Beginning Hindi
![]() 696 pp., 8.5 x 11 Paperback ISBN: 9781626160224 (1626160228) May 2014 LC: 2013014566 EXPLORE THIS TITLE DescriptionTable of Contents PDF of Bollywood films for use with Beginning Hindi Beginning Hindi Audio - Sound & Script to Unit 3 Beginning Hindi Audio - Unit 4 to 8 plus Appendix Reviews |
Beginning Hindi
A Complete Course
Joshua H. Pien and Fauzia Farooqui
eTextbooks are now available through VitalSource.com! Joshua Pien teaches Hindi and Urdu at the University of Pennsylvania. Previously he worked as a Hindi-Urdu language specialist at the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland. He has also taught Hindi at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Reviews
"Beginning Hindi: A Complete Course is an essential teaching tool containing real-world dialogues, inventive classroom role-plays, and clear grammar lessons. Comprehensive and practical, this much-needed book dynamically incorporates Indian culture and history into the practice of all four language skills—a welcome boon for Hindi students and teachers worldwide."—Jason Grunebaum, senior lecturer in Hindi, University of Chicago "Beginning Hindi is an outstanding theme-based complete course, in an easy-to-follow style, comprising a series of meticulously arranged and graded units."—Pinderjeet Gill, University of Michigan "Beginning Hindi is a complete textbook addressing all the four linguistic skills for beginners: speaking, listening, reading and writing. The book is full of culturally appropriate tasks and fun activities for a serious learner. Whether studying Hindi independently or in a classroom, the book builds grammatical accuracy systematically, which is an important facet of higher level of proficiency."—Surendra Gambhir, University of Pennsylvania Table of Contents About Beginning Hindi How to Use This Book: For Teachers How to Use This Book: For Students and Independent Learners About the Hindi Language The Sound System and Script of Hindi Part 1: The Sound System of Hindi Part 2: The Hindi Script Unit 1: Me and My School 1. Introductions 2. Me and My Classmates 3. My Classroom 4. Describing Classroom Items 5. Giving Commands and Making Requests 6. Unit 1 Review Activities Unit 2: My Family and My Home 7. Locating Places and Objects 8. Identifying Family Members 9. Describing Family Members 10. My Home, My Belongings 11. Making Comparisons 12. Unit 2 Review Activities Unit 3: Daily Life 13. My Daily Routine 1 14. My Daily Routine 2 15. Describing Events in Progress 16. Weather and Climate 17. Unit 3 Review Activities Unit 4: In the Market 18. Expressing Likes, Needs, and Desires 19. Choosing Items and Expressing Measures 20. Discussing Prices 21. Unit 4 Review Activities Unit 5: My Childhood 22. My Childhood Home 23. Describing One's Childhood 24. Describing a Scene in the Past 25. Expressions of Time 26. Unit 5 Review Activities Unit 6: Rules and Responsibilities 27. Rules and Regulations 28. Expressing Compulsion 29. Giving and Following Instructions 30. Unit 6 Review Activities Unit 7: A Trip to South Asia 31. My Plans 32. My Travel Plans: Definite and Possible 33. Arranging Transportation and Lodging 34. Finding One's Way 35. Seeking Information for Travel Plans 36. Unit 7 Review Activities Unit 8: Past Events and Experiences 37. My Weekend 38. Narrating a Story 39. My Experience and Accomplishments 40. At the Doctor 41. Unit 8 Review Activities Appendix 1: Numbers Appendix 2: Grammar Supplement Appendix 3: Additional Informational for Teachers Glossary Hindi-English English-Hindi |