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:

- Continue to research and evaluate the role and position of the Elementary School Four Books Summary in the reformed education and examination system of 1906-1919.

- Research and compare the characteristics and methods of abridgement with other abridged and revised texts from the same period.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Pham Bao Nhung

2. Gender: Female.

3. Date of birth: November 5, 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 Program.

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.