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Chinese 1000 Chinese Calligraphy Syllabus

This document provides a syllabus for a course on introductory Chinese calligraphy. The course will be held on Wednesdays from 5:30-7:20pm and will teach students the fundamental techniques and aesthetic values of Chinese calligraphy. Students will learn about the history and development of Chinese characters as well as how to write characters correctly through practicing the basic strokes. Assessment will be based on attendance, participation, and completing weekly homework assignments practicing character writing. The syllabus outlines the schedule for the semester, including what characters and concepts will be covered each week.

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Chinese 1000 Chinese Calligraphy Syllabus

This document provides a syllabus for a course on introductory Chinese calligraphy. The course will be held on Wednesdays from 5:30-7:20pm and will teach students the fundamental techniques and aesthetic values of Chinese calligraphy. Students will learn about the history and development of Chinese characters as well as how to write characters correctly through practicing the basic strokes. Assessment will be based on attendance, participation, and completing weekly homework assignments practicing character writing. The syllabus outlines the schedule for the semester, including what characters and concepts will be covered each week.

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Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy

CHNS 1000

Syllabus

Instructor: Melissa Pittman


Time: Wednesday, 5:30 pm - 7:20 pm
Kimbal Visual Art 168
Phone: (801) 626-6721 Email: melissapittman@weber.edu
Web Site: http://faculty.weber.edu/melissapittman
Office Hours: by appointment

Course Description:

Chinese Calligraphy 1000 is an introductory course that teaches the fundamental techniques and
aesthetic values of Chinese Calligraphy. The object of this course is to encourage students to develop a
deeper interest and understanding of the Chinese language and its culture through the practice of
Chinese calligraphy. Students with no previous knowledge or experiences of Chinese or calligraphy are
welcome. While learning Chinese calligraphy in this course, not only will we study its history,
development, cultural context, and basic styles, we will also learn to pronounce each character and know
its meaning, usage, and relationship with other characters. The hands-on practice in class will allow
students to put their knowledge into use to produce Chinese calligraphy. In each class we will fist, learn
about the origin, development and cultural context of selected characters. Then, we will learn the
meaning and the pronunciation of each character and its nuances when used in combination with other
characters in word and phrases. We will then practice writing characters. The selected in-class practice
characters will then become the weekly brush writing homework.

Readings
1. Chinese Calligraphy: An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique by Yee Chiang, Harvard
Univ. Press, 1973.
2. Chinese Brushwork in Calligraphy and Painting: Its History, Aesthetics, and Techniques by Kwo
Da-Wei, Dover Publications, Inc., 1981.

Course Requirements and Grading:


There is no grading in this course. You either earn the credit or fail to earn it depending on your
attendance and on turning in your homework.

1. Attendance and participation in class: Active participation in classroom activities is expected. Five
unexcused absences will result in automatic failure of the course. In the event you get H1N1 you
should contact me immediately so you can be excused for the duration of the illness
without failing the course.

2. H1N1: You will hear from me or Karlene, the secretary of the Foreign Language
Department, in the event of a cancellation of class. Contact me immediately if you
contract the swine flu so you can be excused for the duration of the illness without failing
the course.

3. Homework for the practice of writing. Each week, each student must submit 2 sheets of writing
practice that includes about 10 characters on each sheet. It is important that students practice calligraphy
a few times a week, and ideally every day.

Course Schedule:

Week 1 (Aug. 26):

Introduction to the course.


Information on writing tools, the four-treasures and their function.
The use of the brush pen, ink stick, and ink stone, and become familiar with the feel of the
brush on a paper

WK2 (Sep. 2):

Introduction of the history of the Chinese calligraphy


Basic strokes and the rules for stroke order
Practice 2 of basic 8 strokes; Horizontal橫(heng), and Vertical, 豎(shu)
Characters: 一 二 三 十 上 正 工 土 士 川 升 耳 (王日中木)

WK3 (Sep. 9):

Practice 2 of Basic 8 strokes; Downward right 撇 (pei), and downward left, 捺(na),
Characters: 人 八 大 天 月 女 生 今 有 看 手 (友) 的

WK 4 (Sep. 16):

Practice 2 of basic 8 strokes; Dot 點, (dian), Hook 勾 (gou): 橫勾 (henggou), horizontal


hook, 豎勾 (shugou) vertical hook, 斜勾(xiegou), slanted hook
Characters: 六 下 太 小 文 不 你 也 手 子 字 戈 代 我 成

WK5 (Sep. 23):

Practice 2 of basic 8 strokes; 提 Upward (ti), Turn 折(zhe): 橫 折 (hengzhe) herizontal


bend, 豎折 (shuzhe) vertical bend
以 冷 沒 四 五 力 他 七 心 九 毛 (筆) 光 亮

WK6 (Sep. 30): Week of Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival)

Practice of the 8 strokes Character: 永


中 秋 節 愛, 表
月亮代表我的心

WK7 (Oct. 7):


The device (making) of the characters; radicals and compound characters
日月山川水田女子木火土手人言門
明好林森 炎男誠安卡看旦左右

WK8 (Oct. 14):

Heart of the word

心思想念愛情忠恩恨忘忍緣

WK9 (Oct. 21):

Numbers, seasons, and five elements


一二三四五六七八九十百千萬
春夏秋冬
金木水火土

WK 10 (Oct. 28):

Art forms and Calligraphy

WK 11 (Nov. 4):

Directions and fong sheu


東西南北陰陽風水氣功

WK 12 (Nov. 11):

Balance of the character: 相向字, 背向字


吃如門非

WK 13 (Nov. 18):

Traditional values
忠 孝 仁 愛(爱) 信 義(义) 和 平 智 仁 勇

WK 14 (Nov. 25):

Good fortune words:


福, 祿, 壽(寿), 喜, 缘, 如 意 王

WK 15 (Dec. 2):

Exhibition of your writing outcome project

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