Hindi-Urdu I (111-3-20)
Instructors
Rami Nair
8474677581
1880 Campus Drive, Kresge Hall, Office 4-429
Office Hours: Varies quarter to quarter, please check with instructor.
Meeting Info
Annenberg Hall G29: Mon, Wed 2:00PM - 2:50PM
Annenberg Hall G28: Tues, Thurs 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Overview of class
AY 22 -23 This course is a year long, three quarter sequence, and is meant for students with no Hindi-Urdu background. At the beginning of the three quarter sequence, the students are not expected to be able to speak, understand, read or write any Hindi-Urdu. In the first quarter (Hindi-Urdu 111-1) the students are introduced to the Hindi (Devanagari) script and to aspects of Hindi-Urdu grammar. By the end of this quarter the students are be able to talk about their family, their routines, their likes and dislikes, and also describe actions in progress. In the second quarter (Hindi-Urdu 111-2), the students continue to learn new grammatical constructions. By the end of the second quarter the students are able to talk about events in the past and the future. In the third quarter (Hindi-Urdu 111-3) students learn to express possibilities, wants, abilities and capabilities. They also learn finer aspects of grammar. The third quarter culminates in a cooking project, which requires the students to use the cumulative language skills that they would have honed over the period of the academic year. By the end of this quarter students achieve intermediate-low language skills in Hindi-Urdu.
Registration Requirements
None for Hindi-Urdu 111-1, Hindi-Urdu 111-1 with a C- or better for Hindi-Urdu 111-2, Hindi-Urdu 111-2 with a C- or better for Hindi-Urdu 111-3, and by placement test or with instructor consent.
Teaching Method
Textbook, word-games, YouTube videos, internet and in-class materials
Evaluation Method
Assessment is based on weekly quizzes, attendance, classroom participation and presentations, home assignments, mid-terms and an oral interviews. No final exam.
Class Materials (Required)
Richard Delacy and Sudha Joshi Elementary Hindi ISBN-13: 978-0804845038
Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary* ISBN-13: 978-0198643395
Oxford English-Hindi Dictionary ISBN-13: 978-0195648195
Class Materials (Suggested)
Introduction to Hindi Grammar by Usha R. Jain ISBN-13: 978-0944613252
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: Pre-requisite: Students must have passed Hindi 111-2 with at least a C- or be placed in according to placement test results.
Pre-requisite: Students must have passed Hindi 111-2 with at least a C- or be placed in according to placement test results.