Culture and Language East Asia
Compilation Document
Contents
Culture and Language East Asia Tutorial 1 4-2.......................................................................................2
Culture and Language East Asia Tutorial 2 3-3.......................................................................................3
Korean language................................................................................................................................3
Okinawan...........................................................................................................................................4
Tutorial..............................................................................................................................................6
Culture and Language East Asia Tutorial 3 30-3.....................................................................................7
Chinese script....................................................................................................................................7
Typewriters (chinese and Korean).....................................................................................................8
Tutorial assignment instructions......................................................................................................11
Tutorial assignment.........................................................................................................................12
1
, Culture and Language East Asia Tutorial 1 4-2
- Presentations
- Paper writing
- Academic skills (research/bibliography/etc.)
- Case studies
- Extracurricular excursions
o Asian library – April
o SieboldHuis – May
o Reading groups
o Film screenings
o You can also take your own initiative and have van Ling organize something
Manual!
Term paper
- Footnotes
- 1500-2000 words excluding bibliography/footnotes
- 4 academic secondary sources
o Literature from the lectures counts as additional material
Pick deadline on 17 February at 22:00 h:
- 3 may
- 6 may
- 10 may
- 13 may
- 17 may
- 20 may
Assignment 1
Illustration A
Diamond Sutra
Buddhism: suffering comes from not wanting to suffer
Chinese Buddhist scripture
Buddha was at some point incarnated as a prince
Reincarnation
o Animals (no consciousness)
o Humans (consciousness)
o Demons/hungry hellish ghosts
Karma is an accumulation of bad actions that you need to get rid of
Buddha is not a god
Reaching enlightenment means ridding yourself of karma and your karmic soul dissolving
into nirvana
Earthly life is made up of poisons you need to resist ‘
You are stuck on earth until you reach nirvana
Number 3
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Compilation Document
Contents
Culture and Language East Asia Tutorial 1 4-2.......................................................................................2
Culture and Language East Asia Tutorial 2 3-3.......................................................................................3
Korean language................................................................................................................................3
Okinawan...........................................................................................................................................4
Tutorial..............................................................................................................................................6
Culture and Language East Asia Tutorial 3 30-3.....................................................................................7
Chinese script....................................................................................................................................7
Typewriters (chinese and Korean).....................................................................................................8
Tutorial assignment instructions......................................................................................................11
Tutorial assignment.........................................................................................................................12
1
, Culture and Language East Asia Tutorial 1 4-2
- Presentations
- Paper writing
- Academic skills (research/bibliography/etc.)
- Case studies
- Extracurricular excursions
o Asian library – April
o SieboldHuis – May
o Reading groups
o Film screenings
o You can also take your own initiative and have van Ling organize something
Manual!
Term paper
- Footnotes
- 1500-2000 words excluding bibliography/footnotes
- 4 academic secondary sources
o Literature from the lectures counts as additional material
Pick deadline on 17 February at 22:00 h:
- 3 may
- 6 may
- 10 may
- 13 may
- 17 may
- 20 may
Assignment 1
Illustration A
Diamond Sutra
Buddhism: suffering comes from not wanting to suffer
Chinese Buddhist scripture
Buddha was at some point incarnated as a prince
Reincarnation
o Animals (no consciousness)
o Humans (consciousness)
o Demons/hungry hellish ghosts
Karma is an accumulation of bad actions that you need to get rid of
Buddha is not a god
Reaching enlightenment means ridding yourself of karma and your karmic soul dissolving
into nirvana
Earthly life is made up of poisons you need to resist ‘
You are stuck on earth until you reach nirvana
Number 3
2