Hindi 321A हिंदी ३२१ए 
Autumn
Quarter 2009 शरद
ऋतु
२००९
Instructor: Prem Pahlajrai,
231 Gowen Hall,
206-543-4996,
prem@u.washington.edu
Time: 10:30-11:20
Location: Communications 226.
Office Hours: W Th 11:30-12:20 and
by appointment.
Textbooks: (1) Usha R. Jain and Karine Schomer. Intermediate Hindi Reader. Berkeley, Center for South Asian Studies, University of California.
(2) Michael C. Shapiro. A Primer of Modern Standard Hindi. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass.
(3) Xeroxed materials (including conversations), to be distributed in class as needed.
Dictionaries. You will need to have copies of both an English/Hindi and a Hindi/English dictionary this year: (1) There is only one decent English-Hindi dictionary in existence, Bulcke’s अंग्रेज़ी-हिंदी कोश.
(2) The Hindi-English dictionary approved for use in this course is The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary. Both dictionaries are available at the University Bookstore.
Class Objectives. The second-year Hindi sequence at the University of Washington is designed to help you develop your ability in Hindi with regard to each of speaking, reading, writing, and listening comprehension. The allocation of class time and selection of teaching materials is carried so as to achieve a balance among these various skills. Because students enter the second-year sequence with very different backgrounds in the language, the first quarter of the sequence (Hindi 321) is a bit different from the following two quarters. Considerable time is devoted in Hindi 321 to carrying out a comprehensive review of elementary Hindi grammar. Once this is out of the way, we can move on much more rapidly in learning more advanced and complicated aspects of Hindi grammar. Overall, target goals for the year include learning to converse in Hindi on a significantly more sophisticated level than you could after first-year Hindi, to read a diversity of non-technical texts, to write grammatical and comprehensible expository prose, and to expand your ability to follow spoken Hindi.
Grades: The final grade for HINDI 321 will be based upon the following factors: written homework assignments [25%]; quizzes [25%]; final examination [25%] class preparation (attendance, memorization of conversations, preparation of readings, etc.) [10%]; oral class participation and drill work [10%]; and dictations [5%]. The quizzes will comprise two one-hour written exams, two oral exams (the second oral exam will be a part of the final exam), and weekly vocabulary quizzes.
Policy on Handwriting. Neatness counts. You are expected to write all of your Hindi in an acceptable handwriting. Assignments are to be written in pencil and turned in using specially ruled paper for writing Devanāgarī, two sheets of which are attached to this handout. Please either photocopy this or print out more copies for doing your homework. Ensure that the lines are not darker than your handwriting. In addition, all homework is to be done in pencil, with no crossovers or crossouts (i.e., errors are to be erased and corrected). Unacceptably sloppy homework will be penalized one to two points (out of ten). Corrections to your written homework assignments will be coded using the correction abbreviations indicated on the attachment "Symbols Used in Correcting Hindi Assignments."
Attendance and Student Responsibility: Students enrolled in Hindi 321 are expected to attend all class sessions and are held responsible for material covered in those sessions. If for any reason you are unable to attend a class session, it is your responsibility to find out from another student what was covered in that session and whether any assignments or instructions were given out while you were absent. Attendance will be taken every day. It is in your best interests to inform your instructor at the earliest possible regarding any circumstances that might cause you to miss class. While in class, the student’s conduct needs to be such that a productive learning environment for all is maintained. Students engaging in behavior that distracts other students or interferes in the ability of the instructor to teach will be asked to leave the classroom and will be considered as absent on that day. Use of cell phones and personal audio devices is not permitted during class. Use of such items during tests is grounds for disqualification of ones score in that particular test.
Policy on Late Homework Assignments, Missed Quizzes and Related Matters. Each written homework assignment will be graded on a ten-point scale. Missing or unexcused late homework will earn a grade of zero. Makeup examinations will be given only under exceptional circumstances, such as death in the family, serious illness, etc. All homework assignments are to be turned in at the beginning of class on the day due. Classes will begin promptly at 10:30 and students are expected to be in class on time. Students should take note of the dates of quizzes and examinations (including the final examination). Requests for the rescheduling of examinations are not granted. NOTE CAREFULLY THE DATE OF THE FINAL EXAMINATION. IT IS NOT PERMITTED TO TAKE THE EXAMINATION EARLY. Make your travel plans for the holidays accordingly.
Enrollment Restrictions: Because it is quite possible that students enrolled in Hindi 321may already have some or considerable proficiency in Hindi, it is important that the University of Washington policy concerning taking language courses at the first-and second-year level be understood. This policy reads as follows:
First-year (elementary) or second-year (intermediate) foreign-language credit is not granted either by examination or by course completion in a student’s native language. “Native language” is defined as the language, or one of the languages, spoken in the student’s home during the first six years of his or her life and in which he or she received instruction through the seventh grade.