TTLV: Elementary School's Summary of the Four Books in the Reformed Examination System of Education 1909-1919

1. Student's full name: Pham Bao Nhung

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: November 5, 1987

4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen

5. Decision on student admission No. 1883/2010/QD-XHNV-SDH dated October 21, 2010, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: None.

7. Thesis title:Elementary School Summary of the Four Books小學四書節略in the reformed education and examination system program of 1909-1919.

8. Specialization: Classical Chinese and Vietnamese Studies; Code: 602240

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Van Khoai, Head of the Department of Sino-Vietnamese Studies, Faculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results

- Define the concept of primary education in the reformed education program of the 1909-1919 examination system and related texts.Elementary School Summary of the Four Books小學四書節略.

- Text analysisElementary School Summary of the Four Books小學四書節略In terms of: textual studies, structure, overall structure as a discipline, and component structures.

- The nature and manner of brevity in the textElementary School Summary of the Four Books小學四書節略Analyze the method of brevity as demonstrated in the Great Learning and the Analects.

- Transcription and translation of the textElementary School Summary of the Four Books小學四書節略.

11. Practical applications: With the results achieved, the thesis makes a useful contribution to research, shaping the appearance of the reformed education program based on the imperial examination system from 1906-1919, and at the same time contributing to providing experience for the transition of education in Vietnam.

12. Future research directions:

- Tiếp tục tìm hiểu và đánh giá vai trò, vị trí của văn bản Tiểu học Tứ thư tiết lược trong chương trình cải lương giáo dục khoa cử 1906- 1919.

- Nghiên cứu, so sánh tính chất và cách thức tiết lược với các văn bản tiết lược, biên soạn lại cùng thời  kỳ.

13. Các công trình công bố có liên quan đến luận văn: Không.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name : Phạm Bảo Nhung

2. Gender: Female.

3. Date of birth: 05 / November / 1987

4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen Province

5. Admission decision number: No.1883/2010, October 21-2010, decision of Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam Nation University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: “The simplified version of The Four-Books and XiaoXue” and the 1909~1919 Education Reforming Programme.

8. Major: Sino – Nom; Code: 602240

9. Supervisors:

Assoc.Pro, Dr. Pham Van Khoai, Manager of Sino-Nom Department, Falculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humannities – VNU.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- Describe the Concept of “Elementary Degree” in the 1909~1919 Education Reformed Program and the Text of “The simplified version of The Four-Books and XiaoXue”.

- Research the Text of “The simplified version of The Four-Books and XiaoXue” in the aspect of: Textology, Text structure, ect…

- Describe the feature and simplified method of “The simplified version of The Four-Books and XiaoXue”, analyze the simplified method of two books “Da Xue” and “Lun Yu”

- Translate the text of “The simplified version of The Four-Books and XiaoXue”.

11. Practical applicability:

With the research result, this thesis contributes a good way in the 1909~1919 Education Reforming Program research activity and provided theoretical basis for Vietnam Education System.

12. Further research directions:

- Learn more about the position and role of “The simplified version of The Four-Books and XiaoXue” in the 1909~1919 Education Reforming Program.

- Compare the feature and simplified method of other books in simplified version or re-compile version at the same period.

13. Thesis-related publications: N/A.