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 922-025 Hindi 1-1

Note

Formerly available as 920-121. Students who have completed 920-121 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

1st and 2nd year

Credit Points

18.75

Coordinator

Sudha Joshi

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

Two 1-hour lectures and three 1-hour tutorials per week

Subject Description

This subject teaches students the correct pronunciation of the sounds and to read and write the Devanagari script used in Hindi. It introduces students to the basic structures of the language and places the language in appropriate social and cultural contexts. 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.

Assessment

Weekly written exercises, and a 20-minute oral/aural test, and a 2-hour examination.

Prescribed Texts
  • NO AUTHOR, Beginners' Hindi Programme, Part 1. La Trobe University.
  • C Bulcke, Angrezi-Hindi Kosh. Catholic Press 1977.
  • M Chaturvedi & B A Tiwari, Practical Hindi-English Dictionary. National Publishing House 1984.
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