This course continues with the development of listening and reading comprehension skills and with the development of oral and written communication. This includes the study of modern Hindi grammar and vocabulary, and training in and reflection on language learning strategies.
The course introduces students to contemporary film and culture in Hindi speaking communities and engages students in the study of topical issues in contemporary South Asia. It also 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 will be able to:
1. Have developed the linguistic skills to move from a basic knowledge of Hindi to a more complex intermediate level understanding, with a particular focus on oral and aural skills, allowing learners to understand and participate in a variety of everyday situations in Hindi.
2. To be able to produce and comprehend various types of sentences/expressions.
3. Have developed better language-learning strategies
4. Have consolidate grammatical and communicative understanding of introductory Hindi and begin to develop functional skills at an intermediate level.
5. Have learned and reflected on a variety of socio-cultural information useful to intermediate learner of Hindi.
6. Demonstrate generic skills, e.g., critical thinking, written and oral communication, teamwork.
Indicative Assessment
Three outside-class written assignments (each 600 word equivalent) – 1800 words - 45%
Four quizzes (100 words each) – 400 words – 10%
One 1-hour in-class mid-semester test - 15%
One 10 minute final oral presentation - 15%
One 1-hour in-class final-semester test - 15%
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Workload
Three hours per week
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Teaching materials will be provided via wattle
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
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- 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 |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $2856 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $4080 |
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 | ||||||
| 3333 | 20 Feb 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 26 May 2017 | In Person | N/A |
| Online | ||||||
| 4772 | 20 Feb 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 26 May 2017 | Online | N/A |