Hindi

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Overview

Courses offered under the centre are as follows

Semester I, 2024-2025
Course Code	Course Name
LAH1201	Hindi 1
LAH2201	Hindi 2
LAH3201	Hindi 3
LAH3202	Hindi 4
LAH4201/LAH4201HM	Hindi 5

Semester II, 2024-2025
Course Code	Course Name
LAH1201	Hindi 1
LAH2201	Hindi 2
LAH3201	Hindi 3
LAH3202	Hindi 4
LAH4202/LAH4202HM	Hindi 6

There are no pre-requisites or qualifying test for Level 1000 language courses. But these courses are meant only for students without any prior knowledge. Those who have learned the language through formal and informal means (incl. through external courses, self-study or an extended stay in the target language country) must contact CLS to take a placement test.

Students may face disciplinary action by the University for making a false declaration.

Pre-requisites/Preclusions

Pre-requisites / Preclusions
Course Code	Course Name	Unit	Student Requires
Course Code	Course Name	Unit	Pre-requisite	Preclusion

LAH1201	Hindi 1	4	For beginners who do not have any formal and informal education in Hindi and have no proficiency in spoken Hindi.	* Refer to below notes
LAH2201	Hindi 2	4	For students who passed LAH1201 or placement test. Student must not have read a higher level course than this course.	NIL
LAH3201	Hindi 3	4	LAH2201 or placement test, Student must not have read a higher level course than this course.	NIL
LAH3202	Hindi 4	4	LAH3201 or placement test. Student must not have read a higher level course than this course.	NIL
LAH4201	Hindi 5	4	LAH3202 or placement test. Student must not have read a higher level course than this course.	LAH4201HM
LAH4201HM	Hindi 5	5	LAH3202 or placement test. Student must not have read a higher level course than this course.	LAH4201
LAH4202	Hindi 6	4	LAH4201 or placement test. Student must not have read a higher level course than this course.	LAH4202HM
LAH4202HM	Hindi 6	5	LAH4201 or placement test. Student must not have read a higher level course than this course.	LAH4202

Undergraduate students from cohort 2020 and before should read CLS Level-4000 courses with the HM suffix (for example, LAH4201HM) worth 5MCs per course. Undergraduate students from cohort 2021 onwards should read CLS L4000 courses without the HM suffix (for example, LAH4201) worth 4MCs per course.

* Preclusions for Hindi 1

Hindi 1 is intended for students who are complete beginners. It is not suitable for students who are:

native speakers of Hindi or Urdu
students who have studied Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Marati or Punjabi at 'O' or 'A' levels (or equivalents) or have previously undertaken any formal study of Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati or Punjabi for any duration of time.
Students who are from India have to provide a complete transcript of subjects studied to prove that they have not taken Hindi at any level.

Full Course Descriptions

LAH1201 Hindi 1

Hindi 1 is the introductory course to the Hindi language and culture of India. This course is designed to help students develop the four linguistic skills in Hindi as well as to expand their cultural competency. This course is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.

Units	Workload	Pre-requisite	Preclusion	Cross-listing(s)
4	4-0-0-3-3	Nil	Nil	Nil

LAH2201 Hindi 2

Hindi 2 course is a continuation of Hindi 1. It is an integrated course which will help students gain higher basic proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), grammar, vocabulary (including Devanagari, the Hindi alphabet), for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations. Students will continue to learn about the Indian culture through readings and a variety of audio-visual materials.

Units	Workload	Pre-requisite	Preclusion	Cross-listing(s)
4	4-0-0-3-3	LAH1201 or passed placement test	Nil	Nil

LAH3201 Hindi 3

Hindi 3 is a continuation of Hindi 2. It is an integrated course which will help students gain intermediate proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), grammar, vocabulary for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations. Students will continue to learn about cultural elements through texts and audio-visual materials.

Units	Workload	Pre-requisite	Preclusion	Cross-listing(s)
4	4-0-0-3-3	LAH2201 or passed placement test	Nil	Nil

LAH3202 Hindi 4

Hindi 4 is a continuation of Hindi 3. It is an integrated course which will help students gain higher intermediate proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), grammar, vocabulary for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.

Units	Workload	Pre-requisite	Preclusion	Cross-listing(s)
4	4-0-0-3-3	LAH3201 or passed placement test	Nil	Nil

LAH4201/LAH4201HM Hindi 5

This course builds on the skills attained through studying Hindi 4. The aim is to introduce students to a range of typical forms of Hindi language likely to be encountered in authentic texts such as fiction, news, media, broadcast media and cinema. Issues addressed in the course will include: strategies for the development of higher level vocabulary and the study of advanced Hindi grammar and usage.

Undergraduate students from cohort 2020 and before should read CLS Level-4000 courses with the HM suffix (for example, LAH4201HM) worth 5 units per course. Undergraduate students from cohort 2021 onwards should read CLS L4000 courses without the HM suffix (for example, LAH4201) worth 4 units per course.

Units	Workload	Pre-requisite	Preclusion	Cross-listing(s)
4/5	4-0-0-3-3 (for 4 units) 4-0-0-4-4.5 (for 5 units)	LAH3202 or passed placement test	Nil	Nil

LAH4202/LAH4202HM Hindi 6

In this course, students build on the skills attained through studying Hindi 5. Students will be able to gain higher proficiency in the Hindi language for personal interaction in an authentic environment with native or foreign speakers of Hindi. Students will be taught to improve upon their skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing by being exposed to topics of social, historical and cultural interest.

Undergraduate students from cohort 2020 and before should read CLS Level-4000 courses with the HM suffix (for example, LAH4202HM) worth 5 units per course. Undergraduate students from cohort 2021 onwards should read CLS L4000 courses without the HM suffix (for example, LAH4202) worth 4 units per course

Units	Workload	Pre-requisite	Preclusion	Cross-listing(s)
4/5	4-0-0-3-3 (for 4 units) 4-0-0-4-4.5 (for 5 units)	LAH4201 or passed placement test	Nil	Nil

* Workload: A-B-C-D-E
The components are as follow:
A: no. of lecture hours per week
B: no. of tutorial hours per week
C: no. of lab hours per week
D: no. of hours for projects, assignments, fieldwork etc per week
E: no. of hours for preparatory work by a student per week

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