hnd2003 hindi 3

HINDI 3

HND2003

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject is based around developing the skills you need to read modern Hindi texts. By using texts as exemplars of contemporary Hindi language and perspectives on South Asian society, the subject will enable students to access a wide range of modern Hindi usages. We will read modern texts on topics such as the partition of India and Pakistan, traditional urban and rural lifestyles, and contemporary issues related to the caste system. We will also explore issues related to vocabulary, usage and idiom. In addition the subject will focus on the development of active language skills in both oral and written forms. It is recommended that student take AST2MMA with this subject.

FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorIan Woolford

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites HND1002 or HND1BEB or HND1BE2 or HND2BE2 or HND3BE2

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjects HND1BE3, HND2BE3, HND3BE3, HND2BEA

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsA practical Hindi-English dictionaryPrescribedChaturvedi, M. and Tiwari, B (eds)NATIONAL PUBLISHING HOUSE 1994
ReadingsAn English-Hindi dictionaryPrescribedBulke, K.S. CAND AND CO. 1984
ReadingsOpen Learning Australia course Hindi 12PrescribedFriedlander, P.LA TROBE UNIVERSITY 1999

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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorIan Woolford

Class requirements

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
one hour final exam (1000 word equivalent)25
one hour mid term exam (1000 word equivalent)25
oral and aural test (800 word equivalent)20
tutorial exercises (400 words equivalent)10
weekly reading and writing quizzes (800 word equivalent)20