóZhì)(1995) PhanKếBínhdịch, NXB Vănhọc.

Tây du ký(Hsi Yu Chi)(1988),ThụyĐìnhdịch, NXB VHHN.

Hồnglâumộng(Hónglóumèng)(1963), NguyễnĐứcVândịch, NXB Vănhóa, Viện VH.

TruyệnngắnLỗTấn (Lo Tan short stories) (1994), TrươngChínhdịch- NXB Vănhọc HN.

(NgoàiracòncóbảndịchcủaGiản Chi, nhưngbảncủaTrươngChínhlàbảntốtnhất)

ThơQuáchMạtNhược(Quach Mat Nhuoc’s poems)(1964), PhanVănCác, Nam Trândịch- NXB VH HN.

KịchLôivũ- (Thunderstorm)TàoNgu (1956), Đặng Thai Mai dịch- NXB VH HN 1956.

9. Learning Assessment

Passing grade: 5/10

10. Course policies

-          Student have to attend class at least 80% class hours and fulfill all the course the requirements including: reading materials at home, participation in group work, taking quiz and final exam.

-          The quiz is taken in the class as part of midterm test.

-          The group works including written essay and oral presentation are taken at home and in class as part of midterm test.

-          The final exam is taken according to the FLL examination schedule by the end of the semester.

11. Course detail

Lecturer in charge

Assistant lecturer

 Ho Chi Minh city,       ,          , 2016

DEAN OF FACULTY         HEAD OF DEPARTMENT                       THE LECTURER