Course Outline: PL201 Pāli Grammar II, 2011/2012, Semester 2

Basic Data
Program: 
Bachelor of Arts (Buddhist Studies)
Semester: 
Second Semester (December 05, 2011–April 07, 2012) Academic Year 2011/2012
Subject: 
PL201 - Pali Grammar II
Credit / status: 
3 credits / Core Subject
Instructor: 
Dhammanandhi法师博士
Recommended Texts: 

Required Textbook

  • Buddhadatta Maha Nayaka Thera. The New Pāli Course. Part 1. (Some selected chapters from 9 to chapters 28). Colombo: Buddhist Cultural Centre, 1997.

Recommended Texts

  • Ananda Maitreya Mahanayaka Thera. P1li Made Easy. Colombo: Udumulla,1994.
  • Duroiselle, Charles. A Practical Grammar of the Pāli Language. 3rd ed. Rangoon: British Burma,1997.
  • Perniola, V. P1li Grammar. London: The Pāli Text Society, 1997.
  • Minayeff, J. P1li Grammar: A phonetic and Morphological Sketch. Delhi: Bahri, 1990.
  • Joshi, J. R., and D. G. Koparkar. Introduction to P1li. Poona: University Of Poona, 1985.
Course Organization: 

Lectures (3-hr. blocks) are arranged in order as follows:

  • Tvanta, Tumanta, Past Passive Participles, Present Participle etc.
  • Practice of conjugation of seven classes of verbs.
  • Practice of tenses and Moods.
  • Passive and Causal Structures.
  • Declension of Mano group.
  • Usage of Numerical form.
  • Sandhi: Vowel-sandhi, Consonant-sandhi, Mixed- sandhi.
Course Requirements: 

All students are expected:

  • 1. To attend minimum of 80% of the schedule classes to be eligible to sit for the final examination.
  • 2. Students are required to attend for oral test and quiz.
  • 3. Class Participation.
  • 4. Midterm written examination.
  • 5. Final written examination.
Allocation of Marks: 
  • 1. Oral test and quiz 12%
  • 2. Midterm Examination 38 %
  • 3. Final written examination 50%
Course Objectives: 

Students should try to grasp advanced Pāli grammar, Sandhi, Samāsa, Passive and Causal forms, usage of numeral, Kita and Taddhita etc., and continue their attention on learning by heart the basic structure of Pāli grammar i.e. vocabulary, declension, conjugation and sandhi etc, in order to understand what the Buddha taught through Pāli Piṭaka

Grading: 

All tests, assignments and examinations are graded as follows with grade point and numerical marks:

Grade Performance Grade value Percentage Equivalence
A+ Excellent 4.0 90-100
A Almost Excellent 3.75 85-89
A- Fairly Excellent 3.5 80-84
B+ Very Good 3.25 75-79
B Good 3.0 70-74
B- Fairly Good 2.75 65-69
C+ Fair 2.5 60-64
C Satisfactory 2.25 55-59
C- Minimum Satisfactory 2.0 50-54
D+ Fairly Poor 1.5 40-49
D Poor 1.0 30-39
F Fail 0.0 29 or less
I Incomplete
W Withdrawn
WF Withdrawn because of failure
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