Description
Certificate program in Shuddh Hindi – Intermediate Phase
Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi (CPSH)– Intermediate Phase is the foundation set of 4 courses for students of all ages, from 9th Grade onward. It is the second of three successive phases – Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced, which together comprise the CPSH. The only prerequisite for this phase is that the student has completed the beginner level. The medium of instruction is mainly English, transitioning to Hindi, and the course is easily accessible for a global audience.
It is a 4 – Quarter, 44 – week detailed study that prepares beginner level students, i.e., those without any prior knowledge of Hindi or devanAgari, to achieve a level of comfort with the Hindi language that will enable them to pursue higher learning with ease. The Intermediate Phase of CPSH is aimed at high school students and adults with a passion to learn a new language, those who are keen to engage with the texts and literature of pristine Hindi and its numerous derivative knowledge systems.
It is taught by dedicated HUA Faculty members, via a user-friendly Online Platform, featuring a learning model that uses live virtual classrooms.
Learning Objectives: Â
In this course, students will be able to:Â
- Refresh what has been learned in the beginner phase
- Comprehend and recite simple verses
- Write longer essays
- Build a vocabulary of at least 1,000 expressions in Hindi (nouns, pronouns, and verbs)
- Using case endings and different tenses
- Comprehend and recite simple verses
- Comprehend and write the purport of poems in original words
- Answer questions based on poetry and prose extracts in Hindi
- Comprehend and write the essence of stories
- Comprehend and use more types of tenses
- Engage in intermediate level conversations
- Conversation skill [second level]
Program Structure: Â
CPSH – Intermediate Phase is structured in the form of 4 quarters (1 year) sequence, 1.5 Credit hours each. This will add up to 60 hours of instruction and 120 hours of self-study in total. Structured innovatively using the prescribed curriculum and textbooks, augmented with other appropriate course content.
At the end of the 4th quarter, students may enter the advanced phase, which has 8 quarters i.e., 88 weeks.
Required / Elective: Required
Prerequisites: Admission into a Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi – Intermediate Phase
Faculty / Instructor:Â Â Dr. Shraddha Modi
Quarter Offered: Fall 2023