Offered By	ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Academic Contact	Dr Richard Barz
Areas of Interest	Asian Languages

Urdu has a highly developed and thriving literary tradition and is both the official language of Pakistan and an important language in India. A familiarity with Urdu would be of particular value to those interested in the Islamic heritage of southern Asia. Although in grammar and basic word-stock urdu and Hindi are identical, in script and literary vocabulary the two languages are quite different.

Therefore, instruction in urdu is primarily concerned with the reading of Urdu literature.

Requirements

The Asian Language Major (Urdu) may comprise courses from the  Summary of Courses page and must include: Hindi 1A, Hindi 1B. Hindi 2A, Hindi 2B, Hindi 2C, Hindi 2D courses may be included up to 12 units.

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