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Hindi (HNDI) Courses

Academic Unit: Asian Languages & Literatures

HNDI 1011 - Beginning Hindi I
(5 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was HNDI 1101 until 04-SEP-18, HNDI 4001
Basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Emphasis on the development of communicative competence.
HNDI 1012 - Beginning Hindi II
(5 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was HNDI 1102 until 22-JAN-19, HNDI 4002
Basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Emphasizes communicative competence.
HNDI 3021 - Intermediate Hindi I
(5 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was HNDI 3131 until 04-SEP-18, HNDI 3016 (inactive, starting 17-JAN-12, was HNDI 1016 until 22-JAN-19), HNDI 4003
Development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Grammar review, some basic compositions and oral presentations.
HNDI 3022 - Intermediate Hindi II
(5 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was HNDI 3132 until 22-JAN-19, HNDI 4016, HNDI 4004
Development of reading, writing speaking, and listening skills. Grammar review, some basic compositions and oral presentations.
HNDI 3031 - Advanced Hindi I
(4 cr; Prereq-3022 or instr consent; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was HNUR 3031 until 04-SEP-18, was HNUR 3131 until 03-SEP-13, was HNDI 4161 until 04-SEP-12, URDU 4005, URDU 3031, HNDI 4005, HNUR 4005
Continued emphasis on development of communication skills, ability to comprehend both written/spoken texts. Speak, read, write in Hindi beyond intermediate level.
HNDI 3032 - Advanced Hindi II
(4 cr; Prereq-HNDI 3031 or instr consent; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: HNUR 3032 (inactive, starting 02-SEP-08, was HNUR 3132 until 03-SEP-13, was HNDI 4162 until 22-JAN-13), URDU 4006 (ending 22-JAN-19), HNDI 4006, URDU 3032, HNUR 4006 (inactive, ending 21-MAY-18)
This course is the second half of the Advanced Hindi course sequence. Continued emphasis on development of communication skills, ability to comprehend both written/spoken texts. Speak, read, write in Hindi beyond intermediate level.
HNDI 3290 - Hindi Language Teaching Tutorial
(1 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was HNUR 3290 until 20-JAN-15
Students tutor beginning students of Hindi and are part of department's Hindi language team.
HNDI 4001 - Beginning Hindi I for Graduate Student Research
(5 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: HNDI 1011 (starting 04-SEP-01, was HNDI 1101 until 04-SEP-18)
Basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Emphasis on the development of communicative competence. Meets with 1011.
HNDI 4002 - Beginning Hindi II for Graduate Student Research
(5 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: HNDI 1012 (starting 04-SEP-01, was HNDI 1102 until 22-JAN-19)
Basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Emphasizes communicative competence. Meets with 1012.
HNDI 4003 - Intermediate Hindi I for Graduate Student Research
(5 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: HNDI 3021 (starting 04-SEP-01, was HNDI 3131 until 04-SEP-18), HNDI 3016 (inactive, starting 17-JAN-12, was HNDI 1016 until 22-JAN-19)
Development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Grammar review, some basic compositions and oral presentations. Meets concurrently with 3021.
HNDI 4004 - Intermediate Hindi II for Graduate Student Research
(5 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: HNDI 4016, HNDI 3022 (starting 04-SEP-01, was HNDI 3132 until 22-JAN-19)
Development of reading, writing speaking, and listening skills. Grammar review, some basic compositions and oral presentations. Meets concurrently with 3022.
HNDI 4005 - Advanced Hindi I for Graduate Research
(4 cr; Prereq-4004 or instr consent; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: URDU 4005, URDU 3031, HNDI 3031 (starting 02-SEP-08, was HNUR 3031 until 04-SEP-18, was HNUR 3131 until 03-SEP-13, was HNDI 4161 until 04-SEP-12), HNUR 4005
Continued emphasis on development of communication skills, ability to comprehend both written/spoken texts. Speak, read, write in Hindi beyond intermediate level. Meets with HNDI 3031.
HNDI 4006 - Advanced Hindi II for Graduate Research
(4 cr; Prereq-4005 or instr consent; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: HNUR 3032 (inactive, starting 02-SEP-08, was HNUR 3132 until 03-SEP-13, was HNDI 4162 until 22-JAN-13), HNDI 3032, URDU 4006 (ending 22-JAN-19), URDU 3032, HNUR 4006 (inactive, ending 21-MAY-18)
Continued emphasis on development of communication skills, ability to comprehend both written/spoken texts. Speak, read, write in Hindi beyond intermediate level. Meets with HNDI 3032.
HNDI 4015 - Accelerated Beginning Hindi for Graduate Research
(5 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: HNDI 1015 (inactive, starting 04-SEP-18)
Aspects of linguistic performance: speaking, reading, writing, listening. Cultural/linguistic literacy about South Asia and, in particular, India. Emphasizes individual learning styles/preferences for students to understand/retain information.
HNDI 4016 - Accelerated Intermediate Hindi for Graduate Research
(5 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: HNDI 3022 (starting 04-SEP-01, was HNDI 3132 until 22-JAN-19), HNDI 4004
Conversational aspect of Hindi. Interactive group activities, video/lab sessions. Engaging in reasonably fluent discourse. Formal grammar. Advanced reading, writing, and comprehension. Different genres/styles of spoken/written Hindi. Taught mainly in Hindi.
HNDI 4162 - Advanced Hindi
(4 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: was HNUR 3032 until 18-JAN-22, was HNUR 3132 until 03-SEP-13
Continued emphasis on the development of communication skills, i.e., the ability to comprehend both written and spoken texts, and to speak, read, and write in Hindi, beyond the intermediate level.
HNDI 5040 - Readings in Hindi Texts (Topics course)
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
Equivalent courses: was HNUR 5040 until 04-SEP-18
Read authentic materials of various types to improve reading/speaking ability.
HNDI 5993 - Directed Study
(1 cr [max 5]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 15 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
Equivalent courses: was HNUR 5993 until 08-SEP-20
Guided individual reading or study of modern Hindi-Urdu texts. Prereq instr consent, dept consent, college consent.

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