Chin Poetry 2024

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Session 1: Organizational issues FRI Mar 1, 8:00-8:30 s. 400

FRI (8:00-8:30 s. 400) 9:45-11:15 SIN III s. 424 中國文學-詩歌 Język chiński klasyczny – proza lub poezja Chin Poetry 2024 1.3.-7.6.2024 (S1 1.3., S2 8.3., S3 15.3., S4 22.3., S5 29.3., S6 5.4., S7 12.4., S8 19.4., S9 26.4., S10 3.5., S11 10.5., S12 17.5., S13 24.5., S14 31.5., S15 7.6.)

What we learn in this class

• We learn about Chinese text sorts and appropriate writing styles.
• We learn how to translate Chinese text sorts from Chinese into English.
• We learn how to write Chinese texts according to the specific traditions of text sorts.

Textbook

Please select from the 200 topics of the textbook the one, which you want to present with a powerpoint presentation in class.

Homework until Session 2

Please make a Chinese translation of the text of the topic you selected for presentation including questions at the end of the textbook text. When you select a topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Preparatory homework for every session

Please prepare the topics of the following session by reading the respective texts in the textbook and by answering the respective questions.

Homework until Session 5

Please translate another topic you are interested in into English. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Homework until Session 10

Please translate another topic you are interested in into English. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Homework until Session 15

Please translate another topic you are interested in into English. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Final paper after Session 15

Please think of a new topic of a phenomenon of traditional or modern Chinese culture. Please use the same format as the other topics in the textbook, including text, terms, references, questions. Whenever you indicate a reference, please also mention the page number. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic and confirm with the instructor that the topic is appropriate.

Session 2 FRI Mar 1, 9:45-11:15 s. 424 SIN III

The topics and contents of the following sessions will be determined by the selection of the students.

C1 Mar 8, C2 Mar 15

Session 4 FRI Mar 22, 9:45-11:15 s. 424 SIN III

C3 Mar 29

Mar 28 - Apr 2: Easter Holiday in Poland

Session 6 FRI Apr 5, 9:45-11:15 s. 424 SIN III

Apr 4-6 is Qingming holiday in China, the Chinese students make up for the missed classes on Sun (!) Apr 7 and 28.

C4 Apr 12, C5 Apr 19

Session 8 FRI Apr 26, 9:45-11:15 s. 424 SIN III

May 1-3 are Workers' and Constitution holidays in Poland. (May 8 is sports holiday.)

May 1-5 is an extended May 1st holiday in China, the Chinese students make up for missed classes on Sat May 11.

Session 10 FRI May 10, 9:45-11:15 s. 424 SIN III

C6 May 17, C7 May 24, C8 May 31, C9 Jun 7

May 30-31 holiday Corpus Christi in Poland.

June 8-10 is Duanwu holiday in China.

Session 12 FRI June 14, 9:45-11:15 s. 424 SIN III

Mon Jun 17 (Thursday classes), Tue Jun 18 (Friday classes) in Poland.

Final Exam FRI Jun 25, 9:45-11:15 s. 400 SIN III

Exam session: Jun 24-Jul 7. Retake session Sep 1-15.

Jul 20-22 Chinese Studies Conference.