Hindi 3 upper: module 3

What is the course about?

This intermediate Hindi course aims to continue developing and improving your knowledge of Hindi - revision; consolidation; extension and practice using a wide range of the topics and subjects that occur in everyday situations.
The course should provide students with the essential grammar and necessary vocabulary to conduct their affairs in Hindi-speaking areas at a social and professional level.

What will we cover?

Topics: Culture, society, customs and traditions, review news, movies, television documentaries, reading and understanding short articles, summarising the main points of an article, expressing shades of meaning, expressing different degrees of obligation and compulsion.
Grammar: Indefinite pronouns and adjectives, adverbs, adverbial phrases, conjunctive participles, transitive and intransitive pairs of verbs, obligation and compulsion, oblique infinitives, adjectival and adverbial participles, compound verbs.

What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...

- Understand extended speech and lectures, follow even complex lines of argument. Understand most TV news and current affairs programmes.
- Read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints.
- Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible.
- Take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining your views. Present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to my field of interest.
- Write clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects. Write an essay or report, passing on informatio.

What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?

Suitable for learners who have completed Hindi 3 or have been learning the language for 3 years. For further details of the specific foreign language skills required for this level, please see the languages self assessment chart at the start of the languages section of our course guide or at http://www.citylit.ac.uk/self-assess-your-level
You will also need to be able to respond to simple instructions and explanations, as well as read course documents, in English. You will need to be at ease with the use of numbers for daily activities (e.g. using money, telling the time, using the 24 hour clock, reading timetables). It would also be helpful if you had some knowledge of basic grammar terminology such as: a verb, a noun and conjugation.

How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?

Our courses are characterised by spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays and games. A range of resources will be used to support your learning including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material.
Homework is highly recommended to consolidate learning.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

This course is based on the tutor’s own material. Please check with the tutor if a book is advised.

When I've finished, what course can I do next?

Hindi 4: module 1.