1 Beginning Hindi 1 Fall 2010

AS 381.101-01 TTh 10:30 - 11:45 Ames 201 -02 TTh 03-00 - 04:15 Krieger 308 Uma A. Saini 410-516-7809 usaini@jhu.edu Office Hours: Wednesdays: 12:00 - 2:00pm in Krieger G-20 This course has been designed for students with very little or no knowledge of the Hindi language. The course will emphasize the development of basic listening and speaking skills of the Hindi language. The reading and writing system will be introduced in a very systematic and scientific manner. The course will also cover basic elements of Hindi grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. In addition, an introduction to Indian culture will be provided. The first semester of Hindi will cover the first 18 chapters of the text. By the end of the course, students will have a good command of the Deva-Nagari Script and will be able to read and write Hindi easily. They will also be able to communicate in simple Hindi. Required Text: Written and Spoken Hindi, 2nd Edition, by Uma A. Saini The CD of the text is available in the Language Lab, Krieger Hall 506 and students are required to listen to the CD Recommended to buy: Learners Hindi-English Dictionary Illustrated by Vimlesh Kanti Verma, Dreamland Publications (India) and the The instructor will provide supplemental material. For learning Hindi script, students are recommended to visit: http://www.avashy.com/hindiscripttutor.htm-

www.aksharamala.com, www.geetmanjusha.com, www.jagran.com Students are encouraged to www.navbharattimes.indiatimes.com, www.coca-colaindia.com

Grade Determination: Final grade for the course will be based on the quality of your work as indicated by: -Attendance and Class Participation 10% -Homework, Oral & Written Assignments 20% -Written Exams 1, 11 30% -Oral Exams 1, 11 20% - Quizzes 20% - Due dates for homework and oral presentations are indicated on the Course Syllabus - A grade of F is automatically given for missed tests and quizzes GradingScale:98100=A+9497=A9093=A 8889=B+8487=B8083=B 7879=C+7477=C7073=C 6869=D+6467=D6063=D Exams: Two written exams and two oral exams are given during each semester. Two sets of exams are given in the fall semester as shown in the schedule. The written exams do not go beyond the specified class time, although the oral exam may exceed time depending on the given tasks. The two written and two oral exams in each term are achievement tests including/covering materials introduced in class. Detailed information will be announced in class. Homework: When learning a language, each successive step depends entirely on your mastery of the previous material. It is therefore, essential to keep current with home work assignments. Work that is more than one c less period late will not be graded for credit. Attendance: Regular attendance in class is essential in learning a language and is expected of all students. More than three unexcused

absences will influence the final grade. If you miss more than 6 classes, you will get an F.

POLICY (strictly observed): Our Center strictly observes the procedures regarding violations of academic integrity published on the JHU website. The following is an excerpt from the JHU website: http://www.graduateboard.jhu.edu/integrity.htm -Academic Integrity: In all aspects of their work, students assume an obligation to conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to the Johns Hopkins Universitys mission as an institution of higher education. A student must refrain from acts that he or she knows, or under the circumstances has reason to know, may impair the academic integrity of the University. Violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to: cheating, plagiarism; submitting as ones own the same or substantially similar work of another; knowingly furnishing false information to any agent of the University for inclusion in the academic records; dishonesty in discharging teaching assistant duties; falsification; forgery. -Student Conduct: The University expects all students to respect the rights of others, and to refrain from behavior that impairs the Universitys mission of teaching, research/scholarship, and outreach to the local, national, and international community. Violations of appropriate student conduct may include, but are not limited to: harassment behavior (physical or verbal); intimidation or verbal abuse; actions that are a danger to ones own personal safety or that may harm others, and actions that destroy, impair, or wrongfully appropriate property. Students are expected to know and abide by University policies governing student conduct and academic integrity. Those who impair the Universitys mission are subject to expulsion. Refer to your divisional academic policies and procedures for specific information. -This course is not designed for students who identify Hindi as their first language. The Center for Language Education reserves the right to place students in the language course appropriate to their level of language skill. Those who are in this course without prior experience in taking a language course at JHU must have received permission from the course instructor based on the given placement test or equivalent. Students who enroll in any language course and are subsequently discovered to have prior background and/or have higher language competency than is appropriate for enrolment in that course may be removed at any time at the discretion of the Center. -If another course is overlapping with AS381.101, you must choose one course over the other. Simultaneous registration is strictly prohibited. -Make up quizzes and exams will not be given. If there are extenuating circumstances, you need to contact the instructor prior to class and arrange a day and time to make up the quiz/exam. Requests to the instructor after class will not receive any consideration. (Contact the instructor directly via e-mail, phone, etc., regarding a possible delay of your arrival. -Anyone leaving class immediately after taking a quiz will receive a score of zero on that quiz unless s/he has presented a justifiable reason prior to that class. -Written assignments must be submitted upon your arrival to the classroom. JHU WEBSITES FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION Academic Calendar -http://www.jhu.edu/~registr/calendar.html Center for Language Education - http://www.cledu.jhu.edu/ Add/DropDeadlines:http://www.jhu.edu/~registr/ Important Dates to Remember - http://www.jhu.edu/~advising/important_dates.html Final Exam Schedule - http://www.jhu.edu/~registr/exam.html LANGUAGE LAB The use of the Language Lab is mandatory for materials with copyright. There is a lab fee of $7.00 per academic year for students in Arts & Sciences language courses. The fee includes our CD or Audio Cassette Check-out Service. Some other charge may incur depending on the content of the service. Please refer to the website for further information: http://www.langlab.jhu.edu/services.php

381.101 Beginning Hindi ( 1) Fall 2010 Tuesday, August 31 Introduction and background of Hindi Language Greetings in Hindi Chapter 1, Vowels and 4 consonants of Deva-Nagari Hindi script, pp 1-12 Review vowels. Writing practice Chapter 2 (pp 14-20) Vowel Signs Continue with Consonants HW: page 21 Dictation Chapters 4 (pp 36-42, 44) Quiz Chapter 3 (pp 23-33) HW: page 34 Dictation Chapters 4 (pp 36-42, 44) Introduce pronouns. Useful classroom expressions HW: page 42-44 Review consonants. Dictation, Chapters 5 (pp 46-60) Combination of vowels and consonants continue Dialogue, if possible, depending on class progress. HW: pages 53, 61 Quiz. Chapter 6 (pp 63-69, 71, 72) HW: pages 69, 70

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Chapter 7, 8, 9 (pp 73-86) HW: page 87, 88 Dictation Continue with chapter 9 (pp 89-92) Indian National Anthem HW: memorize dialogue 1, vocabulary given on pages 84, 85 & Indian National Anthem, (available in the Language Lab)

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Dialogue # 1 due Chapter 10, Imperatives (pp 93-96, 99, 102, 103) HW: pages 97, 98, 100, 101, and memorize pages 102 & 103 Quiz on Chapter 10 Chapter 11 (Hindi Conjunct Consonant, pp 104 -108) Continue with Conjunct Consonants, Hindi Flaps Chapter 12 & 13 (pp 114-123) HW: 124, 125 Complete Chapter 13 No class ------ classes meet according to Monday schedule Review Written Exam 1 & Oral Exam 1 Chapter 14, Gender and days of the week (pp 126-130) HW: 131 Chapter 15, Interrogatives (pp 132-136) HW: pages 137, 138, 139 Go over the HW Review chapters 14 & 15 Test on Chapters 14 & 15 Chapter 16, Numbers (pp 140-145) HW: page 146, 147 Continue with Chapter 16 (pp 148-150) HW: Memorize pp 148 -150 Quiz on Chapter 16 Chapter 17 (Adjectives, pp151-156) HW: Memorize vocabulary on Pages 154 and 157 Continue with chapter 17, Superlatives, pp158-163 HW: 164,165 Go over HW assignment

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Review Chapters 16 & 17 Tuesday, November 23 Chapter 18, Present Tense, pp 166-169 HW: pages 170 -173 Thanksgiving Holiday ----- No class Continue with chapter 18, pp 174-181 Memorize Dialogue # 2 Review Dialogue # 2 (to be recorded in the language Lab) EXAM 11 Oral Interview Reading Test

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