33.3 2nd and 3rd years Mrs Sudha Joshi. Hindi 2B requires an H3 or better pass in Hindi 1, or equivalent; Hindi 3B needs a pass in Hindi 2A or 2B Double semester Two 1-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorials per week. This subject provides a thorough review of basic grammar and vocabulary in written and spoken Hindi. The subject is designed to improve the ability to read original Hindi short stories, poems and newspaper articles. Weekly grammar and translation exercises are used to consolidate the skills acquired at first year level. Twenty weekly written assignments (40%), 6 oral class presentations of 20-minutes (20%) and one 3-hour examination (40%). In addition 3B students are required to watch and answer questions about a Hindi film in the end-of-year examination. Sharma A A Basic Grammar of Modern Hindi, 1972 Preliminary reading: Kachru Y and Pandharipande, Intermediate Hindi (2 vols. ), Motilal Banarsidas, Delhi 1983