HINDI 102 Elementary Hindi II

Spring 2007
TuTh: 4:30-5:20; We: 5:30-6:20
Room: RH 106
Conversation Groups: 1hr, TBA

gautami shah
office: 219 Rayzor
office hours: By appointment
phone: (713) 348 2987

gshah@rice.edu
This course is a limited enrollment course.
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This course is the second semester Elementary Hindi course. It is open only to students who have taken HINDI 101 or have the instructor's permission to take the course.
With material especially designed for this cousre, one has plenty of opportunity to play with and explore the language and its parent culture. Through a combination of graded texts, written assignments, audio-visual material including contemporary Hindi films and songs, and computer based assignments, this course is geared towards increasing oral, aural, written and reading proficiency in the target language. Emphasis is placed on spontaneous self-expression in the language.

Class organization: In addition to the regular Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday class meetings, small groups of 4-5 students each will meet for one hour of directed conversation with a tutor.
Students will be assigned to conversation groups during the second week of the semester. The meeting time for each conversation group shall be determined by the group itself. Topics and guidelines will be provided for each conversation session. Participation in these sessions is a required component of the course.

Text: (i) Textual material developed/selected for this course will be given out in class weekly or posted on the class homepage. When posted on the homepage you will be able to access it through the assignments link.
(ii) Southworth, F.C., Gambhir, Surendra and Vijay Gambhir "naii dishaae nae log".
Required Grammar Reference:
(i) Snell, Rupert and Simon Weightman, "Teach yourself Hindi", latest edition.
(ii) McGregor, R.S., "Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary", latest edition.
Optional Reference:
(i) Chaturvedi, M and B.N. Tiwari, "A Practical Hindi-English Dictionary", latest edition.
(ii)Anand, I.N., " The Modern English-Hindi Dictionary", latest edition.

Grading: Course grades will be based on class participation including participation in the conversation sessions, obligatory homework, quizzes, skits, 2 midterms and 1 project.

Disability Accommodations: Any student with a disability requiring accommodations in this course is requested to contact me during the first two weeks of classes to discuss his/her needs. All discussions will remain confidential. Additionally, students will also need to contact Disability Support Services in the Ley Student Center.

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gshah@rice.edu
last updated 01/10/07