ANU - STUDYAT - Hindi 2B

Offered By:

Faculty of Asian Studies

Academic Career:

Graduate Coursework

Course Subject:

Hindi

Offered in:

HIND6400 will not be offered in 2010

Unit Value:

6 units

Course Description:

This course provides students with the opportunity to read and discuss selected works by Hindi writers of the nineteenth century. The course is conducted in Hindi and would also be of interest to students of Urdu.

Syllabus: Hindi 2B is conducted in Hindi. The course would also be of interest to Urdu students.

(a) Development of advanced conversational skills in Hindi;

(b) advanced discussion of Hindi grammatical usage and literary style;

(c) comprehension of lectures given in Hindi;

(d) reading of Hindi prose and poetry.

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:

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

Areas of Interest:

Asian Languages and Cultural Studies

Requisite Statement:

Prerequisites: HIND2300 or equivalent, or permission of coordinator.

Incompatibility:

Incompatible: with HIND2005, HIND2007, HIND2102, HIND3007, SWAH2005 and SWAH2102

Recommended Courses:

None

Prescribed Texts:

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

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

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

Academic Contact:

Mr Richard Barz

Hindi 2B HIND6400 - Details