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Introduction to Classical Chinese
Subject: Language
Book Language: English and Chinese
Audience: anyone interested in Chinese, but usually undergraduates
Book Cover: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Wang_Xianzi_Imitation_by_Tang_Dynasty.JPG
Created date: June 3, 2021
Updated date: September 20, 2021
Target Release Date: 2022-05-30
License:
- Attribution
- Non-Commercial
- Share Alike
Needs:
- Proofreaders
Description:
Our textbook is complete, but we are adding interactive materials this year as we teach with it. We’ll plan to publish the book at the end of the spring semester, 2022.
Short Description:
Revising, expanding and providing a space to discuss and share materials related to the Classical Chinese textbook originated by Patrick Hanan at Harvard in 1984, and used/modified by teachers and students at myriad institutions ever since.
Outline
lesson 1
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 2
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 3
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 4
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 5
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 7
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 8
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 9
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 10
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 11
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 12
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 13
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 14
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 15
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 16
Lessons 1-16 comprise 16 pieces of Han Dynasty and pre-Han writings of increasing complexity and length. There are commentaries and grammar notes illustrating the main features of Classical Chinese, in addition to the vocabulary lists.
Lesson 17
This lesson is a large part of a biography from Shi Ji (Record of the Grand Historian). It requires all the systematic linguistic knowledge accumulated in the previous 16 lessons, especially syntax knowledge to understand the reading. Only a vocabulary list is provided.
Lesson 18
This lesson is a whole biography from Shi Ji (Record of the Grand Historian). It requires all the systematic linguistic knowledge accumulated in the previous 16 lessons, especially syntax knowledge to understand the reading. Only a vocabulary list is provided.
Lesson 19
This lesson is a large part of a biography from Shi Ji (Record of the Grand Historian). It requires all the systematic linguistic knowledge accumulated in the previous 16 lessons, especially syntax knowledge to understand the reading. Only a vocabulary list is provided.
Learning Activities
The learning activities for each lesson include: multiple choice exercises, answering questions, fill in blanks, constructing sentences in Classical Chinese, etc.