ANU - STUDYAT - Hindi 1A

Offered By:

Faculty of Asian Studies

Academic Career:

Undergraduate

Course Subject:

Hindi

Offered in:

First Semester, 2010

Unit Value:

6 units

Course Description:

Syllabus:

(a) Development of conversational skills in Hindi and Urdu;

(b) instruction in reading and writing the Devanagari script as used for Hindi;

(c) explanation of the grammar of Hindi and Urdu;

(d) reading of graded texts in the Hindi script;

(e) original compositions in the Hindi script.

As Hindi and Urdu are identical in grammar and basic vocabulary, Hindi 1A provides foundational skills for those interested in learning Urdu.

Learning Outcomes:

On satisfying the requirement for this course, students will have the knowledge and skills necessary to speak, read and write the language at the level appropriate for the course.

Indicative Assessment:

Semester based testing 40%, written assignments 50% and class participation 10%.

Workload:

Contact Hours: Five contact hours per week

Areas of Interest:

Asian Languages

Incompatibility:

Incompatible: with HIND1002 and HIND1006 and SWAH1002

Prescribed Texts:

Prescribed Texts: Barz, R.K. and Yadav, Y.K., An Introduction to Hindi and Urdu, Munshiram Manoharlal, New Delhi, 2000

Barz, R.K. and Yadav, Y.K., Hindi Exercise Manual with CD set, South Asia Centre, Canberra, 1994

Bulcke, C., An English-Hindi Dictionary, S. Chand, New Delhi, 1997

McGregor, R.S., The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1993

Majors/Specialisations:

Asian Language Major (Hindi), Urdu Language, and Pacific Languages

Academic Contact:

Richard Keithm Barz

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