Spring 2006

URD 507 • First-Year Urdu II

Course Description

This course will introduce students to the script and grammar of Urdu, a language not only spoken in the Indian subcontinent but also in the Middle East, Europe and North America. In addition to the Perso-Arabic script, students will also be introduced to the Devaganari (Hindi) script. By the end of the academic year, students will be able to read and write in both scripts. Conventional teaching materials will be supplemented by popular film songs, clips from Indian and Pakistani films and newspapers, and works of prose and poetry composed by such luminaries as Mirza Ghalib and Munshi Premchand.

Grading Policy

Class attendance/participation 30% Exams 40% Daily assignments 30%

Texts

Asani and Hyder, AAIYE URDU PARHEN

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