Basic Program
Novice Hindi 910.710 (Level I)
Novice Hindi is the first in a four-course sequence. In this course you will begin to develop your listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Hindi. Development of these skills is vital for the process of communication. Students entering this course are expected to be beginners, and are expected to achieve the Novice High level on the ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) scale.
Novice High Hindi 910.712 (Level II)
Novice High Hindi is the second in a four-course sequence. In this course you will futher enhance to develop your listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Hindi. Development of these skills is vital for the process of communication. Students entering this course are expected to be Novice High level, and are expected to achieve the Intermediate Low level on the ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) scale.
Intermediate Low Hindi 910.720 (Level III)
This is the third in a four-course sequence in the SAIS Hindi Program. Students entering this course are expected to be at the Intermediate Low level in the ACTFL scale (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages), and are expected to achieve the Intermediate Mid level. The course objectives are seen in terms of students performing linguistics tasks successfully, gaining self-confidence, relying on themselves and classmates, and expanding their risk-taking in real-life communicative situations. The language students practice in class is realistic what they would speak in a Hindi-speaking environment.
Intermediate Mid I Hindi 910.721 (Level IV)
The Intermediate-Mid I Hindi course is fourth in a four-course sequence. This course provides additional practice to help students attain a higher level of skill development (e.g., listening, speaking, reading and writing) and linguistic accuracy. The course favors a skill-based approach in which students gain mastery of the language through the use of authentic materials taken from various sources (e.g., periodicals, video and radio documentaries). The selection of the materials is based on the complexity of the tasks and the students' professional and personal interest. The teaching of grammar and vocabulary is integrated to the skill-based activities, and it is incorporated in the class activities as an aid to overcome any communicative problems. The teaching techniques are student-centered, with the instructor as the facilitator, and the goal of teaching is to make students independent users of Hindi.
Intermediate Mid II Hindi 910.722 (Level V)
This course will offer an in-depth review of grammar topics in Hindi that continue to cause difficulties for the foreign language learner: Provides additional practice to help students attain a higher level of skill development and linguistic accuracy. Adopts a skill-based approach in which students gain mastery of the language through the use of authentic materials taken from books, periodicals, videos and the Internet. Prerequisites: More than one year of college-level instruction or equivalent and a placement interview. It is important to realize, however, that vocabulary and grammar are means to an end; knowing the definition of vocabulary items or being able to recite grammar rules is not using the language. Therefore, the review will be accomplished through a variety of activities in speaking, reading, listening, and writing. In this way, the students will improve their knowledge of grammar and their proficiency in these necessary language skills. The teaching activities are student-centered, with the instructor serving as facilitator. The goal of this course is to make students independent users of Hindi.
Post-proficiency level
In addition to the Basic Program, we also provide courses that are beyond the SAIS language requirement scope. These courses are at a higher level of proficiency or tailored to a specific need or interest (e.g., Advanced Hindi, Hindi for Specific Purposes, etc.). For details, please contact the coordinator of the program.