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INAF-107 Introductory Hindi Language and Culture I

INAF-107 Introductory Hindi Language and Culture I
Fall only
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This introductory two course sequence of level one is designed for students who do not have any previous knowledge of Hindi. It offers an introduction to the Hindi language and culture with an acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. The activities are conducted in a way so students interact in Hindi with their classmates from the beginning of the class in pairs and small groups. They also receive exposure to the language via a variety of authentic sources such as audio and video clips of Hindi film songs, dialogues and use the Internet and the printed media which help them develop the cultural awareness and gradually enhance their linguistic proficiency. In this course the attention is given to all four basic language skills; aural comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. The course incorporates a variety of activities that directly deal with survival Hindi situations and different socio-cultural dialogues. The course work of Hindi initiates the language in the consciousness of the students with its antiquity and its modern usefulness which will help them to connect with the largest democracy of the world and they will be able to converse in the most widely spoken language of the of South Asia and which is spoken by the second largest population of the world.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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