Hindi
401 (Advanced Hindi—I)
Autumn 2006, Agenda
Instructors: Michael C. Shapiro; 250 Gowen Hall; 543-4958; hindimcs@u.washington.edu;
Office hours: M,W 8:30-9:20 and
by appointment
Jennifer Dubrow; 250 Gowen Hall; jdubrow@u.washington.edu
Office hours: M,F 11:30-12:20 and
by appointment
Class Information: Time: Daily, 10:30-11:20, Savery 245
Class Webpage: TBA
Required Textbooks:
(1) Peter Edwin
Hook, Hindi Structures: Intermediate
Level (Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University
of Michigan);
(2)
Surendra Gambhir, बोलचाल
की हिंदी. Guilford,
Connecticut: Audio-Forum. Sections
passed out in class.
(3) Course-pack of
duplicated materials.
In addition, you will need to have available to you the
following materials: (a) Michael C. Shapiro, A Primer of Modern Standard
Hindi and (b) Usha R. Jain and Karine Schomer, Intermediate Hindi Reader.You will also need to have
both an English-Hindi and a Hindi-English dictionary for the course. Recommended for class use are The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary and
Bulcke’s English-Hindi Dictionary.
Basis
for Determining Final Grade: The final
grade for Hindi 401 will be based on the following factors: (1) three one-hour
examinations [25%]; weekly dictations [10%]; written homework assignments
[25%]; final examination [20%]; preparation for class and oral performance in
Hindi [20%].
Goals
for Hindi 401: There are numerous learning
objectives for the Hindi 401-403 course sequence. One major focus is the development of your
knowledge of the formal mechanics of Hindi grammar. At the beginning of the year you will be
given the opportunity to review the grammar you learned during your first two
years of study. Once this is
accomplished, we will move into a discussion of many aspects of Hindi grammar
that are less mechanical and more subtle than the grammar covered in elementary
and intermediate Hindi. The primary text
we will be using for Hindi grammar this year is the Hook volume. This will be supplemented, however, by other
materials dealing with aspects of Hindi word formation, including prefixes,
suffixes, verbal roots, compound formation, and sandhi[1]
processes. By the end of the year,
you will have gained a solid foundation in advanced Hindi grammar.
In addition to a focus on grammar, this
class will also help you to develop your skills in each of reading, writing,
speaking, and listening. Reading: We will begin the course with a series of
texts designed for middle school students in India. By the end of the year, you will be able to
read a range of literary texts with the aid of a dictionary. Writing: by means of doing written exercises
of diverse types, you will expand your ability to communicate in standard
written Hindi. Much attention will be
paid to utilizing in writing the formal constructions you are learning in your
grammar sessions. Speaking: we will be
working with you all year not only to expand the range of topics on which you
are able to communicate, but also increase the accuracy with which you use
spoken registers of Hindi. We will be
working on speaking in several different ways, ranging from formal drills, to
question and answer sessions on prepared readings, to less structured
conversation sessions. Listening: You will be given regular dictations on both
familiar and unfamiliar materials. In
addition, we will integrate audio material from various media, including film
and the internet.