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World Languages - Hindi-Urdu (WLHU)

°Â³¢±á±«Ìý101ÌýÌýElementary Hindi-Urdu IÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Introduction to standard Hindi-Urdu. Emphasis on speaking and listening, and on reading and writing in the Hindi writing system (Devanagari). Readings in South Asian culture and civilization.

Typically offered in Fall only

°Â³¢±á±«Ìý102ÌýÌýElementary Hindi-Urdu IIÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Continuation of °Â³¢±á±«Ìý101. Emphasis on oral communication and reading and writing in the Hindi writing system (Devanagari). Further readings in South Asian culture and civilization.

Prerequisite: FLN 101, Corequisite: FLN 104

Typically offered in Spring only

°Â³¢±á±«Ìý103ÌýÌýElementary Hindi-Urdu I ConversationÌýÌý(1 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Required conversational practice for WHLU 101. Special attention to individual pronunciation and intonation. Introduction of formal and informal speech. Use of audiovisual materials.

Typically offered in Fall only

°Â³¢±á±«Ìý104ÌýÌýElementary Hindi-Urdu II ConversationÌýÌý(1 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Required conversational practice for °Â³¢±á±«Ìý102. Extensive use of speaking skills in variety of situations. Attention to supplemental non-verbal communication. Use of audiovisual materials.

Prerequisite: FLN 101, Corequisite: FLN 102

Typically offered in Spring only

°Â³¢±á±«Ìý201ÌýÌýIntermediate Hindi-Urdu IÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Continuation of basic language skills. Further practice of Urdu/Hindi writing systems. Introduction to grammatical divergence of Hindi and Urdu. Readings in South Asian culture and civilization.

Typically offered in Fall only

°Â³¢±á±«Ìý202ÌýÌýIntermediate Hindi-Urdu IIÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Continuation of °Â³¢±á±«Ìý201. Further practice of both Hindi/Urdu writing systems. Further distinction of spoken and literary Urdu and Hindi. Further readings in South Asian culture and civilization.

GEP Global Knowledge

Typically offered in Spring only

°Â³¢±á±«Ìý203ÌýÌýIntermediate Hindi-Urdu I ConversationÌýÌý(1 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Required conversational practice for °Â³¢±á±«Ìý201. Advancement of speaking skills through role playing, interviews, debates. Further Hindi and Urdu non-verbal communication. Use of audiovisual materials, including responses to commercial television and movies.

Typically offered in Fall only

°Â³¢±á±«Ìý204ÌýÌýIntermediate Hindi-Urdu II ConversationÌýÌý(1 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Required conversational practice for °Â³¢±á±«Ìý202. Refinement of speaking skills through role playing, interviews, debates. Further Hindi and Urdu non-verbal communication. Use of audiovisual materials, including responses to commercial television and movies.

Typically offered in Spring only

°Â³¢±á±«Ìý301ÌýÌýTwentieth Century Hindi & Urdu FictionÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Introduces advanced Hindi-Urdu students to the prose fiction of major Hindi and Urdu literary figures including Munshi Premchand, Saadat Hasan Manto and others. Texts will be provided in both Hindi and Urdu scripts and/or English translation as available.

GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities

Typically offered in Fall only

°Â³¢±á±«Ìý302ÌýÌýModern Hindi & Urdu PoetryÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Introduces advanced Hindi-Urdu students to representative works of 19th and 20th century Hindi and Urdu poets and poetic forms. Texts will be provided in both Hindi and Urdu scripts and/or English translation as available.

GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities

Typically offered in Spring only

°Â³¢±á±«Ìý351ÌýÌýHindi-Urdu Popular CultureÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Introduction to basic aspects of cultural practices and production in Hindi-Urdu speaking societies in South Asia and around the world, including consumer culture, education, family relationships, gender and sexuality, language, national identity, religious practices, work life, and aesthetic traditions, including music, art, and film. Discussion and analysis of representative works of Hindi-Urdu visual and print cultures including art, advertising, digital media, language, literature, film and music with attention to cultural analysis as well as to historical and cultural contexts. Course taught in English and does not fulfill foreign language proficiency requirements.

GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities

Typically offered in Spring only

°Â³¢±á±«Ìý401ÌýÌýHindi Literature and South Asian Cultural ContextsÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Selected topics in Hindi literature and/or South Asian literature in Hindi, such as drama in modern South Asia, the twentieth-century novel, literature and the nation, narratives of pain and resistance, gender and social reform. Readings and discussion in Hindi, with emphasis on the examination of formal literary characteristics and the interconnections of texts and relevant South Asian cultural contexts. Topics will be rotated so that students can take this course for credit up to three times.

GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities

Typically offered in Fall only