Term
Subject Area
Course Number
ALAN 530 680
Course Code
ALAN530680
Course Key
68633
Schedule
Day(s)
Wednesday
Monday
Time
3:00pm-5:00pm
3:00pm-5:00pm
Instructor
Primary Program
Course Note
Offered through the Penn Language Center. New Course Abbreviation TIBT 030
Course Description
Beginning Tibetan will explain the fundamentals of the modern Tibetan language
in its literary and spoken forms. Students will develop the ability to read
the Tibetan script and identify and analyze Tibetan grammatical forms.
Students will also learn conversational Tibetan, and be introduced to the
structure of spoken grammar and its pronunciation. This class will provide a
foundation for reading Tibetan literature, both classical and modern, and for
speaking Tibetan, a language that lives in Tibet and in diaspora communities
around the globe. Learning the fundamentals of Tibetan language in this class
will open a window into a rich and colorful culture, the unique culture of
Tibet.
in its literary and spoken forms. Students will develop the ability to read
the Tibetan script and identify and analyze Tibetan grammatical forms.
Students will also learn conversational Tibetan, and be introduced to the
structure of spoken grammar and its pronunciation. This class will provide a
foundation for reading Tibetan literature, both classical and modern, and for
speaking Tibetan, a language that lives in Tibet and in diaspora communities
around the globe. Learning the fundamentals of Tibetan language in this class
will open a window into a rich and colorful culture, the unique culture of
Tibet.
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Crosslistings
ALAN530680
Subject Area Vocab