Universität Wien

140079 UE Easy Hindi Readings (2017W)

Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 24 participants
Language: English, Hindi

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 05.10. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
Thursday 12.10. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
Thursday 19.10. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
Thursday 09.11. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
Thursday 16.11. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
Thursday 23.11. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
Thursday 30.11. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
Thursday 07.12. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
Thursday 14.12. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
Thursday 11.01. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
Thursday 18.01. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The major objective of this course is introducing students to reading easy Hindi texts and improving their listening and speaking skills. This semester, we will read dialogues of Hindi movies and cartoons. The class meetings are divided into formal lecturing, close reading, presentation and discussion. Besides close reading of some film dialogues and watching them, students will perform few selected clips of the film in small groups at the end of the semester.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular attendance, active participation in the discussion and performance, and home assignments are strictly demanded from every participant. The class will be conducted in Hindi and therefore a very good knowledge of Hindi is expected from the students.
Method of assessment: Final performance of the film clips and participation (50%), an essay of 1, 500 words (in Hindi) on a given topic at the end of the semester (25%) and, regular attendance, participation and home works (25%)

Examination topics

Reading list


Association in the course directory

BA8c (UE b), BA16c (UE b), IMAK3B (UE b)

Last modified: We 09.08.2023 00:16