Syllabus: Elementary Hindi II

Course Description and Learning Outcomes

Course Requirements and Grading

Week 1

Topic: My vacation

Language and Function:

  • exchange information about vacation – where, what, how, with whom
  • review of perfective tenses (Textbook – Chapter 11)
  • use of saknaa, chuknaa and paanaa (Textbook –Chapter 12.3)
  • use of subjunctives (Textbook – Chapter 10, 10.1, 10.3)

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WEEK 2

Topic: Geography and Time and Trip Planning

Unit: https://wp.nyu.edu/virtualhindi/time-and-trip-planning/

Language and Function:

  • compulsion/obligation construction — Xको + infinitive +होना (मुझे। .. जाना है, वापस आना है) (Textbook – Chapter 13.2, 13.3)
  • time expressions — X +को + समय/वक्त + लगना (आप को वहां पहुंचने में १० घंटे लगेंगे ) (Textbook – Chapter 13.6)
  • telling time (सवा  तीन बजे, 5 बजने में 12 मिनट, 7 बजकर 10 मिनट + पर ) (Textbook – Chapter 12.2)
  • infinitive + चाहना (…जाना चाहते हैं ) (Textbook – Chapter 10.3)
  • Learning Hindi! Blog (Use of lagnas)

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WEEK 3

Topic: Weather and Travel

Unit: : https://wp.nyu.edu/virtualhindi/weather-seasons/

Language and Function:

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WEEK 4

Topic: Friends and Travel. Leisure Activities. Hobbies

Unit: https://wp.nyu.edu/virtualhindi/weather-and-travel/

Language and Function:

  • identify an itinerary on a map
  • explain reasons why a place is worth seeing
  • use of relative and correlative construction
  • use of oblique infinitive + ke yogya, (ke) laayak

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WEEK 5

Topic: Animals/Zoo/Habitat

Language and Function:

  • talk about animals found in India
  • describe appearance, sound and movement of animals
  • describe habitat, food and habits of animals
  • use of passives
  • use of infinitive + ke baavjuud, ke alaavaa, ke binaa
  • use of reverse binaa + past participle 

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WEEK 6

Topic: Food and sustainability. Endangered Animals and Preservation

Language and Function:

Resources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP_Z9KBTuQM (The story of a clever farmer, what do animals like to eat)

WEEK 7

Topic: Celebrations/ Holi/ How is Holi celebrated in other parts of India.

Unit: https://wp.nyu.edu/virtualhindi/holi/

Language and Function:

  • exchange information about how a festival is celebrated at home
  • compare and contrast practices related to the festival on a regional and/or family basis
  • use of passive voice: त्यौहार मनाया जाता है, होली मनायी जाती है (Textbook – Chapter 14)
  • use of कर construction (Textbook – Chapter 12, 12.1)
  • use of compound verbs: होली शुरू हो जाती है (Textbook – Chapter 17, 17.3)
  • use of nominal conjunct verbs — emphasis is on the object of the verb in the corresponding English sentence, which is marked with a postposition (typically का,की, or less often से): का प्रयोग करना, की कोशिश करना, का स्वागत करना, का प्रदर्शन करना (Textbook – Chapter 16, 16.1)

WEEK 8

Topic: Tradition Occupations and Environment

Unit: https://wp.nyu.edu/virtualhindi/traditional-occupations/

Unit: https://wp.nyu.edu/virtualhindi/environment-jobs/

Language and Function:

  • describe job-related actions
  • ask and answer questions about what is good and bad for the environment
  • explain why something is healthy ir unhealthy
  • use infinitives + postpositions (X-(ko) saaf karne ke liye; X-kii rakhvaalii karne ke binaa, X-ke baavjuud/ke alaavaa, etc.) (Textbook – Chapter 16, 16.1)
  • use of the passive voice (including in the subjunctive -ताकि उसकी रखवाली की जा सके) (Textbook – Chapter 14)
  • use of conditional sentences (अगर यह काम न किया जाता तो लोगों के लिए कोई फायदे न होते) (Textbook – Chapter 10.4)
  • use of Obligation/Compulsory construction – X-ko + infinitive + paRnaa (Textbook – Chapter 13.3)

WEEK 9

Topic: Meeting a family in India. Life in India 

Unit: https://wp.nyu.edu/virtualhindi/family-life/

Language and Function:

  • explain similarities and contrasts in a woman’s and man’s life in India
  • describe commonalities and differences of life in India and the U.S. (by choice in the city or the village)
  • use relative correlative clause
  • use comparative expressions: X meN fark/antar hai, samaan hai, ek hii hai 
  • understand the main idea presented in a short video clip about family members
  • exchange basic information, some details about family memberships and their relationship during a conversation
  • design a questionnaire interview a prospective mate and 
  • exchange details about daily routine, interests and hobbies
  • provide few reasons for preferences
  • give some reasons to support a point of view
  • use relative clause jo/jis/jin/jinohne/jisne/vo/vah (Textbook: chapter 13, 13.4)

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WEEK 10-11

Topic: Story-Telling. Movie: Padman

Language and Function:

  • create a review of a movie following its structure, beginning and end
  • narrate the plot; create a story board with screen shots and captions
  • describe the characters
  • use cohesion markers (इसीलिये, जैसे, इस वजह से, इस लिए, के बाद, के पहले, फिर, के बावजूद)
  • use participle (Textbook – Chapter 18, 18.1)
  • use causatives (Textbook – Chapter 18, 18.2, 18.3)

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WEEK 12-13

Topic: Story-Telling: Folk Tales. Story board 

Language and Function:

  • create a review of a movie following its structure, beginning and end
  • narrate the plot; create a story board with screen shots and captions
  • describe the characters
  • use cohesion markers (इसीलिये, जैसे, इस वजह से, इस लिए, के बाद, के पहले, फिर, के बावजूद)
  • use participle (Textbook – Chapter 18, 18.1)
  • use causatives (Textbook – Chapter 18, 18.2, 18.3)

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WEEK 13-14 Final Project: Making Brochure

How to be a responsible tourist? Tourist and local aspects of particular region (tourist, versus cultural aspects)

Language and Function:

  • use infinitives, without and in obligatory constructions
  • use subjunctive to express polite suggestions or requests
  • use aspects

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