A communicative approach to learning Hindi that lays grammatical, lexical, and functional foundations to enable the learner to describe or converse and understand cultural and social issues. Reading comprehension and writing will also be a feature of this course.
Prerequisites:
Completion of the 20 hour intensive Hindi course held during orientation which convers tenses, numbers, introduction to the verbs lagna, lagana, milna, and chalna. Students will also become familiar with the skills required to navigate everyday Delhi life.
Method of presentation:
Classroom teaching, instruction, grammar drills, conversation, reading, oral comprehension tests, and written assignments.
Required work and form of assessment:
Exams:
Written: 25%
Oral: 15% Total: 40%
General Performance:
Class Participation: 10%
Attendance: 10%
Written home assignments: 15%
Bi-weekly quizzez(written, oral): 25% Total: 60%
content:
Weeks 1-2
Grammar : Compulsive forms (ordinary, external obligation)
Vocabulary : Post positions, medical, general
Reading : Renting an apartment, reservations, etc
Writing : Descriptive paragraphs
Weeks 3-4
Grammar : Potential and completive compound verbs; relative and correlative, pronouns.
Vocabulary : Travelling, general
Reading : Taj Mahal
Writing : Write about a famous place in your country
Weeks 5-6
Grammar : Conjunctive particle
Vocabulary : Geography, suffix and prefix, word building review
Reading : Geography and history of India
Writing : Describing your country
Weeks 7-8
Grammar : All passive forms
Vocabulary : Nature/Religion
Reading : Festivals and culture
Writing : Describe seasons and festivals from your home country
Weeks 8-9
Grammar : All passive forms
Vocabulary : Nature/Religion
Reading : Indian folk tales
Weeks 10-11
Grammar : Causative forms
Vocabulary : Political and general terms
Reading : Indian politics, government function, Gandhi ji
Writing : Governmental function of your home country
Weeks 10-11
Grammar : Compound verbs
Vocabulary :
Reading : Festivals and culture
Writing : Describe seasons and festivals from your home country
Week 12
Grammar : Presumptive mood
Vocabulary : Review
Reading : Story from Ramayan, Mahabharata, Bible and village life
Writing : Your experiences in India
Required readings:
Introductory Hindi Course, Landour Language school. Munshiram Manhorlal Publishers, New Delhi, India 2003
Handouts and stories compiled by East-West Language Institute. New Delhi, India
A communicative approach to learning Hindi that lays grammatical, lexical, and functional foundations to enable the learner to describe or converse and understand cultural and social issues. Reading comprehension and writing will also be a feature of this course.
Completion of the 20 hour intensive Hindi course held during orientation which convers tenses, numbers, introduction to the verbs lagna, lagana, milna, and chalna. Students will also become familiar with the skills required to navigate everyday Delhi life.
Classroom teaching, instruction, grammar drills, conversation, reading, oral comprehension tests, and written assignments.
Exams:
Written: 25%
Oral: 15%
Total: 40%
General Performance:
Class Participation: 10%
Attendance: 10%
Written home assignments: 15%
Bi-weekly quizzez(written, oral): 25%
Total: 60%
Weeks 1-2
Grammar : Compulsive forms (ordinary, external obligation)
Vocabulary : Post positions, medical, general
Reading : Renting an apartment, reservations, etc
Writing : Descriptive paragraphs
Weeks 3-4
Grammar : Potential and completive compound verbs; relative and correlative, pronouns.
Vocabulary : Travelling, general
Reading : Taj Mahal
Writing : Write about a famous place in your country
Weeks 5-6
Grammar : Conjunctive particle
Vocabulary : Geography, suffix and prefix, word building review
Reading : Geography and history of India
Writing : Describing your country
Weeks 7-8
Grammar : All passive forms
Vocabulary : Nature/Religion
Reading : Festivals and culture
Writing : Describe seasons and festivals from your home country
Weeks 8-9
Grammar : All passive forms
Vocabulary : Nature/Religion
Reading : Indian folk tales
Weeks 10-11
Grammar : Causative forms
Vocabulary : Political and general terms
Reading : Indian politics, government function, Gandhi ji
Writing : Governmental function of your home country
Weeks 10-11
Grammar : Compound verbs
Vocabulary :
Reading : Festivals and culture
Writing : Describe seasons and festivals from your home country
Week 12
Grammar : Presumptive mood
Vocabulary : Review
Reading : Story from Ramayan, Mahabharata, Bible and village life
Writing : Your experiences in India