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Hindi-Urdu Language

HINDI URDU 111 – Hindi-Urdu I

Overview of the class
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 proficiency 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, 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 (Recommended)
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

 

 

 

 

 


 


HINDI URDU 116-0 – Accelerated Hindi-Urdu Literacy

Overview of class
This course is designed for students who speak Hindi or Urdu, two forms of a single language (Hindi-Urdu) that is written in two scripts. Students will learn how to read and write in Devanagari (Hindi) and Nastaliq (Urdu) scripts. Students who already know one script should contact the instructor. We will also review Hindi-Urdu grammar, focusing on areas that present difficulty for heritage speakers. At the end of the quarter, students will be evaluated for placement into higher-level Hindi-Urdu language and literature courses.

Registration Requirements
With instructor/departmental consent.

Teaching Method
Seminar

Evaluation Method
Assessment is based primarily on in-class quizzes, attendance, classroom participation, and home assignments. No final exam.

Class Materials (Required)
All course materials will be made available in class or through Canvas.

Class Materials (Suggested – these may change)
R.S. McGregor, Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary: 978-0198643395
S.M. Salimuddin and Suhail Anjum, Oxford Urdu-English Dictionary: 978-0195979947
S.K. Verma, Oxford English-Hindi Dictionary: 978-0195648195
Shanul Haq Haqqee, Oxford English-Urdu Dictionary: 978-0195793406

HINDI URDU 121 – Hindi-Urdu II

Overview of class
This is a year-long, three-quarter language sequence. Students start the year by working on reinforcing all the language skills attained the year before, and adding the Urdu (Nastaliq) script to their skill set. They continue developing speaking skills and listening comprehension, as well as expanding their grasp of Hindi-Urdu grammar and vocabulary. We do so by reading short stories, poems, and articles, watching and discussing movie clips, short films and videos, and making in-class presentations. During the year we touch on a variety of themes involving South Asian culture and society, travel, literary traditions, the natural world, etc. By the end of the three-quarter sequence, students attain intermediate-mid or higher language proficiency in Hindi-Urdu.

Note: Please purchase all the required textbooks in the fall quarter, as this is the only quarter that they are ordered during the year.

Registration Requirements
C- or better in Hindi-Urdu 111-3 for Hindi-Urdu 121-1, Hindi-Urdu 121-1 for Hindi-Urdu 121-2, Hindi-Urdu 121-2 for Hindi-Urdu 121-3, and by placement test or with instructor consent.

Teaching Method
Textbook, extra materials, movies

Evaluation Method
The students are graded on the basis of home assignments, weekly quizzes, midterm, attendance, oral interviews and class participation. No final.

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

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

 Oxford Urdu-English Dictionary* ISBN-13: 978-0195979947

Oxford English Urdu Dictionary ISBN-13: 978-0195793406

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

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


 

 

 

 


HINDI URDU 125-1 – Accelerated Hindi-Urdu I

Overview of class
The accelerated Hindi-Urdu 125-1 course has been designed for students with existing proficiencies in speaking and listening skills in Hindi-Urdu (beginner-high/intermediate-low), and more limited reading and writing abilities in the Devanagari/Hindi script (beginner-low/mid). This course condenses the three-quarter beginners’ Hindi-Urdu 111 course into a single quarter, and focuses on the development of students’ reading and writing skills in Hindi-Urdu, while enhancing their range of vocabulary from basic to intermediate-low/mid. We do so by exploring South Asian culture and doing task-based projects.

Registration Requirements
Prerequisite: HIND_URD 116-0 OR ability to understand and speak basic Hindi-Urdu AND limited reading-writing skills in the Devanagari/Hindi script (proficiency test/permission of the instructor)

Teaching Method
Texts, movie clips, blogs, songs, stories, grammar practice, 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)
Introduction to Hindi Grammar by Usha R. Jain ISBN-13: 978-0944613252

Class Materials (Recommended)
Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary*  ISBN-13: 978-0198643395
Oxford English-Hindi Dictionary ISBN-13: 978-0195648195

 

HINDI URDU 125-2 – Accelerated Hindi-Urdu I

Overview of class

coming soon!

Registration Requirements

Teaching Method

Evaluation Method

Class Materials (Required)

Class Materials (Recommended)

HINDI URDU 210 – Hindi-Urdu through Media

Course Overview
Hindi-Urdu through Media is a mid/high intermediate level class of 3rd year (200 level) Hindi-Urdu. Like many other languages, the Hindi-Urdu language spoken daily at home or in the street varies rather dramatically from its more formal version used by the media (print or RTV). In this course we will take a look at a range of topics in different kinds of media, and learn how to understand the longer sentences and the vocabulary that draws heavily either on the Sanskrit, or the Persian/Arabic roots. Although the students will be developing all 4 of their proficiencies, a lot of the focus in this course will be on strengthening students’ receptive - listening and reading – proficiencies. Cultural competency will also be expanded. Students are expected to progress towards advanced-low proficiency level after having taken 3 quarters of 200 level Hindi-Urdu classes.

Registration Requirements
Prerequisites: Grade of at least C- in HIND_URD 121-3 or language placement or permission of the instructor. Devanagari script only.

Teaching Method
Discussion 

Evaluation Method
The students are graded on the basis of home assignments, weekly vocabulary quizzes, attendance,  class participation and a final project.

Class Materials (Required)
All materials available online; handouts.

HINDI URDU 320* – Mirza Ghalib: An Introduction

Overview of class 

coming soon!

Registration Requirements

Class Materials (Required)

 

 

 

HINDI URDU 320* – Progressive and Modernist Literature

Overview of Course
Beginning in the 1930s, the South Asian literary world was overtaken by a new generation of progressive, iconoclastic, and experimental writers. Through their poetry and fiction, Hindi-Urdu authors like Manto, Ismat Chughtai, Faiz, Rashid Jahan, Yashpal, N.M. Rashed, and Miraji, as well as filmmakers like Guru Dutt and Raj Kapoor, sought to remake society and redefine art. The literature – and drama, film, and visual art – that they created is still read and recited, as much for its beauty as for its power to inspire thought and action. At the same time, they argued vehemently with each other about aesthetics, language, politics, and about what literature was and should be. In this course we will read a range of these authors and their contemporaries, in order to understand their art, on its own terms and in historical context. All readings will made available in Hindi (Devanagari) and Urdu (Nastaliq) scripts.

Registration Requirements
300-level placement in Hindi-Urdu or instructor permission. In addition to advanced Hindi-Urdu speaking proficiency, proficiency in reading either Hindi or Urdu script is required. 

Teaching Method
Seminar

Evaluation Method
Participation, written assignments, presentations, student-led discussions, final project

Class Materials (Required)
All materials available online; handouts.

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