Hindi beginners: short introduction
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- Start Date: 03 Nov 2025End Date: 24 Nov 2025Mon (Evening): 18:30 - 20:30OnlineFull fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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What is the course about?
To provide students with an understanding of the basics of spoken Hindi, the ability to understand simple conversational Hindi and with the confidence to speak and respond in an appropriate way.
What will we cover?
Introducing yourself, talking about your family, saying what you do and where you live, numbers, reading the Hindi alphabet.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- introduce yourself and greet people
- talk about where you’re from and what you do
- talk about your family
- recognise some Hindi script
- use Hindi numbers 1-25.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Suitable for complete beginners. 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?
Based on the tutor's own materials.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Please ask your tutor for advice.
Dr. Roopam Aggarwal comes from India. Hindi is her mother tongue. She has earned M.A, Mphil, Phd from C.C.S University India.She is qualified and experienced language teacher. She has taught adults of all levels from complete beginners to advance levels. In her words ,'' It is extremely rewarding to see students who have joined course as complete beginner, becoming fluent in the target language.''. She has been in education and teachingfor more than 12 years.Her classes are fun and motivating.Students learn vocabulary, pronunciation, sentence structure, listening, reading, speaking, conversation ,dialogues from her her classes. Students appreciate her friendly teaching style.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.