Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Institute of Asian and African Studies

Zaxi Huadan

Publications B.A. Huadan Zhaxi
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Name
Zaxi Huadan
Status
instructor
Email
rghuadan (at) hotmail.com

Institution
Humboldt-Universität → Präsidium → Kultur-, Sozial- und Bildungswissenschaftliche Fakultät → Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften → Tibetologie
Function / Working Area
Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben
Visiting address
Invalidenstraße 118 , Room 506
Phone number
(030) 2093-66064
Fax
(030) 2093-66084
Mailing address
Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin
Courses

Email: zaxi.huadan@hu-berlin.de

 

Fields of teaching and research:

  • Language teaching for modern Tibetan / Amdo dialect
  • Developing teaching material
  • Translations from Tibetan

Current research projects:

  • Modern Amdo-Tibetan colloquial language
  • Folk culture of Tibetan cummunities in today's Eastern Tibet (Amdo)
 

Curriculum Vitae

  • BA in Tibetan Studies, Northwest Nationalities Institute, Lanzhou, Provinz Gansu , VR China
  • Since 1992 working as editor, translator and correspondent for the daily paper "Qinghai Daily", as well as active for different projects (amongst others the World Bank, Bridge Fond, the organization "Doctors without Borders", EU). Further working as translator, language teacher, advisor, project coordinator and assistant.

Selected publications:

'Gyur med rgya mtsho, Dpal ldan bkra shis (Huadan Zhaxi), Allie Thomas and Kevin Stuart. English Teaching Material: Tibetan-English Folktales. 2001. Xining.

Allie Thomas and Kevin Stuart, English editors; Dpal ldan bkra shis (Huadan Zhaxi), Tibetan editor. 2000. Tibetan-English Folktales. Xining, Qinghai Meterological Station

Press. Dpal ldan bkra shis (Huadan Zhaxi), principal editor; Kevin Stuart, Dorji Zhaxi; Kelsang Norbu; and Sandra Benson. Tibetan-English Dictionary. 2000. Lanzhou, Gansu

Nationalities Press. Sandra Benson and Karl Peet, authors; Dorji-Jaxi, Dpal ldan bkra shis (Huadan Zhaxi), Gencho-Gailei, and Rigzhol, translators; Kevin Stuart, English editor. 2000. Elementary

English In Tibetan. Xining, Qinghai Youth Press. Kelsang Norbu, Karl Peet, Dpal ldan bkra shis (Huadan Zhaxi), and Kevin Stuart. 1999. Modern Oral A mdo Tibetan: A Language Primer. Lewiston, Edwin Mellen.

Kun mchog dge legs, Dpal ldan bkra shis (Huadan Zhaxi), and Kevin Stuart. 1999. "Tibetan Tricksters." Asian Folklore Studies 58: 5-30.

Dpal ldan bkra shis (Huadan Zhaxi) and Kevin Stuart. "Dancing With Mountain Gods: A Qinghai Tibetan Harvest Ritual." 1999. China Northwest Airlines Inflight Magazine 6:49, 39.