Introduction to Classical Ethiopic (Ge'ez) 3600-WdKJE(Z)-OG

After completing the course the student:
* knows the basic facts about Ge'ez language and literature and their importaince for other areas of humanities
* has rudimentary knowledge of translation rules from the Ge'ez language into Polish
* knows and understands basic analysis and interpretation methods of the products of Ge'ez literary culture
* use the basic terminology from the domain of the orthodox Christianity of Ethiopia
*read, analyze and interpret literary texts and other works of the Ge'ez literature and appropriately place them in their cultural context
* can translate literary texts and writings from the Ge'ez language into Polish
* use electronic and internet tools dedicated to the Ge'ez language and literature
* perceives the positive socio-cultural values of Ethiopia and possibility to use them in own personal development and effective intercultural communication

Oral examination after each semester

Assessment of individual progress thoughout the semester

The final grade consists of:
* oral examination 60%
* assessment of work during classes

In case of absence on more than a half of the overall number of classes, the teacher has a right not to allow a person to take the exam.

The course will be based on the manual:

Thomas Lambdin (tłum. Osvaldo Raineri), Introduzione alla lingua ge'ez (etiopico classico), Roma, Edizioni Orientalia Christiana, 2002.

Selected grammars of the Ge'ez language:

Brzuski, Witold Kazimierz, Gramatyka języka gyyz (etiopskiego klasycznego). Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, 1972.

Chaîne, Marius, Grammaire éthiopienne. Beyrouth (Beirut): Imprimerie catholique 1907, 1938 (Nouvelle édition).

Dillmann, August; Bezold, Carl, Ethiopic Grammar, 2nd edition translated from German by James Crichton, London 1907. ISBN 978-1-59244-145-7 (2003 reprint). (Published in German: ¹1857, ²1899).

Ge'ez dictionary:
http://betamasaheft.eu/Dillmann/

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

• Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
• Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
• Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
• Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
• Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
• Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

• Description of 3600-WdKJE(Z)-OG in USOSweb