Detailed course offerings (Time Schedule) are available for
HINDI 101 Elementary Hindi (5)
Modern literary Hindi. Reading, writing, and conversation. Introduction to Devanagai script. First in a sequence of three. Offered: A.
HINDI 102 Elementary Hindi (5)
Modern literary Hindi. Reading, writing, and conversation. Introduction to Devanagari script. Second in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: HINDI 101. Offered: W.
HINDI 103 Elementary Hindi (5)
Modern literary Hindi. Reading, writing, and conversation. Introduction to Devanagari script. Third in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: HINDI 102. Offered: Sp.
HINDI 201 Intermediate Hindi (5) A&H
Systematic expansion of vocabulary and grammar. Intermediate-level prose and poetry readings. Oral drills. First in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: HINDI 103. Offered: A.
HINDI 202 Intermediate Hindi (5) A&H
Systematic expansion of vocabulary and grammar. Intermediate-level prose and poetry readings. Oral drills. Second in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: HINDI 201. Offered: W.
HINDI 203 Intermediate Hindi (5) A&H
Systematic expansion of vocabulary and grammar. Intermediate-level prose and poetry readings. Oral drills. Third in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: HINDI 202. Offered: Sp.
HINDI 301 Advanced Hindi (5) A&H
Rapid reading of contemporary Hindi prose, poetry, and drama. Advanced conversation and composition. First in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: HINDI 203. Offered: A.
HINDI 302 Advanced Hindi (5) A&H
Rapid reading of contemporary Hindi prose, poetry, and drama. Advanced conversation and composition. Second in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: HINDI 301. Offered: W.
HINDI 303 Advanced Hindi (5) A&H
Rapid reading of contemporary Hindi prose, poetry, and drama. Advanced conversation and composition. Third in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: HINDI 302. Offered: Sp.
HINDI 317 Hindi Popular Songs (3/5, max. 15) A&H
Discussion and analysis of popular songs from movies, folk, devotional, seasonal, and festival songs within their cultural context with attention to rhetoric and aesthetics. Recommended: ability to speak Hindi; and read and write in the Devanagari script.
HINDI 321 Advanced Hindi Third Year: The Short Story (5, max. 15) A&H
Surveys the development of the short story in Hindi, with readings of representative texts and discussion of their historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: HINDI 203.
HINDI 323 Advanced Hindi Third Year: The Novel (5, max. 15) A&H
Surveys the development of the novel in Hindi, with readings of representative texts and discussion of their historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: HINDI 203.
HINDI 324 Advanced Hindi Third Year: Drama (5, max. 15) A&H
Development of drama in Hindi, with readings of representative texts and discussion of historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: HINDI 203.
HINDI 404 Derivational Morphology of Hindi/Urdu (5) A&H
A systematic introduction to the derivational morphology of Hindi/Urdu. Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, and English elements in Hindi/Urdu. Treatment of derivational prefixes and suffixes, stem alternations, and methods of compound formation. Prerequisite: HINDI 203.
HINDI 417 Hindi Popular Songs (5, max. 15) A&H
Discussion and analysis of popular songs from movies, folk, devotional, seasonal, and festival songs within their cultural context with attention to rhetoric and aesthetics. Prerequisite: HINDI 301.
HINDI 421 Survey of Modern Hindi Literature: Short Story (5) SSc/A&H
Survey of Hindi literature from the late nineteenth century to the present. Readings from representative short stories situated in their socio-historical context and related to popular perception, a. o. Bollywood films. Prerequisite: HINDI 303 or instructor's permission.
HINDI 422 Survey of Modern Hindi Literature: Poetry (5) SSc/A&H
Survey of Hindi literature from the late nineteenth century to the present. Readings from representative poems situated in their socio-historical context and related to popular perception, a. o. Bollywood films. Prerequisite: HINDI 303.
HINDI 423 Survey of Modern Hindi Literature: Novel (5, max. 15) A&H
Survey of Hindi literature from the late nineteenth century to the present. Includes readings from representative novels, situated in their socio-historical context, and related to popular perception, a. o. Bollywood films. Prerequisite: HINDI 303.
HINDI 424 Survey of Modern Hindi/Urdu Literature: Drama (5, max. 15) SSc/A&H
Survey of Hindi-Urdu literature from the late nineteenth century to the present. Readings from representative dramas. The modern Hindi-Urdu theater that has developed in No