The course gives a concise survey of the Chinese character-writing tradition. You’ll master the fundamentals of the Chinese writing aesthetics; learn about the main phases of the characters’ evolution and about the great calligraphers of the past. You are going to distinguish 6 types of the Chinese written symbols, become skilled in history of Chinese scripts and possibility of their modern usage. You’ll get the explanation of the 214 Chinese character radicals (the first part in Part 1 of the Course, the second — in Part 2) and can practice their writing, using the animated and static samples given in videos and on pages. Elaborate tests are going to help you regularizing the new information and filling the lacunae.
Fundamentals of the Chinese character writing (Part 1)
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English
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Saint Petersburg State University
Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет (СПбГУ) — старейший вуз России, основанный в 1724 году. Университет сегодня — научный, образовательный и культурный центр мирового значения, неизменно входящий во все международные рейтинги вузов. В номинации взаимодействие с работодателями QS Graduate Employability 2018 СПбГУ занимает 20 место среди 400 ведущих вузов мира и является лучшим в России.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
INTRODUCTION
2 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 55 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
8 videos
Greeting1m
Introduction10m
Tools for classes6m
Contemporary standard of character-writing10m
Traditional and simplified characters4m
Stroke order is very important1m
Basic graphic elements and radicals 1, 2, 3 and 713m
Basic graphic elements and radicals 4, 66m
2 readings
Samples to practice40m
Bibliography10m
1 practice exercise
Test20m
3 hours to complete
EARLY STAGES OF THE HISTORY OF THE CHINESE WRITING
3 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 36 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
7 videos
Basic Graphic Elements5m
Radicals 24, 51, 32, 33, 48, 962m
History of Character writing9m
Radicals 8, 27, 53, 104, 44, 63, 59, 601m
History of Character-writing and Radicals 41, 64, 82, 92, 144, 118, 158, 169, 1915m
Radicals 41, 64, 82, 92, 144, 118, 158, 169, 1913m
3 readings
Samples to practice30m
Samples to practice30m
Samples30m
1 practice exercise
Test30m
2 hours to complete
HISTORY OF CHARACTER-WRITING AND PRINCIPLES OF CALLIGRAPHY
2 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 27 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
4 videos
Radicals 13, 30, 31, 72, 73, 109, 102, 112, 25, 772m
Famous calligrapher Ouyang Xun9m
Radicals 9, 37, 11, 12, 88, 89, 122, 106, 1323m
2 readings
Samples40m
Samples40m
1 practice exercise
Test40m
2 hours to complete
CHARACTER-WRITING IN TANG DYNASTY
2 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 29 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
4 videos
Radicals 17, 45, 46, 121, 140, 80, 211, 47, 383m
Famous calligrapher Yan Zhenqing12m
Radicals 15, 85, 75, 115, 119, 127, 165, 199, 200, 2023m
2 readings
Samples40m
Samples40m
1 practice exercise
Test40m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM FUNDAMENTALS OF THE CHINESE CHARACTER WRITING (PART 1)
by STMar 17, 2020
Some of the exercises were unclear, but my overall experience was excellent. I shall even use the archived course in the future.
by GLJul 19, 2019
Better camerawork and rear-projected displays would enable a much improved presentation
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