37.5 1st year, 33.3 2nd and 3rd years Mrs Sudha Joshi. Double semester Two 1-hour lectures, three 1-hour tutorials and one 1-hour practical class per week. This subject aims to provide students with a sound foundation in the language with particular emphasis on literacy, although attention is also paid to the development of oral skills. On completion of this subject, students should be able to read unedited texts unassisted so as to be able to concentrate more on the expansion of an active lexicon. Instruction in language patterns, grammar, reading, writing, aural comprehension and socio-linguistics. A wide range of audio-visual materials will be used. Weekly written exercises (40%), one 1-hour oral/aural test (20%), one 3-hour examination (40%). Barz R. K An Introduction to Hindi and Urdu, Australian National University, 1991Bulcke C Angrezi-Hindi Kosh, Catholic Press 1977Chaturvedi M and Tiwari B. A Practical Hindi-English Dictionary, National Publishing House 1984