Hindi Course Descriptions:

381.101-102  Beginning Hindi
This course prepares students to function in everyday situations in the Hindi speaking world.  Focuses on the acquisition of basic vocabulary and grammatical structures in culturally authentic contexts through listening, speaking, reading, and writing comprehension. Hindi reading and writing is taught in its original Dayva-nagari script.  Oral-aural drills in class and work in the Language Lab is required.  Note:  Students with existing demonstrable skills in spoken Hindi should take 381.105-106 Accelerated Beginning Hindi.  3.0 credits

381.105-106  Accelerated Beginning Hindi
For students who have significant, previous acquired ability to understand and speak basic Hindi. The course focuses on reading and writing Dayva-nagari script from day one, and on the refinement of the basic language skills of listening and speaking.  Expansion of vocabulary and grammatical structures and further development of communicative skills.  Content focuses on cultural patterns in the Hindi-speaking world. 3.0 credits

381.201-202  Intermediate Hindi
Drawing upon Indian epics, history, fables, and folk tales the course placed language training in its socio-cultural ethos while imparting instruction for speaking, writing and comprehending Hindi. At the completion of the course, students will be well equipped to initiate, sustain, and close an every day conversation; write letters and short compositions; read, with full understanding, simple texts dealing with personal and social needs; grasp the main ideas and information from commonly used audio-visual materials. 3.0 credits

381.301-302  Advanced Hindi
Promotes the active use of Hindi in culturally authentic contexts.  Development of fluency in oral and written communication is emphasized. Prerequisite: 381.201-202. 3.0 credits

381.311-312  Hindi Conversation
This course is geared towards listening comprehension, enrichment of vocabulary and exposure to various social situations. Students will get an opportunity to learn to narrate and support their views in informal and formal styles. The course will promote a meaningful interaction to understand the cultural nuances. The socio-cultural rules would help the students to monitor their own language performance and enhance one's appreciation for language. Attaining the native competency through films in quite exciting. It is an eye-tonic for students to learn language specific features.  3.0 credits