Hindi 20B Spring 2016

Hindi 20b Spring 2016

Instructor:Renu Tewarie

Email:

Telephone number:(781) 736-5240

Office: Mandel first floor, Last pod 126

Office Hours: Thursday and Friday, 10-11 am or by appointment.

Course summary: This course will teach students the basics of writing, reading and speaking Hindi. The textbook will be supplemented by web material, movie clips and songs, which will assist students in mastering every day conversations and provide students with cultural context.

Prerequisites/placement: Beginning Hindi 10a or proficiency in reading and writing Devanagari and speaking basic sentences in Hindi.

Text and Material:

1. Required:

• Snell and Weightman. Teach yourself Hindi (McGraw-Hill,2003)
• Usha Jain, Introduction to Hindi Grammar. Berkeley CA Centers for South and Studies, University of California, 1995

1. Supplemental material: Students are strongly encouraged to review the web resources listed below:

• hindi.html
• http:/ lesson/
• “A Door into Hindi" is another site (found here: that may be used for homework and class work

Requirements and Expectations: Class sessions and assignments will include regular written homework, listening exercise in and out of class, weekly quizzes, dictations and skits built around the reading and grammatical concepts. Students will receive a new vocabulary list every week, and will practice incorporating new words into their conversations on a regular basis. A two volume CD set of “Teach Yourself Hindi” will also be used for listening material.

Throughout the course, students will learn about the main festivals and culture of the Hindi-speaking community in India. We will listen and watch songs, practice every day conversations and watch movie clips.

Attendance: Attendance is required. More than three absences will influence the final grade. Students are required to inform the instructor beforehand about absences and are responsible for getting up-to-speed on any material covered and homework distributed for all missed classes.

Grading policy:

Grades will be based on the following:

• Attendance and class participation: 30%
• Daily written and homework assignments: 30%
• Quizzes: 10%
• Tests (mid-term and final): 30% (each test will account for 15%)

Grading scale for tests and quizzes:

• 94-100: A
• 90-93: A-
• 87-89: B+
• 84-86: B
• 80-83: B-
• 77-79: C+
• 74-76: C
• 70-73: C-
• 67-69: D+
• 64-66: D
• Below 64 is F

LESSON PLAN

Week of January 13:

Listening stories

Week of January 18: No school on 18th.

Adjectives/ future tense

Week of January 25;

Time/Number

Week of February 1:

Moods & Emotions

Week of February 8:

Providing Direction & Seasons

Week of February 15;

Midterm Recess

Week of February 22:

Professions and job descriptions

Week of February 29:

Mid –Term/Comparatives and Superlatives

Week of March 7:

Doctor visit:

Week of March 14:

Food & cuisine :

Week of March 21:

Verbs

Week of March 28:

Short Stories and Dialogue

Week of April 4:

Then/when & someone/something

Week of April 11:

Trip to India :

Week of April 18:

Complex sentence structures

Week of April 25: No classes Spring break

Week of April 30:

Review for the final exams

May 5-12

Final exam