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Hindi-Urdu

Home > Undergraduate Program > Language Programs : Hindi-Urdu

Courses

The South Asian language component is comprised of courses in Hindi and Urdu. As these languages share a basic grammar, quotidian diction, and popular cultural forms, they are taught parallel to each other, with both scripts being taught in all of the sequences. Students should thus expect to learn the basic and advanced grammars and both the devanagari and nasta’liq scripts. They will also attain facility with everyday conversation and familiarize themselves with the cultural contexts in which these languages are operative.

Fall 2013

• HNUR 1011 - Beginning Hindi-Urdu
• HNUR 3021 - Intermediate Hindi-Urdu
• HNUR 3031 - Advanced Hindi-Urdu
• HNUR 3290 - Hindi-Urdu Language Teaching Tutorial
• HNUR 4001 - Beginning Hindi-Urdu
• HNUR 4003 - Intermediate Hindi-Urdu
• HNUR 4005 - Advanced Hindi-Urdu
• HNUR 5993 - Directed Readings

The Hindi and Urdu Proficiency Tests

The Hindi and Urdu proficiency tests are administered every semester for students who want to test out of the second language requirement. The Hindi and Urdu proficiency tests are conducted the last Wednesday before spring break during the spring semester and the last Wednesday before Thanksgiving break during the fall semester. The next Hindi and Urdu Proficiency Tests will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2013. The location will be announced later. Please contact Prof. Hong to register.

Activities

Students will be encouraged to participate in various extra-curricular activities such as film nights and outings to see dance or other performances as these take place in the Twin Cities.

Learning Abroad

Students wishing to advance their learning and attain fluency in Hindi and/or Urdu are advised to participate in study abroad programs through the American Institute for Indian Studies, the Berkeley Urdu Language Fellowship Program or other such programs.

Curriculum

The Hindi-Urdu curriculum requires students to attain basic knowledge of the classical Indic and Islamicate cultural traditions from which both modern Hindi and Urdu took shape. The curriculum seeks to promote innovative research, whether of individual authors, literary movements, traditional forms or other relevant topics.

Resources

• Digital South Asia Library
• Samachar (Indian News)
• American Institute of Indian Studies
• American Institute of Pakistan Studies
• BBC Urdu
• BBC Hindi

Faculty/Staff

Sungok Hong Director of Language Instruction	shong@umn.edu
Anupma Singh	singh348@umn.edu