MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WEEK 1

Sept  30 First day of classes

Introduction to course

Oct 1

Reading गीदड़ गीदड़ ही है

Oct 2

Grammar review—script and pronunciation

WEEK 2

Oct 5

Conversation, Oral drills based on reading गीदड़ गीदड़ ही है

Oct 6

Grammar review (nouns and adjectives)

Oct 7  

Reading चतुर स्त्री

Oct 8

Grammar review (pronouns)

Oct 9

Online Hindi News selection,

Dictation

WEEK 3

Oct 12

vocabulary quiz + #s 0-20;
Reading चतुर स्त्री  cont'd

Oct 13

Grammar review (basic forms of होना)

Oct 14

Conversation on चतुर स्त्री, Dictation

Oct 15

Grammar review (habitual and progressive verb forms)

Oct 16

TEST I–WRITTEN

WEEK 4

Oct 19

Reading हृदय और कान रहित गधा; vocabulary quiz + #s 20-40

Oct 20

Grammar review (perfective; ने construction)

Oct 21

Reading हृदय और कान रहित गधा (cont.)

Oct 22

Oral drills based upon prepared readings,

Dictation

Oct 23

Online Hindi News selection

WEEK 5

Oct 26

Reading करवा चौथ (1,2)

Oct 27

Grammar review (imperatives, subjunctives, and futures); vocabulary quiz + #s 40-60

Oct 28

Reading भैया दूज

dictation

Oct 29

Oral drills based upon prepared readings

Oct 30

TEST II--ORAL

WEEK 6

Nov 2

Reading

महर्षि वाल्मीकि

Nov 3

Grammar review

(adverbs and adverbials; कर construction);

vocabulary quiz + #s 60-80

Nov 4

Reading TBD

Nov 5

Reading TBD

Nov 6

Oral drills based on readings, Dictation

WEEK 7

Nov 9

Reading

राम को वनवास

Nov 10

Grammar review

(conjunct verbs, कर construction); vocabulary quiz + #s 80-100

Nov 11

VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY

Nov 12

Reading

केवट प्रसंग

Nov 13

Reading

केवट प्रसंग – complete

WEEK 8

Nov 16

Oral drills based upon prepared readings

Nov 17

Grammar review

(indirect verb constructions; Dictation

Nov 18

Vocabulary quiz + large #s

Oral drills based upon prepared readings

Nov 19

Reading लक्ष्य-बेध

TEST III–WRITTEN

WEEK 9

Nov 23

Reading

एकलव्य की गुरुदक्षिणा

Nov 24

Grammar review (possessive constructions, अपना);

vocabulary quiz + large #s

Nov 25

Reading एकलव्य की गुरुदक्षिणा ,

द्रौपदी का चीर

Nov 26-27

THANKSGIVING VACATION

WEEK 10

Nov 30

Reading द्रौपदी का चीर, HW Review

Dec 1

Grammar review (चाहना; infinitive +  चाहिये/होना/पड़ना);

vocabulary quiz + time expressions

Dec 2

Oral Drills, Q&A based on readings from महाभारत

Dec 3

Reading चार पत्र (1-2)

Dec 4

Reading चार पत्र (3-4);

Dictation

WEEK 11

Dec 7

Oral drills based upon prepared readings,

vocabulary quiz + large #s + time

Dec 8

Grammar review

(numbers and misc.)

Dec 9

Oral drills based upon prepared readings

Dec 10

Review

Dec 11 Final day of classes

TEST IV--ORAL

FINALS WEEK

Dec  14

FINAL EXAM—8:30-10:20

Communications 226

Dec 15

Dec 16

Dec 17

Dec 18