Accelerated Intermediate Hindi-Urdu (125-2-20)

Instructors

Rami Nair
8474677581
1880 Campus Drive, Kresge Hall, Office 4-429
Office Hours: Varies quarter to quarter, please check with instructor.

Meeting Info

University Library 3722: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs 1:00PM - 1:50PM

Overview of class

AY 22 -23 The accelerated Hind_Urd 125-2 course has been designed for students with existing proficiencies in speaking and listening skills in Hindi-Urdu (intermediate-low/mid), and more limited reading and writing abilities in the Devanagari/Hindi script (novice-high/intermediate-low). This course condenses the 3 quarter intermediate Hind_Urd 121 course into a single quarter, and focuses on the further development of students' reading and writing skills in Hindi-Urdu, while enhancing their range of vocabulary from intermediate-low to intermediate-mid. We do so by exploring the South Asian culture and doing task-based projects.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisite: Hind_Urd 125-1 OR determined by proficiency test/permission of the instructor

Teaching Method

Texts, movie clips, blogs, songs, stories, etc.

Evaluation Method

Students will be given weekly vocabulary quizzes (to be completed via Quizlet), biweekly grammar quizzes, weekly Padlet writing assignments, daily home assignments, in-class presentations as well as a Final at the end of the quarter. They will also be assessed for attendance and class participation.

Class Materials (Required)

Advanced Hindi Grammar (2007) by U. Jain. Publisher: Institute of East Asian Studies; ISBN-10: 094461342X ISBN-13: 978-0944613429

Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary* ISBN-13: 978-0198643395

Oxford English-Hindi Dictionary ISBN-13: 978-0195648195

Class Materials (Recommended)

Intermediate Hindi Reader (1999) by U. Jain with K. Schomer. Publisher: Institute of East Asian Studies; ISBN-10: 087725351X ISBN-13: 978-0877253518

Intermediate Hindi (1996) by Y. Kachru and R. Pandharipande Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN-10: 8120805585 ISBN-13: 978-8120805583

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisites: HIND_URD 125-1 OR placement test (requires permission of instructor). Prerequisites: HIND_URD 125-1 OR placement test (requires permission of instructor).