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Instructor:
Dr.Sungok Hong
Office: 825 E.8th St.
Phone: 812-855-6697
E-mail:
sh2@indiana.edu
Office hours:MW 11:00 – 12:00 or by appointment
Associate Instructor:
Saroj Kashwan
Course Description
Hindi is the official (national) language of India and is spoken by
45% of the Indian Population. In other words, it is spoken by the
third largest population in the world. Urdu is the official language
of Pakistan and is spoken as a mother tongue by around 50 million
people. Urdu is also one of the 22 official languages of India.
Hindi and Urdu share the same grammar and have a considerable
vocabulary in common.
This course is designed to give a basic knowledge of Hindi-Urdu to
beginners with little or no prior acquaintance with these languages.
Students will have a chance to learn both Hindi (Devanagari) and
Urdu script (Nastaliq), and to attain practical and composite
competency in Hindi-Urdu with equal focus on reading, listening,
writing and speaking. Special emphasis will be given to the
students’ acquisition of Hindi-Urdu grammar, which is crucial for
improving linguistic proficiency.
Required Textbooks
Required:
Snell, R and S. Weightman (2004) Teach Yourself Hindi
McGraw-Hill.
Matthews, D and M.K. Dalvi (2003) Teach Yourself Urdu
McGraw-Hill.
Hindi-Urdu Workbook prepared by Sungok Hong
Recommended:
Jain, Usha R (1995) Introduction to Hindi Grammar.
University of California, Berkeley.
Taj, Afroj (1997) Urdu through Hindi. New Delhi: Rangmala
Press
Chaturvedi, M and B. Tiwari (1982) A Practical Hindi-English
Dictionary.
Delhi: National Publishing House.
Course Requirement and Grading
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Regular attendance and active participation
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Class presentation
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Homework assignments completed on time
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Quizzes, midterm and final
Class
attendance and performance 15%
Quizzes and homework 20%
Midterm (written and oral)
30%
Final (written and oral)
35%
Class Schedule
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