Numbering Code	U-LET29 37231 LJ37	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	special lecture
Target Year		Target Student
Language	English	Day/Period	Mon.2
Instructor name	Tao PAN (Graduate School of Letters Program-Specific Senior Lecturer)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	This course offers an introduction to Gandhari language and historical grammar of Middle Indic languages. Along with language and literature, the special script for writing Gandhari texts, namely Kharosthi script will be learnt as well. The reading materials include Khotan Dharmapada and inscription of King Senavarma. Therefore, this course provides glimpses into development of early Buddhism and early history of India as well as deposit of Buddha’s relics.
Course Goals	The participants will learn Kharosthi script, Gandhari language and historical grammar of Indic linguistics.
Schedule and Contents	Week #01 Introduction: From Old-Indo-Aryan to Middle Indic Week #02 Introduction: Gandhara, Kharosthi script and Gandhari corpus Week #03 Introduction: Learn Kharosthi script and bilingual coins Week #04 Grammar: Historical grammar of Middle Indic Week #05 to #08 Reading: Dharmapada from Khotan Week #09 to #14 Reading: Senavarma inscription Week #15 Feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Active participation in the classroom, review of studied materials, homework and final exam. Assessment will be based on class performance (50%) and final exam (50%)
Course Requirements	Sanskrit knowledge is desired, but not necessary.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Preparation of reading materials to be discussed and analysed in class.