• Offered by School of Culture History and Language
  • ANU College ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Course subject Hindi
  • Areas of interest Asian Languages
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr Peter Friedlander
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Co-taught Course
  • Offered in First Semester 2016
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This course has an emphasis on understanding different registers of usage in Hindi-Urdu, in relation to Bollywood cinema, contemporary news media and literary traditions. It continues with the development of listening and reading comprehension skills and with the development of oral and written communication. Students will learn and practise how to write extended texts in Hindi and how to give persuasive class presentations. The course introduces students to contemporary Hindi-Urdu popular literatures and media and engages students in the study of topical issues in contemporary Indian communities. Furthermore, it provides students with learning opportunities in the area of intercultural communication.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of this course, students, both UG & PG, will be able to:
  1. Express themselves clearly and without much sign of having to restrict what they want to say in Hindi-Urdu.
  2. To be able to produce and comprehend various types of extended texts.
  3. Use the language for academic purposes, e.g. composition writing in Hindi.
  4. Read and analyse cultural texts and relate them to Hindi-Urdu speaking cultures.
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of popular culture in Hindi-Urdu speaking communities and analyse and critique them.
  6. Demonstrate generic skills, e.g., critical thinking, written and oral communication, research, teamwork.

Indicative Assessment

Three outside-class written assignments - 1800 words (600 words each equivalent) - 45%

Five fortnightly quizzes - 1000 words - 25%

Three 10 minute oral presentations - 30%

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Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have completed HIND2400. You are not able to enrol in this course if you have previously completed HIND 2004, HIND2006, 2007, 3006, or 3007.

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. Tuition fees are indexed annually. 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
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2016 $2718
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2016 $3876
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
On-campus
3530 15 Feb 2016 26 Feb 2016 31 Mar 2016 27 May 2016 In Person N/A

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