Syllabus:
(a) development of conversational skills in Hindi and Urdu;
(b) instruction in reading and writing the Devanagari script as used for Hindi;
(c) explanation of the grammar of Hindi and Urdu;
(d) reading of graded texts in the Hindi script
(e) original compositions in the Hindi script.
As Hindi and Urdu are identical in grammar and basic vocabulary, Hindi 1A in-country provides foundational skills for those interested in learning Urdu.
Other Information
Course conducted subject to enrolments and availability of in-country convenor
Indicative Assessment
Continuous testing 40%, written assignments 50% and class participation 10%.
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Workload
Contact Hours: Hindi 1B: in-country is an intensive course with conversational focus taught in India three hours per day, five days a week for four weeks in June and July and again in November and December.
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the School of Culture History and Language to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
Prescribed Text: Barz, R.K. and Yadav, Y.K., An Introduction to Hindi and Urdu, Munshiram Manoharlal, New Delhi, 2000
Barz, R.K. and Yadav, Y.K., Hindi Exercise Manual with CD set, South Asia Centre, Canberra, 1994
Bulcke, C., An English-Hindi Dictionary, S. Chand, New Delhi, 1997
McGregor, R.S., The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary,OxfordUniversity Press, Delhi, 1993
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $1164 | |
| 2014 | $2478 | |
| 2013 | $2472 | |
| 2012 | $2472 | |
| 2011 | $2424 | |
| 2010 | $2358 | |
| 2009 | $2286 | |
| 2008 | $2286 | |
| 2007 | $2286 | |
| 2006 | $2190 | |
| 2005 | $2190 | |
| 2004 | $1926 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $2592 |
| 2014 | $3246 |
| 2013 | $3240 |
| 2012 | $3240 |
| 2011 | $3240 |
| 2010 | $3240 |
| 2009 | $3240 |
| 2008 | $3240 |
| 2007 | $3240 |
| 2006 | $3240 |
| 2005 | $3234 |
| 2004 | $2916 |
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