he South Asia Studies Program at SAIS-Johns Hopkins University is offering Urdu language instruction this academic year. Enrollment is open to selected students and professionals in the Washington DC area. The course meets on Saturday afternoons for twelve weeks. To join, basic knowledge of the Urdu script is expected. We anticipate offering one multi-level (novice and intermediate) course. If there is enough interest, the course will be divided. he course is designed to develop communicative ability as well as grammatical accuracy. At the Novice level, students develop speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills that vital to perform real-life communicative tasks successfully. At the Intermediate level, students develop ease and confidence in dealing with routine tasks and narrating in major time frames. The ability to understand authentic spoken and written language will be emphasized at both levels.
SCHEDULING INFORMATION:
ur goal is to provide the greatest flexibility for students and professionals to take Urdu courses. We offer convenient Saturday and evening hours for instruction. he Fall/Spring Semester classes meet on Saturdays for twelve weeks per semester (TBA-Late morning-late afternoon). The Summer classes meet two times per week including Saturdays for ten weeks. he instructor, Rubab Qureshi, has taught elementary and intermediate Urdu courses at the University of Pennsylvania since 2002, and pioneered the SAIS-Johns Hopkins Urdu course in spring 2005. Location: Classes are held at SAIS conveniently located off of Dupont Circle in Washington D. C. Cost: The cost of each Urdu class per-semester or one summer class is $800.00 payable by check to SAIS before the 1st class meeting. You should be able to type on this form if you have Adobe Reader software on your computer. You can click to download a free version of Adobe Reader. Fall: September 17 to December 3, 2005 (closed) (closed) Summer 2006: 2nd week of May to end of July (enrollment in process. Deadline: June 3, 2006) Class timings for Summer 2006, June 3 to August 5, 2006 Elementary Urdu: Saturday, 9:30am to 12:00pm; Tuesdays, 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Intermediate Urdu: Saturday, 12:30pm to 2:30pm; Wednesdays, 5:30pm to 8:00pm If you have further questions about your Urdu skills, class structure, or registration, please contact the instructor Rubab Qureshi.
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