HIND6100 Hindi 1A
| Offered By | School of Culture, History and Language |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Hindi |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2010 and First Semester, 2011 |
| 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 |
Five contact hours per week |
| Course Classification(s) | TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses. |
| Areas of Interest | Asian Languages |
| Incompatibility |
Incompatible: with HIND1002 and HIND1006 and SWAH1002 |
| Recommended Courses | N/A |
| 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
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| Preliminary Reading | No |
| Academic Contact | Mr Richard Barz |
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