Hindi/Urdu: an Overview
Spring xxxx, MW 2:10-4:00; MDES W4613; 4 units
Prof. Frances Pritchett
==> NOTE: Unfortunately, because of a continuing serious eye problem (a recurrent detached retina), I will not be able to offer this course in spring 2010. --FP <==
A review and overview of the shared Khari Boli grammar, of both scripts, and of the linguistic and literary history of Hindi/Urdu. The course will solidify your knowledge, introduce you to new resources, and prepare you to do scholarly work in either script. Students will have a chance to plan and conduct a number of 'TBA' class hours according to their own interests; these classes are usually very enjoyable.
All course materials will be available online; there will be no textbooks or course packet to buy.
Prerequisite: completion of the second semester of Intermediate Hindi/Urdu, or consent of the instructor. Grades will be determined as follows: 20% for each of three quizzes, 20% for the final exam, 20% for class attendance and performance.
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Basic textbook: *Hindi and Urdu Since 1800: A Common Reader*, by Christopher Shackle and Rupert Snell
Week Zero, Wednesday Jan. 20: General introduction, description of course procedures; materials will be provided in class
PART ONE: Khari boli grammar
Week One, week of Jan. 25
Monday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 1 (Mir Amman, U)Week Two, week of Feb. 1
Monday part 2: Shackle and Snell Part II, on linguistic components
Wednesday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 2 (Insha, H)
Wednesday part 2: [TBA]
Monday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 3 (Ghalib, U)Week Three, week of Feb. 8
Monday part 2: *Rupert Snell's skeleton grammar*
Wednesday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 4 (Sir Sayyid, H)
Wednesday part 2: [TBA]
Monday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 5 (Bharatendu, H)
Monday part 2: *FWP's sentence organizers (Section 18)*
Wednesday part 1: Practice and review
Wednesday part 2: Quiz 1
PART TWO: The Hindi side (script and vocabulary)
Week Four, week of Feb 15
Monday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 6 (Hali, U)Week Five, week of Feb 22
Monday part 2: *Christopher King, One Language, Two Scripts, Chapter II.*
Wednesday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 7 (Premghan, H)
Wednesday part 2: [TBA]
Monday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 8 (Gupta, H)Week Six, week of Mar. 1
Monday part 2: *Christopher King, One Language, Two Scripts, Chapter V.*
Wednesday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 9 (Phillott, U)
Wednesday part 2: [TBA]
Monday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 10 (Abdul Haq, U)
Monday part 2: *Premchand, "The Pharaohs of Urdu," AUS 18*
Wednesday part 1: Practice and review
Wednesday part 2: Quiz 2
PART THREE: The Urdu side (script and vocabulary)
Week Seven, week of Mar. 8
Monday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 11 (Sharer, U)Week Eight, week of Mar. 22
Monday part 2: *Aab-e hayaat-- intro essay by FWP*
Wednesday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 12 (Dwivedi, H)
Wednesday part 2: [TBA]
Monday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 13 (Beg, U)Week Nine, week of Mar. 29
Monday part 2: *Aab-e hayaat-- "When Persian Entered into Braj Bhasha..."*
Wednesday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 14 (Azad, U)
Wednesday part 2: [TBA]
Monday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 15 (Premchand, H)
Monday part 2: *S. R. Faruqi, Early Urdu Literary Culture, Chapter One*
Wednesday part 1: Practice and review
Wednesday part 2: Quiz 3
PART FOUR: Khari Boli and its history
Week Ten, week of Apr. 5
Monday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 16 (Gandhi, H)Week Eleven, week of Apr. 12
Monday 2: *S. R. Faruqi, Early Urdu Literary Culture, Chapter Two*
Wednesday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 17 (Varma, H)
Wednesdaypart 2: [TBA]
Monday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 18 (Zaheer, U)Week Twelve, week of Apr. 19
Monday part 2: *Tarachand, The Problem of Hindustani, Chaps. 3-4*
Wednesday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 19 (Prasad, H)
Wednesday part 2: [TBA]
Monday part 1: Shackle and Snell, reading 20 (Sankrityayan, H)
Monday part 2: *"Urdu: Whence and Whither," AUS 1995*
Wednesday part 1: *"A Debate between Alok Rai and Shahid Amin Regarding Hindi," AUS 2005*
Wednesday part 2: [TBA]
Week Thirteen, week of Apr. 26
Overview and class presentations
The last day of class, May 3
[TBA]
PARTY at Prof. Pritchett's house (details to be provided in class)
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