Admission Requirements
Having successfully finished 5481K1HI Hindi 1. Please, contact the student advisor, Nicole A.N.M. van Os or A. Avtans, MPhil , if you are interested in taking this course, but do NOT fulfill the above mentioned requirement.
Description
Further development of basic language skills acquired in Hindi 1. Further strengthening of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Hindi for effective communication. Translation exercises involving simple sentences in English/Dutch and Hindi. Conventional course materials will be supplemented by popular songs, TV clips, movies and videos.
Course Objectives
Extended knowledge of the basic grammar of Hindi and the ability to apply this knowledge in their own oral and written language.
Ability to read and write in Devanagari script of Hindi.
Extension of basic knowledge of vocabulary and sentence structures of Hindi to a simple level to speak, read, write and understand simple spoken messages in day to day situations.
Ability to apply this knowledge practically in simple translations between English/Dutch and Hindi.
At the end of the year students are expected to have a usable proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing in Hindi.
Timetable
Mode of Instruction
- Seminar. Attendance and active participation are mandatory.
Course Load
Seminar – 2 hours three times a week: 2 × 3 × 13 = 78 hours
Homework & Assignment – 4 hours per week : 4 × 12 = 48 hours
Listening, speaking, writing & reading practice at home – 6 hours per week : 6 × 13 = 78 hours
Preparation for quizzes – 6 hours for each quiz: 6 × 4 = 24 hours
Projects – 14 hours for each project : 14 × 2 = 28 hours (Scrapbook, Movie, classroom presentation etc)
Preparation for Final exams – 12 hours for each exam = 12 × 2 = 24 hours
Total Study load – 280 hours
Assessment Method
Review of Hindi 2 will consist of following components:
Attendance, Class preparation and participation: 10 % of final grade
Homework and assignments: 10 % of final grade
Written Quizzes (4 quizzes): 30 % of final grade
Projects (2 projects): 20 % of final grade (Scrapbook, Movie, classroom presentation etc)
Term End Oral Exam: 15% of final grade
Term End Written Exam: 15 % of final grade
Re-sit: Only term end written and oral exams can be retaken if a student scores an overall inefficient grade (i.e less than 5.50) in the course. In that case the total weight for term end written and oral exam is 30 % of the final grade
Blackboard
Blackboard is the primary means of communication between the teacher and studentsoutside the formal lecture meetings. All class handouts will be available through Blackboard also. Students are expected to check Blackboard very regularly.
Reading list
Essential
Rupert Snell, Get Started in Hindi (With audio CD), London: Hodder, 2010 (ISBN: 9781444101584)
Rupert Snell, Read and Write Hindi Script, London: Hodder, 2010 (ISBN: 9781444103915)
Recommended
Rupert Snell & Simon Weightman, Complete Hindi, Hodder, 2010
Richard Delacy and Sudha Joshi, Elementary Hindi, Singapore, Tuttle Publishing, 2009
R.S. McGregor, The Oxford Hindi English Dictionary, New York, Oxford University Press, 2002
This literature does not need to be studied beforehand.
Registration
Students are required to register through uSis. To avoid mistakes and problems, students are strongly advised to register in uSis through the activity number which can be found in the timetable in the column under the heading “Act.nbr.”.
Interested students from the MA Asian Studies need to contact the secretariat by e-mail clearly giving the course code and their student ID number to get registered for this course.
Registration Contractonderwijs
Contact
Remarks
Attendance and participation are obligatory. Classes missed for a good reason (to the discretion of the conveners and to be discussed BEFORE the class takes place) will have to be made up with an extra assignment. Being absent without notification can result in a lower grade or exclusion from the term end exams and a failing grade for the course.