Hindi-Urdu I (111-1-20)
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 3622: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Overview of class
AY25: This course is a year-long, three-quarter sequence, and is meant for students with no background in Hindi-Urdu (also called Hindi and Urdu). At the beginning of the three-quarter sequence, 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 will 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), students continue to learn new grammatical constructions, and by the end of the quarter they 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. 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 vocabulary quizzes, biweekly grammar quizzes, attendance, classroom participation and presentations, home assignments, mid-term, final and an oral interviews.
Class Materials (Required)
Richard Delacy and Sudha Joshi Elementary Hindi ISBN-13: 978-0804845038
Richard Delacy and Sudha Joshi Elementary Hindi Workbook ISBN: 978-080484503897
Class Materials (Suggested)
Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary* ISBN-13: 978-0198643395
Oxford English-Hindi Dictionary ISBN-13: 978-0195648195
Introduction to Hindi Grammar by Usha R. Jain ISBN-13: 978-0944613252